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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.
In their first ever TV advertisement, Patagonia makes a statement on public lands and encourages you to get involved.
The Jon Olsson Invitational Big Air is happening now. This happened in qualifiers. Check more out at the JOI at www.joinvitational.com
With our summer video request we received from Gunnison Matt Clark’s Best of 2011 kayaking video. In order of appearance: Home Stake Creek, Durango, Rio Montague, Guatemala, South Mineral Creek, Silverton, Second Gorge Lime Creek, Durango, Oh’ Be Joyful, Crested Butte, and Black Canyon, Gunnison. If nothing else this should put you in the mood […]
The storm last weekend was a welcome mental relief. Check out this photo gallery of the new snow. As for snow conditions, they were sketchy, to say the least. Skiers triggered an avalanche in College bowl on the NW side of Mt. Baldy that ran on the old snow from October (Remember this post? Same […]
Tonight, Friday, November 22nd at the Powerstop, Cold Smoke Splitboards is throwing down to help kick off the winter! There will be tons of prizes from Voile, Spark R&D, Glide On Wax, Grassroots Powsurfers, Kronicle Magazine, StokeLab, AIARE, Cold Smoke Splitboards, NeverSummer Industries and many more. The grand prize is going to be a brand […]
The end of season edits keep on coming. This one comes from Alex Schlopy. According to Schlopy, he spun himself into the future at X Games. We believe him.
We’re stoked to say this is happening. Introducing the West Elk Project Vision Quest, a backcountry edit contest that will take place this February 7th through the 20th in the mountains we are fortunate to call home. Crested Butte, CO – The West Elk Project Vision Quest 2014 will bring together some of the best […]
SheJumps.org has been blazing the way for women’s action sports for some time. Now, partnered with some of the biggest names in the industry, the women are in the process of making a full length feature. It looks awesome. For more info, read the writeup below the trailer. Words by SheJumps.org Pretty faces is an […]
A recent study from NASA used tree rings to examine past droughts and predict future ones. The results are scary.
After getting caught in his first avalanche last year while filming for the Pirate Movie Productions film “Perceptions” in Alaska, pro snowboarder Gigi Rüf reflects on the lessons he learned and why the avalanche happened in this short video. The big takeaway: Don’t rush into the backcountry after heavy snowfall! We are all tempted by […]