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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.
In Denver, CO December 8th? It would probably be a good idea to check out “One Degree Celsius: The Story of Icelantic”. This documentary by BuckNaked Visual Works will be shown at the Icelantic HQ at Battery 621 on Saturday, December 8th at 7 PM. You’ll find that at 621 Kalamanth St. Denver, CO. Support […]
image: Elevated Image Photography In collaboration with Shreddy Times, the 91 Octane crew released the trailer for their upcoming webisode series. The crew consists of high profile Tahoe skiers including J.T. Holmes, Tim Dutton, Cody Townsend, and Mat Jackson, with editing by Conor Toumarkine. It has nothing to do with our region, but this series […]
Gunnison local and WSCU freshman Bill Klein had a great season ripping around Crested Butte. Check out a couple of edits he made from his year. Bill Klein Self Edit 2015-16 from Bill Klein on Vimeo. Bill Klein 2015-16 POV Edit from Bill Klein on Vimeo.
Crested Butte’s Rob Vandervoort joined a crowd of Buttians headed to Telluride for the Freeride World Qualifier stop. Here is his edit and writeup. Congrats to Rob for taking fourth, as well as Mary Boddington for topping the podium again. From March 20 through March 23 Telluride, Colorado hosted the Subaru Freeride Series, an […]
The WSCU Freeride Team journeyed up to Grand Targhee Resort for the first ever Collegiate Freeride Competion. This recap is provided by Dustin Eldridge of the Top o’the World Newspaper at Western State Colorado University. Above: Conor Michael airing it out for a Mason Strehl photo outside of competition; he finished 7th.. Western Freeriders Max […]
There will be a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s new film, Way of Life to benefit Western State Colorado University Freeride Team and the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. It will be an awesome time (info below trailer). Thanks to Jordan Schwartz for organizing the event. Read our review for Way of Life here. Teton Gravity […]
Lawton “Disco” Grinter is a former Crested Butte resident and a very avid hiker. Last week we spoke on the phone for an interview aired on KBUT, the community radio station serving Crested Butte and Gunnison. CR: Disco – lets credentialize your hiking career. Could you list off some of your major accomplishments in […]
If you are in CB this weekend be sure to check out the ‘Dance of the Dead!’ Who: The Crested Butte Dance Collective is happy to host ‘Dance of the Dead,’ a Day of the Dead performance and fundraiser supporting the CBDC. What: ‘Dance of the Dead’ will feature spooky, surprising and sultry dances inspired […]
GoPro’s latest promo, Alaskan Airdrop, is super impressive and creative. Nice work by Xavier De Le Rue, Ralph Backstrom, Sam Anthamatten, and everyone else involved.
Tony Seibert passed away January 7th in a large slide in the East Vail backcountry. Tony was a perfect example of why skiing is fun. I’ve never seen someone so positive after tearing their ACL. From pipe to big mountain, he crushed all aspects of the sport. Tony, thank you for inspiring. Edit […]