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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.
Matchstick Productions and Powder Magazine have been releasing remixes from MSP’s latest feature, Days of My Youth. This Monday, it’s Markus Eder.
The Western Trail Running Team, accompanied by Jamil Coury, ran themselves to the top of West Elk Peak (elevation 13042) after we got our first taste of winter in the high country.
The Freeride World Tour is in Hakuba, Japan for the first stop of the season. Good luck to all the competitors, especially Western State Colorado University sophomore Grifen Moller!
The rivers are flowing strong and the sun is shining warm rays on the Gunnison valley lately. Some friends and I recently grabbed a few stand up paddle boards from the Colorado Freeskier’s downtown location at the Crested Butte Gear Exchange next to Mark’s Automotive for an afternoon float on the Slate River. Go rent […]
Sweetgrass Productions wowed us with “Afterglow”, a rad short film with skiers crushing big lines and pillows with a ton of lights pointed at them. Well, they outdid themselves with a mountain bike version featuring Graham Agassiz, Matt Hunter, and Matty Miles. These shots are absolutely ridiculous. DARKLIGHT – 4K Full Film by Sweetgrass Productions […]
Its been four years since Shane McConkey left this earth. Take a moment to reflect. Then go do something awesome for him today. The Shane tribute starts at 5:13 if you want to skip the base jumping and Pennywise’s “Bro Hymn” starts at 8 minutes. In Deep Segment McConkey Movie Trailer “McConkey” movie trailer, 4 […]
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.
Western student freshman Ouray Walker had a great first season here in Crested Butte, skiing and competing with the Mountain Sports Freeride Team. Here’s his season edit. 15-16 Season Edit from Ouray Walker on Vimeo.
The long-awaited High Lift opening happened today. Teocalli Bowl, Headwall, Big Chute, and Paradise cliffs were open with some well-merited closures in between (Angle Gully, Coffee Grounds). CBMR videographer Chris Segal put up a quick edit featuring mountain athletes Wendy Fisher, Aaron Blunck, Mary Boddington, Rob Dickinson, and Tom Runcie shredding the recent terrain openings. […]
Happy New Year’s from the Colorado Freeskier.