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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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Two Plank Productions “Because” World Premiere

Posted  September 1, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

8:00 PM, Friday, September 7th, 2012 Mountaineer Square Ball Room, Mt. Crested Butte, CO After two years of chasing snow all over the world, Two Plank Productions is set to release their most anticipated feature to date.  “Because” follows the adventures of twenty-two of skiing’s top athletes as they pursue their dreams and take advantage […]

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FWT Revelstoke kicks off Friday – BombSnow Blog and Photos

Posted  January 10, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

The Freeride World Tour in Revelstoke has been on Weather Hold since Monday.  After almost 3 feet of snow, a high pressure weather window is moving in and the competition will be held Friday.  Meanwhile, competitors and friends have been skiing sick pow.  Check out these words from McKenna Peterson and photos from Axel Peterson. […]

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CBBC Brap

Posted  February 26, 2018  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

As usual, the Crested Butte backcountry outperformed the resort. Peter Smith and Matt Clark got out to enjoy new snow and better coverage. Edit by Matt Clark. A post shared by Peter Smith (@scrippssmith) on Feb 25, 2018 at 6:23pm PST

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2014 Snowblade Extremes Gallery

Posted  April 1, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Snowblade Extremes went down on Crested Butte’s famed Headwall venue Sunday. Last year’s champion Ben Blackwood showed why he is a snowblade master, claiming victory once again.  Non Native’s Jimbo Webb took the Sickbird, front flipping at the bottom of the venue.  The comp was followed by an afternoon of charging all over the […]

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Seth Klein Season Edit “Blew It”

Posted  June 10, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

Seth Klein was one to watch the last few years on the junior freeride scene, especially after winning TGR’s Grom Contest.  Check out his season edit which was still stellar despite wrecking his knee at the IFSA North American Junior Championships in April. This guy crushes, and we wish Seth a strong recovery! BLEW IT […]

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Edit from Non Native: A Sun-Cupped Story

Posted  October 25, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The newly organized Non-Native crew put together a pretty sweet setup for some summer skiing (and flying) on the Paradise Basin snow patch.  Check out the edit.   Snack-size jibs, snow-cold beer, and good times were had up in the high country this past summer. Skiers (in order of appearance): Alex Stevenson JT Ryan James […]

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Thank You Veterans: 10th Mtn Division in WWII

Posted  May 28, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: Wikipedia We at the West Elk Project would like to say thank you to anyone who has served our country in the past, present, and future.  Whether or not you agree with our foreign policy, you should acknowledge the sacrifice that the members of our armed service have made. The 10th Mountain Division was […]

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Real Skifi Episode 13

Posted  November 9, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The most creative gang in skiing dropped episode 13 of their webisode series.  

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CBMR Cascade Park Edit

Posted  January 6, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Cascade Park at CBMR opened the day after Christmas.  The features are awesome and the park is riding great.  Chris Segal at CBMR put together this edit with the talents of Dave Sugnet, Grady Shoop, Matt Evans, Andrew Arnold, Nolan Blunck, Zach Vaughter, Ed Dujardin, Grant Spear, and Patrick Sullivan. Get out there and take […]

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Avalanches Hit Hard in Europe and Tahoe

Posted  December 27, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

While there have been no deaths in the state of Colorado this winter, separate avalanches claimed the lives of 3 skiers in Alps last week and  2 skiers in California just three days ago.  Both areas recently received large amounts of snow with serious avalanche warnings in effect. While the 3 deaths in Europe took […]

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