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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.
MSP Films is releasing Mark Abma’s athlete edit from Ruin And Rose hot on the heels of his fellow Canadian, Eric Hjorleifson. You’re going to like this if you’re into big spines and huge 3s in sick terrain. You’ll probably like it if you have eyeballs and like snow. More great work from MSP Films. […]
Low Snowpack and Warm Temperatures Allows CBMR to Open Lifts on June 9th. Photo: Trent Bona, Rider: Eliot Rosenberg It snowed yesterday as if nature was celebrating town putting the bike racks out on Elk Avenue. However, it is sunny and beautiful again today; surprise! A bunch of locals can’t wait for some lift-served downhill […]
Patagonia has been sponsoring the CBMR Ski Patrol for 10 years. To showcase their Extended Play program (to repair and reuse old gear), they put together this edit featuring WSCU grad and Ski Patrol member Ellie Atkins. Stoked to see our Ski Patrol get some love!
Andrew Arnold and Matt Montsdeoca ripped through the Evolution Bike park yesterday and we were lucky enough to get it on film. Check out this latest edit: Sunday Cruise. Sun
In their series Westward, KGB Productions tells the story of east coasters who moved west (in this case Jackson) for the mountains. It is a theme we are familiar with, and KGB does a great job capturing it. We’re playing catchup. Here are the first three episodes, featuring Rob Lapier, Dan Durkin, and Lars Chickering […]
The ski world has lost a lot of very influential people. CR Johnson was no different. 4Frnt Skis is putting together a film on CR Johnson and all that he did for the freeskiing world. The project, benefitting High Fives and the CR Johnson Healing Center, is being made in association with Inspired Media, TGR, […]
Our friend Vanessa Aadland recently returned from the other side of the world. What began as a ski trip with the Soul Ryders crew became a solo cultural exploration through India and Nepal. Her edit from the trip is mostly comprised of lifestyle shots, with no skiing until about four minutes in. Aadland recalls, “It […]
Axel Peterson went up to the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho with Dylan Crossman and Karl Fostvedt. They stayed at the Fishhook Hut and skied the Sickle Couloir, one of the 50 Classic Ski Descents in North America. This couloir is about as wide as the skis at the top and opens up to beautiful pow […]
Blade Nation is back and this one really pushes the limits for what you might watch on the internet. If you take two fringe hobby groups, Blading and LARPing, and combine them, does the hobby become even more fringe or does it just burst out on to the mainstream? We’ll let you be the judge, […]
Thanks to all the groms (and parents) who participated in our contest. We were really stoked with the different entries. The future is looking good. Congratulations to our winners, Jaxin Hoerter (most likes) and Harken Graceffa (West Elk Project’s choice). This definitely won’t be our last contest. Feel free to post pictures of your groms […]