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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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Randy Evans Earns Sickbird and 5th Place at Moonlight Basin

Posted  March 28, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

Crested Butte Takes the Coveted Backcountry.com Sickbird Belt Buckle at Back-to-Back FWT Events In it’s first time at Moonlight Basin, the Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier went off March 23-24.  Moonlight Basin pulled out the red carpet for the athletes as the athletes showcased the great terrain Moonlight Basin has to offer in the “Headwaters.”  Kyle […]

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Avalanche Awareness Videos: From Canada

Posted  December 13, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

Avalanche Awareness Videos: From Canada Here is a great edit on how the Canadians enjoy avalanche control. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s 10th Anniversary Avalanche Awareness Night at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, this Friday December 14th. Door open at 5:00pm.

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This year's Pond Skim got 10's across the board!
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2012 CBMR Slush Huck Pond Skim

Posted  April 9, 2012  by  3. Trent Bona

The weather this Saturday was absolutely perfect for CBMR’s annual Slush Huck Pond Skim festivities. But just because the sun was out didn’t mean the water wasn’t still freezing cold! When the wakes and waves had settled the defending world champ Gabe Martin had been knocked from his throne by CBMR Ski School’s own Gregory […]

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Countdown to Opening Day: Ed Dujardin 2011 Edit

Posted  November 1, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: Devon Balet | Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 11 of 30. The countdown continues with West Elk Project writer Ed […]

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Sunny by Level 1 Productions Sets the Bar High to Open The Meeting 8

Posted  October 1, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Meeting 8 in Aspen kicked off its showcase of this year’s ski movies with the highly acclaimed Level 1 Productions film, Sunny.  Sunny cleaned up at this year’s IF3 Awards, taking home the title for Best Editing, Best Male Performance (Parker White), and Best Film.  Anticipation was high when the crew unloaded the Ajax […]

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Jeremy Jones Stars in Further, Captivating Snowboarders and Skiers Alike

Posted  October 2, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Meeting rolled on Friday evening with the showing of Jeremy Jones’ movie “Further,” by Teton Gravity Research.  “Further” is the second installment of the trilogy, “Deeper, Further, Higher.” The most prolific big mountain snowboarder of all time, Jeremy Jones’ movies always attract snowboarders and skiers alike, who come expecting to get their minds blown.  […]

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WEST ELK PROJECT

Posted  February 14, 2012  by  5. Eben Wight

Welcome to The West Elk Project We are a media website covering the progression of action sports and arts in the West Elks of Colorado and beyond.

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Blunck Starts North Face Park and Pipe Open Series

Posted  December 7, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Crested Butte Olympic hopeful Aaron Blunck is set to begin his 2013 competition season this weekend at the North Face Park and Pipe Open Series at Copper Mountain, CO.  The sixteen year old CB local will be up against sixty-four of the biggest names in pipe, including Tanner Hall, Justin Dorey, and the Wells brothers. […]

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CBMST Athlete Thomas Taaca Greasing a Double Kink in the Cascade Terrain Park at CBMR.
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CBMST Snowboard Team 2011-2012 Highlights

Posted  April 23, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

This is the long-awaited CBMST Snowboard Team season edit.  It’s lengthy at 9 minutes, has an awesome soundtrack, and showcases the local shredders who are so much better than you!  Thanks to head coach Brett Conover for putting this together, check out the CBMST Vimeo Page for the rest of the snowboard team’s videos.  These […]

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Randonee Town Race Series – Race #2

Posted  January 14, 2013  by  4. Seth Tucker

Join us for the return of the Randonne Town Race Series with race # 2 Tomorrow January 15th at 7am up at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The race is presented by Griggs Orthopedics, Crested Butte Builders and Crested Butte Mountain Resort. January 15- 7AM STARTS AND FINISHES AT BASE AREA Course Director Kevin Krill says […]

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