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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 […]

Kye Matlock in 1st, Jon Clay Patterson in 2nd, Holden Bradford in 3rd, Seve Petersen in 4th, Marko Alling in 5th on the 15-18 Ski Male Podium. ARTICLES

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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Action Sports Facility to be Constructed in Crested Butte

Posted  August 22, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Plans are in the works for the construction of an action sports facility in Crested Butte South. We caught up with Doug Hudson, the man spearheading the project to hear more. West Elk Project: What’s the plan for the facility? What features will you include? Doug Hudson: The Crested Butte Air Port will be a […]

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CBAC: Weak Snow on Mt. Emmons

Posted  December 8, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The man in the orange hat talks about facets and our future snowpack when it finally starts to snow. 

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Candide: EarlyCamp Park at Val Thorens

Posted  December 9, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Candide slays everything.  No other skier can claim Freeride World Tour champion and X Games gold.  Check out Candide crushing the EarlyCamp Park at Val Thorens.  The first shot, and the fact he stayed on his feet, proves that he is in fact, a ninja. In case you need more proof, watch this, too.

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On her way to second at Snowbird. Photo: Mike Schirf
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Community Profile: Francesca Pavillard-Cain

Posted  May 15, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: Mike Schirf Next winter, Francesca Pavillard-Cain is set to represent Crested Butte on the biggest stage in competitive freeskiing.  The 22 year old Crested Butte native took first overall in the Freeride World Qualifier series for the Americas, winning events in Taos and Crested Butte while taking second at Snowbird.  We recently got a […]

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Bird’s Eye View: Suz Graham

Posted  October 21, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Suz Graham is one of the baddest women in the world.  The SLC native can base jump, wingsuit, ski base, rock climb, and ski with the best of them.  Check out this teaser to her series, Bird’s Eye View.  It’s going to rock.

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Bobby Brown DOMY Remix

Posted  January 6, 2015  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Powder Days of My Youth remixes roll on with Bobby Brown crushing his home park of Breckenridge.

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Derek Taylor flanked by some Canadians, Pat Baskins, and Randy Evans. Copyright Amy Jimmerson
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Randy Evans Earns Sickbird and 5th Place at Moonlight Basin

Posted  March 28, 2012  by  2. Will Dujardin

Crested Butte Takes the Coveted Backcountry.com Sickbird Belt Buckle at Back-to-Back FWT Events In it’s first time at Moonlight Basin, the Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier went off March 23-24.  Moonlight Basin pulled out the red carpet for the athletes as the athletes showcased the great terrain Moonlight Basin has to offer in the “Headwaters.”  Kyle […]

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The Big Picture: Lite Years

Posted  October 18, 2017  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

After years of incredible webisodes, The Big Picture crew came out with a fantastic 20 minute movie. It features the likes of Chris Logan, Parker White, Duncan Adams, Mike King & Tanner Rainville shredding deep lines in the Pacific Northwest. The Big Picture | Lite Years from The Big Picture on Vimeo.

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billy barr: The Snow Guardian

Posted  November 14, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Fantastic little video on longtime Gothic local billy barr, who has observed and recorded snow totals there for decades. This short film, titled The Snow Guardian by Day’s Edge Productions, won 2nd place at the Connect4Climate film competition. The Snow Guardian from Day’s Edge Productions on Vimeo.

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Almost Ablaze Crash Reel from TGR

Posted  December 14, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Crashes happen. When you’re performing the hardest moves, you take the hardest falls. Here is the spectacular crash reel from Almost Ablaze, the latest from Teton Gravity Research.

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