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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.
Competitors Brave Awful Conditions to Put on a Show The New Zealand Open wrapped up last week. Terrible conditions did not hold competitors back, as they competed for NZ’s most high profile competition at the Remarkables near Queenstown. The event was won by American B Devine, who’s got a big mountain style that is uniquely […]
Here’s another rad edit you should take a look at. Justin Mayers skied a lot of deep pow this season and goes massive of some cliffs up in the Tetons. Justin says on the Vimeo link: “The concept behind this video is to see what I saw during my season, nothing less, nothing more.” Well, this […]
It’s sort of a weird format, but here are the nominees for Best Natural Air from this year’s Powder Awards.
This video comes to us from Alberta National Parks, and it’s hilarious. For bears, certain trees make better scratching poles than others. It gets comical at the one minute mark. First one bear, then four. This video also includes elk and some mountain lions. Nature rules.
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 9 of 30. Check out CBMST members Matt Evans, Nolan Blunck, Aaron Blunck, Oz Scott, James […]
Kevin Krill put together this quick edit of the 4th of July festivities from his aerial drone. The parade was awesome as always this year and the water fight looked like tons of fun. Keep having fun out there!
photo: Trent Bona | 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 22 of 30. The countdown continues on Veteran’s Day (observed) with a […]
WARNING: Beautiful photos attached. Jayson Simons-Jones led 3 clients on a mountaineering trip to the Cordillera Real in Bolivia during June, 2013. The trip culminated with the 19,985-foot Huayna Potosi. Here’s his trip report. Words and Photos: Jayson Simons-Jones Haullomen (17,923′/5463m) greets you as you approach the Condorirri Range, Bolivia Crested Butte Mountain Guides has recently […]
Episode six, season eight of Salomon Freeski TV takes us to the Italian Dolomites, which experienced record setting snowfall last winter. But Mike Douglas and the Salomon team found much more than that. The mountains, now quiet, were the site of a raging battle during World War I.
While filming for the Fourth Phase in Valdez, Travis Rice got swept up in an avalanche over some heavy terrain.