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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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Matt Luczkow: AK Commercial Salmon Fishing

Posted  September 28, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Most skiers work hard all summer to pay for their winter adventures. Strafe Outerwear athlete Matt Luczkow is no different, except he goes to Alaska to fish for salmon. He made this edit of his summer job. It has some pretty cool shots. By the way, he’s a ridiculously good skier. Check out this edit […]

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Gapers in Landing Pay Heavy Price

Posted  April 11, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Don’t stand in landings! Unfortunately, your average vacationer does not know the cardinal rule of the terrain park.  We hope these people were ok.

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Isaac Freeland 2015 Edit

Posted  June 4, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Isaac Freeland has broken the internet multiple times this season, first with his Mineral Basin double backs and then by jumping the entirety of Silverfox.  Here is the young gun’s season edit.  Animal style.

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Taking it Back: Under Armour’s Campaign for Women

Posted  May 2, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Check out Under Armour’s newest marketing campaign, promoting beauty through fitness rather than the latest trends.   We at the West Elk Project support this and want to see more. They are also having a competition to see which women push themselves the hardest to achieve their goals, the prize being full Under Armour sponsorship. […]

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It Takes Two to Telemark

Posted  October 14, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Beans and Rice Freeride boys Jakes Sakson and Paul Kimbrough got after it last year in Alaska.  The two have a nice little bromance going, and it serves them well when they’re exploring the backcountry.  Check out this latest telemark edit from Powderwhore.  If you like this, check out the first episode from the Beans […]

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Tucker Sargent Shredit

Posted  September 12, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Western State Mountain Sports is churning out some solid riders.  Vermont Native Tucker Sargent put out his season edit, and there’s some great riding in there if you look past the low quality footy.  Check it out.  Winter is coming.

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FWT Courmayer Mont Blanc Teaser

Posted  January 7, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Freeride World Tour is set to kick off January 18th 9:00am CET, 1:00 MST.  We can’t wait to watch Western State Colorado University Moutain Sports member Francesca Pavillard Cain go toe to toe with the world’s best.  GO FRANNY!

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Lexi DuPont recaps her trip to Haines, Alaska

Posted  April 28, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Clear weather and an awesome crew make for perfect trip. If you haven’t heard of Lexi DuPont, it’s about time.  Lexi, a former Crested Butte resident now living in the front range to attend CU Boulder, has been making enormous strides in the skiing world, filming for Levitation Project and landing segments in Warren Miller […]

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Ste Foy Tarentaise Avalanche Video

Posted  January 12, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

This video from an avalanche in France was taken a week ago.  It’s scary. It caught the 5th skier on the slope, typical of a persistent slab avalanche, and propagated large enough to take 4 people out who thought they were in a safe zone: Looks like the viewer made the video private.  Sorry.  In […]

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Jeremy Jones On 60 Minutes Sports

Posted  September 25, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

“Higher” is coming out this fall and Jeremy Jones was recently featured on 60 Minutes to promote it. This interview on 60 minutes looks at some of the places Jeremy has been and the direction he is going on the mountains he climbs.  It also shows a little bit of the dynamic between Jeremy and […]

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