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Check out this shredit of Ed Dujardin getting after during the 2019 spring in the CB backcountry. When the goods are good you should probably keep skiing them, right?! And the CAST system rules. PS. Check his 2019 mini golf edit here. Ed Dujardin Spring 2019 from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
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The competitive junior freeride season wrapped up in Kicking Horse, British Columbia last week at the IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships. Ten percent of the overall field is invited to crown the finals’ winners and overall champions. After a hard-fought season earning points to get invited, the CBMST sent 11 athletes up to champs, […]
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If you haven’t yet seen the videos of West Elk Project co-founder Ed Dujardin teeing up some awesome lines this season on the @shredwardstomps Instagram, you should check out his mid-season POV edit. It features a hot soundtrack from A Shadow of Jaguar and a bunch of lines from the Crested Butte backcountry, CBMR, and […]
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Crested Butte Mountain Resort played host to an IFSA junior regional freeride competition on Saturday under a mix of cloudy skies and flat light. The classic Colorado chalky hard pack snow that we all know and love so well here in the Elk Mountains was ripping and skiers ranging from 12-18 showcased their skills on […]
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Mikey Curran has been putting together some awesome local content, not to mention his job for MSP Films, for more than the last few years. He got after it with local all-around great guy, Ryan Sullivan, to make this cool, woodsy-feel edit of mountain biking in CB. Check it out! FALL FLOW from Mikey Curran on Vimeo.
The Big Picture edits have always crushed. With sweet steeze in the park and rowdy pillows in the backcountry, the skiing rocks and you will like it. Parker White, Chris Logan, Tanner Rainville, and Jordan Clarke do some heavy hitting and Sean Logan is getting better and better behind the lens and the editing. The […]
The High Country Citizens’ Alliance is showing the 9th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts this Friday, December 13th. Celebrating the “human-powered” backcountry experience through film, the Backcountry Film Festival simultaneously entertains and raises funds and awareness for Winter Wildlands Alliance and like-minded local partners like […]
This late season snow is getting a little silly (in a very good, helpful way). Skiing has been great, not only on the bigger peaks, but even on Crested Butte Mountain Resort. In this short edit, Mark Mikos and Rob Dickinson get after it on Flat Iron, one of the sweetest runs on the front […]
Stunning stuff from DJ Brandt, riding out of Virgin, Utah.
The Meeting 8 closed strong with Teton Gravity Research’s feature film, “The Dream Factory.” The film is a tribute to Alaska, skiing’s mecca and TGR’s most frequented destination since it first began exploring America’s last frontier sixteen years ago. Starting in Girdwood, The Dream Factory covers AK’s history, from the gold rush and the rise […]
Neat little video from the folks at Adventure Pro on biking in Crested Butte.
Johan Jonsson, the Sh*t F*ck Like Bomb Euro, is back for more. “As a junkie searching for the next fix, we travelled the alps searching for bad snow.” Try as he might, he couldn’t find the proper conditions.
It’s spring break. Ski resorts are full of hilarious/scary gape shows (see Gapers in the Park). So we’ve teamed up with the Colorado FreeSkier for another photo contest. Simply post a picture of a gaper on the hill to the West Elk Project facebook page to enter. You can submit via instagram with #westelkgapers. If […]
Lindsey Vonn crashed and had to be airlifted at the World Cup Super G at Schladming, Austria due to injuries suffered to her right knee. Below is video from the crash and the current statement from the US Ski Team. Photo: Luca Bruno/Associated Press “SCHLADMING, Austria (Feb. 5) – Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) […]
This March, Red Bull teamed up with Aspen Snowmass to create the Red Bull Double Pipe. Aspen 82 was there to capture the action and make this edit. Pretty cool stuff. Red Bull | Double Pipe | Final from Aspen 82 on Vimeo.