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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.
Check out Zach Guy’s video analysis of the wind slab avalanche on Red Lady on Christmas Eve for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. It’s a SE slope above treeline. Read the current avy report here.
The marketing folks at Salomon Trail Running put together this awesome little edit, featuring Crested Butte’s own Stevie Kremer talking about running, teaching, and living in Crested Butte. There are some awesome shots of our valley, and of Stevie killing it around the world. Stevie Kremer is another reason why this town is so special.
Cory Reppenhagen of Denver’s Channel 7 News joined Irwin Guides for an Avalanche 1 course here in Crested Butte. Great to see avalanche education getting mainstream press.
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 […]
Need a little motivation? Watch this trailer for “Imagine: Life Spent on the Edge” by Thierry Donard. It looks at the highest level of a few different “extreme” sports through beautiful imagery. It seems like they are only going to show the film around Europe, so maybe we’ll get lucky and they’ll show the film […]
There is a new event in town that is sure to bring out the best skiers, pedlers and paddlers! The Crested Butte Pole Pedal Paddle brings the north and south parts of the valley together in a new adventure race. Registration ends this Friday so get out there and race with a team or even […]
You probably heard about the massive skier triggered avalanche south of Breckenridge just a few days ago. Luckily, the skier survived after being partially buried and being evacuated by Search and Rescue. The crown was over 10 feet high and the slide spread to numerous aspects with different slope angle. Check it out in this […]
Tristan “Teton” Brown lays out some of the best natural backies we’ve ever seen. Check out his highlight reel from last season. Tristan Brown 2014/2015 Season Edit from Tristan Teton Brown on Vimeo.
Crested Butte’s own Stevie Kremer won a high altitude trail race this past Sunday in China’s Kunlun Mountains.”I just tried to take my time on the uphill. And then coming down, I thought, just push it. What do you have to lose,” she said after.
Nelson, BC resident Trace Cooke had an amazing season that included winning the Crested Butte FWQ and taking the overall title. But this edit features nothing but amazing lines in and around his home mountain of Whitewater. Trace Cooke 16/17 from Tristan Martin-Preney on Vimeo.