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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.
It’s official. Aaron Blunck has been selected for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Halfpipe Team. The pressure was on going into the final run of the Grand Prix at Park City. Blunck had fallen on his first run. Lyman Currier, Gus Kenworthy, and Alex Ferreria, all on Blunck’s heels in the qualifier standings, had […]
Some spring GNAR action from Drew Peterson and Jackson Bodtker in Little Cottonwood’s Suicide Chutes, on straight skis. Well done gentlemen. Straight Ski Sauciness in Suicide from Drew Petersen on Vimeo.
Supposedly the Tahoe area just got snow, and man, do they need it. But hey, at least when you don’t have snow you still have tons of fun, right?! Example A: Xander Guldman. This IFSA Junior athlete from Sugar Bowl Freeride is the top American going in to the North American championships this week at Grand […]
In this video, former local Jesse Hall takes the most head on and unique approach to the Headwall at the 16th U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships. After an enormous drop to stop, Jesse doubles out and straight-lines the entire run. The quality isnt the best and the run starts at the 19th second, but it is […]
Not surprisingly, Leo’s Shack at Breckenridge was destroyed. This occurred within days of the shack appearing on Inside Edition’s “investigation” into marijuana use at ski resorts in Colorado (which by the way, was one of the dumber pieces of journalism ever. Seriously, were the snowboarders paid to be jackasses?). Be smart about use. Crazy explosion […]
Crested Butte represented at Snowbird! Eight Crested Butte athletes were skiing in the finals. Tom Runcie led the charge taking 3rd place and earning the coveted Backcountry.com Sickbird Belt Buckle. Despite poor snow conditions around the Rocky Mountains this winter, Snowbird was able to put on a show for the North American Freeskiing Championships on […]
Lynsey Dyer put together an inspiring edit from her 2016 season, that is more of an “outside the box” look at our lives as skiers in a hectic and changing world. Thank Goodness For The Outdoors: Lynsey Dyer 2016 Season Edit from Unicorn Picnic Productions on Vimeo.
The Meeting 9 rolled on with the showing of Poor Boyz Prouctions’ latest effort, Tracing Skylines. The film documents six trips that encompass the different variations of the sport of freeskiing in locations around the world. And while there was everything that we come to expect in a PBP film, director Johnny Decesare seems to […]
Freeski stud Sean Pettit was crushing this year before tearing his ACL. Make sure you see the huge natural cork 7 at :55 and the monstrous 360 off a cliff to close out the edit. We look forward to seeing him healthy again. SEAN PETTIT | Ski Part 2017 from Midnight Moon Media on Vimeo.
This edit from Sawyer Thomas is hard-charging and showcases some dang good skiing. You’ll see a lot of classic lines from the Jackson area get annihilated and he visits Canada, Montana, and Southern Utah as well. Get stoked for winter!