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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.
Chris Miller and fellow locals Drew Parker Holbrook and Owen Tracy took to a sick line off of Mt. Owen at sunrise with thoughts of recently departed Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland on the mind. Owen is likely the crown jewel of the Ruby Range and rightfully so as you find out in this […]
John Jackson and Red Bull are collaborating on a new series, Book of John J, which features the adventures of the Tahoe based snowboarder. Episode one features John and his brother Eric talking Tahoe, backcountry safety, and ripping a sweet zone called The Dirty Tooth.
This weekend, competitors braved ridiculously low temperatures to take part in the USASA Southwest Colorado Series. The first of nine events took place at Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s Cascade Park. To learn more about the series, check out their website. Open Class Men 1 Marshall (John) Kratzer Gunnison, CO Open Skier Men 1 Dave Sugnet […]
Crested Butte Mountain Biking Association did it again this past weekend with the completion of the upper section of the Lupine Trail. CBMBA lead the trail building with the amazing help of 182 commmunity members totaling over 1,000 work hours of digging and buffing over 2 miles of new trail wide enough for the adaptive […]
Wolf Creek is known as the sleepy amazing powder destination! Enjoy this Wolf Creek video detailing new plans for the more lift access powda stahes! There are sweet heli shots and new terrain that would be amazing with a little lift access!
Check out Under Armour’s newest marketing campaign, promoting beauty through fitness rather than the latest trends. We at the West Elk Project support this and want to see more. They are also having a competition to see which women push themselves the hardest to achieve their goals, the prize being full Under Armour sponsorship. […]
Skiing and fly fishing go hand in hand. Although very different, the emotions and feelings they bring out are quite similar. Spring in the mountains, when the rivers are melted out but the snow still on the ground, is a special time. Find Your Water: Season 1, Episode 2: Cutties & Couloirs from Redingtongear on […]
Check out this video of six year old Harken Graceffa during the 4th of July Pie Eating Contest in Crested Butte this past Wednesday. The Gravity Grom duo of Harken and Kye Green were whooping the Team Prep USA teenagers before Harken hit the wall and well… you can watch the video below. Way to […]
Aspen neighbor Vital Films and the U.S. Forest Service put together this promo video celebrating our public lands. Enjoy. It’s All Yours – Go. Play. Winter (Full) from National Forest Foundation on Vimeo. These lands are a gift. Congress began conserving these lands back in 1891 for all of us. More than 100 years later, […]
Big props to the boys at Sunday River for putting together the most fitting and ballsy Shane McConkey tribute we’ve seen in a while. Well done.