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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.
Gear of the Week Review! Having a small pressurized air canister with large balloons on your back has been added to the new recipe for better luck, while traveling avalanche prone terrain. The BCA Float 36 is a new addition to the backcountry checklist, through a rigorous gear checklist. This week presented a good start […]
If you’re craving real snow on good terrain, you should probably head north. Resorts from BC to Montana are forecasting big storms, on top of excellent base totals. Fortunately for CBMR passholders, the Powder Alliance offers three free days of skiing at a handful of resorts that are having fantastic starts to winter. In addition, these resorts […]
Mikey Curran and Sour Steezle put together this full length feature from last seasons winter. It was filmed entirely in the Crested Butte backcountry. Enjoy.
It’s always worth listening to Glen Plake. In this episode of the Powell Movement, Plake talks history, climate, and the state of skiing.
Check out this edit by Elevated Perspectives Media from this year’s Mac Dog’s Sleds & Kegs party. In addition to a killer luge course, the Non Native crew built a sweet booter dubbed “Medium Air on Maroon,” in the absence of Big Air on Elk. Mac Dog’s Sleds & Kegs & Medium Air on Maroon […]
For 35 years, several companies have unsuccessfully tried to mine one of the world’s richest deposits of molybdenum. It is located on Mt. Emmons, locally known as The Red Lady, just above and upstream from the town of Crested Butte. The latest mining company at the site, US Energy, is considering walking away from the […]
For over ten years, Vermont-based Meathead Films has produced movies that make east coasters proud to call their humble hills of the Appalachian Mountains home. In their eleventh film, the Meatheads had to work hard and be creative to overcome the record warm winter that plagued practically the entire country (except the PNW of course). […]
The Bona brothers set out on a dawn patrol mission Wednesday morning and found themselves above a cloud inversion on the summit of Red Lady. To top it off, it snowed on the surrounding peaks above 13,000 feet. Aerial video captured this stunning scene from near and far across this diverse valley, press play and witness this incredible display in action. […]
Kye Matlock is crushing. The 14 year old spends a substantial amount of time in Japan, due to the fact that his parents run International Mountain Adventures. As a result, Kye is skiing powder lines that make us here in Crested Butte quite jealous. Nice work Kye! Kye Matlock Japan 2016 from Kye Matlock on […]
With Colorado going through (another) dry early season, the West Elk Project boys were getting antsy. Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming, on the other hand, had received two feet in late November and were forecasted to receive two more. So after the workday ended on December 2nd, Will and Ed Dujardin, Tom Runcie, and Trent Bona […]