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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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Tom Runcie’s Trip to Chamonix with Glen Plake and Team Julbo

Posted  March 27, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Words by Tom Runcie When I found out I had earned a trip to spend a week with skiing icon Glen Plake in his adopted winter home of Chamonix, France, I was breathless.  For nearly three decades Plake has been a true hero of the ski world, excelling in every area of the sport.  From […]

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Official H*Wood Music Video for his new track “Purple Girl”

Posted  August 30, 2013  by  3. Trent Bona

I recently produced a music video for Crested Butte based hip hop artist Hwood. We shot it over 3 days in Denver and took full advantage of amendment 64 while doing so, check it out….

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Jesper Tjader: 120 Foot Double Backflip

Posted  April 4, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Jesper Tjader’s 120 foot double backflip over the Nine Knights “Death Gap” is perfect.  He floats the first, then raises his arms to slow the second one, right to his feet.  Enjoy.

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WSCU Rail Jam and BC Adventure

Posted  February 21, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports put on an awesome rail jam, from which the winners earned themselves a trip to the CB backcountry on a sled from Red Bull.   Western Campus Rail Jam and Crested Butte BC from Mountain Sports Media on Vimeo.

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Dual Premiere of “Further” and “Dream Factory” goes down at Western

Posted  November 10, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

A dual premiere of “Further” and “Dream Factory” was put on at the Taylor Auditorium on the Western campus to benefit the WSCU Freeride Team, the CB Avalanche Center, and the SoCO 14er Expedition.  If you still haven’t seen Jeremy Jones’ “Further”, you need to make that a top priority.  “Dream Factory” is definitely a […]

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Jesse Hall Straight-Lines Headwall

Posted  November 8, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

In this video, former local Jesse Hall takes the most head on and unique approach to the Headwall at the 16th U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships.  After an enormous drop to stop, Jesse doubles out and straight-lines the entire run.  The quality isnt the best and the run starts at the 19th second, but it is […]

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Arne Backstrom Memorial Edit

Posted  June 4, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Arne Backstrom was the 2010 Freeskiing World Tour champion, including a win at Revelstoke that year.  He passed that same year on June 3rd, 2010 skiing in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru.  This memorial edit by Tecnica Blizzard Team Manager Frank Shine has resurfaced as people recently remembered the skier Arne was and the inspiration […]

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Crested Butte Pole Pedal Paddle

Posted  April 24, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

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 […]

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Crested Butte Juniors Podium at Taos

Posted  April 2, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

Crested Butte Junior Athletes Represent at Taos! Led by coach Ed Dujardin and ski super mom Lisa Straubhaar Blunck, a crew of juniors on the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team went down to Taos, NM for the Taos JETA, a national IFSA junior event.  After the Junior Freeskiing Tour event was cancelled at Crested Butte, a […]

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A Fall Gunny/CB Edit

Posted  October 24, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

This is the next WSCU Ad Campaign.  Just kidding, Andrew Arnold put together this fun edit down at Western.  It’s set to a great song and showcases a bunch of the fun sports and recreational activities you can do in the valley as summer winds down.  At 5 minutes, it’s pretty short and guaranteed to […]

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