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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.
GoPro commercials have always been pretty rad, as funny as it is to see them everywhere now (maybe you play the GoPro version of “punchbuggy” with your friends, too), this new one for the just-released Hero 3+ is awesome, too. You should probably watch this because the quality of filming and the happiness portrayed in […]
Ed Dujardin has taken a leave of absence from the Crested Butte community this summer on a magnificent journey to South America. While this legendary babysitter and waitron at the Secret Stash will be missed until his return at the end of September, you can be step by step with him and vicariously live through […]
In their first ever TV advertisement, Patagonia makes a statement on public lands and encourages you to get involved.
Dustin Eldridge put together a pretty fantastic season edit from this past snowboard season. The WSCU freerider spent a ton of time in the backcountry, and it shows in his composure. The edit, which includes an awesome homage to the Axtel’s Green Lake, is capped off by an excellently stomped mandatory air line. Impressive stuff.
Longtime snowboard coach Brett Conover recently opened up the Crested Butte Gear Exchange at 322 Belleview. After moving to the Gunnison valley 10 years ago to go to Western with a brief 3-year stint in Aspen 3 winters ago, Brett recognized a need for snowboard/splitboard boutique shop. However, instead of just focusing there, Brett also […]
This Thursday, October 26th, the WSCU Freeride Team is holding a premiere of Rogue Elements, the fall feature from Teton Gravity Research. Tickets are $10, $5 for students. The movie begins at 7:00. Doors open at 6:00.
This is pure gold. John Denver sings “Dancing with the Mountains” in this 1980 music video. John Denver’s voice will soothe your ears as you do your snow dances! This montage freakin’ rules!! We should probably recreate this…
The Crested Butte Bike Week, sponsored by Oskar Blues Brewing, will be here before you know it. From the 25th to the 28th of June you can be apart of all kinds of mountain biking activities. Check out the schedule below: Thursday, June 25: – Griggs Orthopedics’ is offering mountain biking clinics for all levels of […]
Some sickness went down in the Slopestyle mountain bike world over in France at Crankworx this past weekend. This highlight edit starts of with crashes and then gets right into some of the best slopestyle riding you’ve ever seen. Brandon Semenuk’s winning run starts at 3:40 and they show it in it’s entirety for good […]
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 19 of 30. This is West Elk Project’s own Will Dujardin’s POV edit from 2011. Some […]