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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 Sour Steezle crew enjoy all the living here has to offer. Including the wide open streets of Gunnison, CO. We are getting some much needed moisture now but temps will be back to the 60’s this week. Enjoy. Sliding Sour’s Streets from Mike Curran on Vimeo.
Crested Butte Takes the Coveted Backcountry.com Sickbird Belt Buckle at Back-to-Back FWT Events In it’s first time at Moonlight Basin, the Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier went off March 23-24. Moonlight Basin pulled out the red carpet for the athletes as the athletes showcased the great terrain Moonlight Basin has to offer in the “Headwaters.” Kyle […]
Cory Reppenhagen of Denver’s Channel 7 News joined Irwin Guides for an Avalanche 1 course here in Crested Butte. Great to see avalanche education getting mainstream press.
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 21 of 30. For today’s countdown, we have a backcountry teaser from Off the Grid Media. […]
Aspen local Colter Hinchliffe with a quick reminder of why spring in the Elk Mountains is special. 2 Mins from 2 Days in Aspen with Vital Films from Colter Hinchliffe on Vimeo.
Romain Marandet, with help from the EnchoRage crew, has successfully jumped the Tour de France. Awesome stuff.
While filming for the Fourth Phase in Valdez, Travis Rice got swept up in an avalanche over some heavy terrain.
We have a lot of awesome wilderness here in Colorado. Peter McBride put the words from famous environmentalists Edward Abbey, Aldo Leopold, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Muir, and Wallace Stegner to some awesome shots of some mostly Colorado wilderness areas in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Our favorite quote was from Edward […]
This is an awesome two minute public service announcement from the good people at Protect Our Winters that is sure to get your blood pumping. POW PSA 2014 from protect our winters on Vimeo.
photos: Ed Dujardin Last Thursday, we decided to hike around Crested Butte Mountain Resort in order to see what our terrain looks like in the summer. If anyone still doubts the decision not to have a competition this year, check out these photos. It will become very apparent that Crested Butte needs more than […]