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Ed Dujardin Spring Shred

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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CBMST Takes Tops Spots at Freeride NORAMs – Finals Video

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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Ed Dujardin Tees Up Local Mini Golf Lines

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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Local Freeride Athletes Ride Home Field Advantage to Podium Domination

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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Fall Flow: MTB Edit from Mikey Curran

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.


 
 

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Late May Skiing on Flat-Iron

Posted  May 23, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

This late season snow is getting a little silly (in a very good, helpful way).  Skiing has been great, not only on the bigger peaks, but even on Crested Butte Mountain Resort.  In this short edit, Mark Mikos and Rob Dickinson get after it on Flat Iron, one of the sweetest runs on the front […]

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Balancing Goals and Survival in the Backcountry with Donny Roth

Posted  February 22, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

Donny Roth is an experienced mountain athlete and ski guide. We are lucky enough to have him and many other professionals here in our valley.  He gave a similar version of this talk to the CB community back in December at the CBAC Avalanche Awareness Night.  We think this is a really poignant discussion on […]

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The Lazyboy: Short Documentary of Alex Cairns

Posted  May 1, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: http://cm.mountainlifemag.ca Alex Cairns, of Squamish, British Colombia was born with Spinal Bifida, leaving him paralyzed from the knees down.  When he was fifteen, his grandmother signed him up for his first sit ski lesson.  Six years later, Alex is crushing it, from the racing to sending cliffs and shredding pow.  Check out this short documentary […]

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CBAC: Destructive Avys on Axtell 3/2/15

Posted  March 2, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Things have gotten hairy out there.  Check out these large natural slides on Mt. Axtell, from below treeline all the way up to Wang Chung and Green Lake.

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Get Outta Town: Early Season

Posted  September 11, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Last season, Snowboarder Magazine and snowboarders Devun Walsh, Ryan Tiene, Dustin Craven, Eero Niemela, Benji Ritchie, and Iikka Backstrom teamed up to create a webisode series on shredding in British Colombia.  Here is episode one. Get Outta Town Episode One: Early Season from Snowboarder Magazine on Vimeo.

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Danny MacAskill: Cascadia

Posted  December 10, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Danny MacAskill has done it again.  This time, the trials genius took his talents to the rooftops of Gran Canaria.  It’s a beautiful thing.

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Salomon Freeski TV: Moment’s Notice

Posted  February 26, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Salomon drew their sponsored riders’ names from a hat and asked them if they wanted to drop everything and go to Japan for a big storm.  Chris Rubens, Tristan Knoertzer, and Stan Rey got the call and went.  Seems like the right move.

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Nike Snowboarding Releases Never Not Part 2

Posted  October 22, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Nike Snowboarding released their full length movie online this fall.  Here is part two of Never Not.  It is pretty great. 

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No Snow in Tahoe – Skiing’s Still Fun

Posted  January 11, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Our buddy Evan Haines is trying to hold on strong at Alpine Meadows, California.  They haven’t really gotten snow this year, so you can do a snow dance for them. Or don’t if you don’t like sharing.  At least Evan and his friends are still having a good time because you can’t say skiing isn’t […]

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Yule Creek Madness

Posted  August 4, 2014  by  Andrew Arnold

In June 2013, Marty Smith, Andy Janoski, and Ryan Panger ventured south from Steamboat to Yule Creek located outside Marble Colorado. Yule Creek is known for its technical difficulty and large slide features. Combine these with low water, and you have a recipe for a fun and successful adventure! Yule Creek Madness from LIGHTPOLE on […]

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