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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.
Former CB residents Pip Hunt and Lexi DuPont joined Amy Engerbretson and Stellar Media on a sweet trip to Hokkaido, Japan last winter. Watch them get the goods and get stoked for winter! Life Beyond Walls: Japan from smith optics on Vimeo.
Words by the National Parks Conservation Association- For nearly a century, park rangers have dedicated their lives to America’s greatest places and the people who visit them–but when Congress closed the national parks, angry visitors criticized the Park Service for keeping people out. In this short video, park rangers share their personal views and offer a […]
We’re stoked to see all the groms ripping around the mountain these days! So we have another contest. Post a photo of your grom tearing it up to our facebook (8th grade and younger) and they could win one of these K2 prizepacks (size small hoody, watch, sticker, mousepad, lanyard). We will be giving one to […]
On Saturday and Sunday last weekend, college teams from around Colorado and the Rocky Mountains gathered at Crested Butte Mountain Resort to race XC, Short-track XC, Dual Slalom, and Downhill. When a collegiate race coincides with the infamous harvest festival of Vinotok, you might as well name it the Pagan Pedal. Western, a Division 2 […]
Western State Colorado University Professor Duane Vandenbusche gave this lecture on ski history in Crested Butte last December. It’s a pretty awesome look at life back in the early 1900s.
Brandon Clabaugh and the Selektah Visuals crew have had a killer season splitting time between Mt. Baker and Crested Butte. This edit features the epic pow we’ve come to expect from Baker, awesome lines, mountain biking, and some ridiculous snow kayaking. We’re hoping these boys make it down for Vision Quest. December from SELEKTAH VISUALS […]
Bona Productions was on hand for the start of the 2016 Grand Traverse. Congrats to all the participants. 2016 Grand Traverse Start from Bona Productions on Vimeo.
This March was one of the warmest Marches on record for Crested Butte. At least we weren’t alone. So much for miracle March. In good news, we finally got some precipitation in the form of rain. We need more or we’re in serious trouble this summer.
Micayla Gatto is a badass mountain biker and painter who makes her home in BC. This segment was filmed up in Retallack. If you missed it, make sure to check out Ferda Girls.
Here’s a quick video to jump start your week. Check out Tim Burr doing some good, old-fashioned meat-hucking over a classic CB line pioneered by Seth Morrison. And yes, he held on to the landing.