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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.
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Freeskier John Spriggs likes to fly fish. He put together this edit using a remote controlled heli on the Madison River in Montana this summer. The shots, set to Cali P, are pretty cool.
Nimbus Independent tells another awesome story in this short film about Chris Bentchetler. With a classic soundtrack and rad cinematography, Bentchetler explains his connection between skiing and his other passions, growing up with snowboarders, and what it means to design an awesome ski with a company like Atomic. As if it would be a surprise, […]
Sponsored by Alpine Orthopaedics and Powerade photo: Sierra Halverson This Wednesday, July 11 marks the start of the Powerade Pinnacle Race Series. The series will consist of five action packed evenings at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Each event will have a kid’s race, an endurance race, and a gravity race. CBMR is encouraging riders to […]
This video was made in Lynchburg, Virginia, in the middle of summer. The Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre is an amazing terrain park where you can ride synthetic material that simulates snow. Not surprisingly it is a university affiliated project. Judging by the video, it works pretty well. Crested Butte, let’s try to get something like this!
Slush, sun, and speed in Crested Butte If there is one thing the laid back Crested Butte way of life can provide during a less than mediocre winter season its the ability to make lemonade out of very slushy, warm lemons. Thats exactly what around 20 Buttians set out to do last Saturday at Crested […]
Oh to be a Red Bull athlete. Bobby Brown, Gus Kenworthy, Russ Henshaw, and PK Hudner, with the help of Red Bull and Snow Park Technologies, took advantage of a closed Kirkwood Mountain and built a personalized mega slopestyle course. SPT logged over 1200 hours building this 2750 ft course winding through the natural terrain […]
The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District is holding an informational meeting about the Watershed Planning Process. The meeting is scheduled for November 13th, from 6:00-8:00 (Pizza at 5:30) at the Fred R. Field Western Heritage Center at 275 South Spruce Gunnison, Colorado. The public is encouraged to attend. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District from […]
After her first FWT competition ended with a punch front tumble, Crested Butte native Francesca Pavillard Cain rebounded with a second place at the FWT stop in Kappl, Austria. Pavillard-Cain, who finished behind Austrian Nadine Wallner, adapted well to the last minute change in venue, when the contest moved from Fieberbrunn to Kappl. Kiwi Sam […]
Well, this is definitely the best edit from the summer without snow. Jimbo is back with another installment of summer skiing around Crested Butte, complete with the Devil’s Punch Bowls send you might have seen a photo of earlier this summer. Oh, and the avy conditions were definitely safe. Thank you, Non-Native, for keeping skiing serious. […]