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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.
Let’s Get Sketchy is the debut webisode from The Cariboo Blondes, a female crew out of Revelstoke consisting of Janelle Yipper, Tonje Kvivik, and Emily Childs . We don’t know much about this crew, other than they freaking send. Looking forward to more. Let’s Get Sketchy- The Blondes Ep. 1 from Village Idiot on Vimeo.
Aspen Highlands famed Highlands Bowl had a great opening thanks to a healthy early season in the Elks. This video comes from Aspen high schooler Cormac Mcgeough.
The makers of Avatech have created a crowd sourced avalanche information app called Avanet. If you’re out and about in the backcountry, it seems like an excellent tool to use. Download Avanet for free in the app store.
World Wingsuit Champion Espen Fadnes has become the face of wingsuiting today. Check out this short film where he explains his transition to the life of a professional wingsuit flyer, as well as where he thinks the sport is headed. Directed by This is It
Dale Talkington was announced as the winner of the TGR CoLab contest over the weekend at the TGR “Way of Life” premier up in Jackson, WY. We were pushing for local boy Randy Evans really hard, and to be completely honest we were pretty bummed to see an urban edit win over a big mountain […]
More ski stoke from the juniors. Keep an eye out for Isaac Freeland, a Tahoe based junior tour graduate headed for big things in the ski world. He is also one of the more modest, level headed kids you’ll meet. Isaac capped his season by storming the podium and taking first place at the IFSA […]
Check out skateboarder Kilian Martin in this awesome and unique street edit in an abandoned water park. Directed, filmed and edited by Brett Novak. cover photo: www.actionrecon.com
North Carolina boy turned Crested Butte, Trent Bona has really made some strides shooting photos and getting his name out there. Trent is a good friend of ours and you guys will be seeing a lot of his work here at West Elk Project. Consider this an introduction and an update on this crazy season. […]
Here’s a feel good story put on by Gatorade last summer. NHL stars Sydney Crosby, Claude Giroux, and others joined up with a sledge hockey team to get to know how these athletes adapt to their disability and strive to play a game everyone loves. We felt like we had to share this because in […]
Oz Scott is totally raising the bar for lines attainable on snow blades. I mean what can you say? When the snow isn’t that rad you just have to get radder. Thank you, Oz. Blader’s Paradise from West Elk Project on Vimeo.