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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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Hilarious USA Pro Challenge Footage from Mt. Crested Butte

Posted  August 28, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Have you checked out the finish line footage from the USA Pro Challenge last week? As usual, the CB locals were out in force dressed in hilarious costumes running up the hill in Mt. Crested Butte towards the finish braving the rain and typical summer monsoons.  Skip to 9 minutes to catch the action up […]

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Summer Activity – Kayak!

Posted  April 21, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

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 […]

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Marcus Caston: Church

Posted  June 16, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Marcus Caston dropped a hammer of a season edit, with footage ranging from Minnesota to Iceland. “Church” from Marcus Caston on Vimeo.

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Community Profile: Ashley Bembenek

Posted  September 24, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Ashley Bembenek is poised to make a big splash in the world of women’s freeskiing this coming winter.   The 27 year-old from Eden, Utah has lived in a variety of places before finally landing in Crested Butte in 2010, when she began a job with the National Park Service at Blue Mesa and Black Canyon. […]

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Gravity Groms 4th of July Parade Float Video

Posted  July 6, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

The Gravity Groms won “Best Float” of the 4th of July parade in Crested Butte.  Gravity Groms’ coach and frequent West Elk Project contributor Andrew Arnold put together this 3 minute video showcasing the jump ramps built by Gravity Groms director Doug Hudson over his own Land Cruiser.  These kids were going for it and […]

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Dreamy Splitboard Edit from Recent Spring Snow

Posted  May 4, 2017  by  2. Will Dujardin

Local snowboard legends Gareth Van Dyk and Danny Hartigan got after some of the latest blast of spring snow on their splitboard. Think we’ll get some more? Winter’s Last Blast in the Elk Mountains from gareth van dyk on Vimeo.

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Colorado FreeSkier Employees Shred Park on their Lunch Break

Posted  April 4, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

Colorado Freeskier shop employees Polly McGrane, Ned Tomlinson, and Grant Spear shredding Crested Butte’s Park on a sunny day in March.  They shred!  And maybe they should get a tripod.  Get out there and enjoy the slush, everyone! CFS Lunchbreak Park Shred from Colorado Freeskier on Vimeo.   ColoradoFreeskier.com has sick deals going on right […]

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Level 1: Habit Trailer

Posted  August 23, 2017  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Level 1 is back with the trailer for their fall feature, Habit. HABIT – Official Trailer from Level 1 on Vimeo.

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Pencil Sluff Lesson

Posted  May 12, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

My first trip down the Axtel’s Pencil Chute ended in a decently scary sluff lesson that I was super fortunate to ski out of.  It was a humbling reminder that the mountain is in charge out there.  Footage from April 27, 2015. Pencil Sluff Lesson from West Elk Project on Vimeo.

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East Vail Avalanche Rescue

Posted  December 23, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

A skier in what looks like a party of three triggered a slide and was partially buried in the East Vail Chutes.  The episode was recorded on a pov camera.  A lot of bad decisions are made in this video.  However, the way he stomps a pillow line to get to his buried friend is […]

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