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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.
This weekend, competitors braved ridiculously low temperatures to take part in the USASA Southwest Colorado Series. The first of nine events took place at Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s Cascade Park. To learn more about the series, check out their website. Open Class Men 1 Marshall (John) Kratzer Gunnison, CO Open Skier Men 1 Dave Sugnet […]
Aaron Gwin is the man. He was the overall leader on the UCI World Cup series before this happened, and he is definitely still in contention. After flatting mid-race he knew he still needed to finish for any chance to scrap some points and more importantly, create this viral video. This is straight bonkers. It […]
Here is the newest film from the worlds best trials rider. After “Imaginate” which came out a year ago, Danny MacAskill and RedBull Media House bring us a much different short film. Danny explores the once submerged town of Epecuen, and rides some of the most insane features we have ever seen. Check it out!
Western State Colorado University will have a representative at the World University Games Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy this coming December. Dave Sugnet, 23, originally of Durango, Colorado, was recently asked to join the team after he took 1st place at US Collegiate Nationals at Sun Valley, ID in March, 2013. We’ve featured Dave here […]
If you don’t know who Candide Thovex is, you have some catching up to do. He is, and has been, arguably the best skier all around skier in the game for a decade. After winning the overall Freeride World Tour, he left the tour to embark on a two year film project. This is the […]
Sean Pettit and the Super Proof crew have been traveling the globe chasing pow and filming for their fall project, The Masquerade. The is webisode one of a series that will give glimpses into the Sean’s winter. Stay tuned for more, as rumor has it the Super Proof squad were in town in March filming out […]
What can you say about the Candide Thovex”One of Those Days” Series? This is ridiculous. It’s breaking the internet again and deservedly so. So many sick tricks and jump set ups. You’ll be watching it over and over again. Check out the first two, One of Those Days, and One of Those Days 2.
photo: http://nineknightsmtb.com/ The 2012 Nine Knights went down. The video is filthy. Awards: Ruler of the Week: Anthon Thelander (SWE) Trick of the Week: Shervy Pasamonte (SPA) Best Trick on Contest Day: Yannick Graniere Best Line Contest Day: Martin Soderstrom Highest Hip Air: Kurt Sorge (CAN), Andi Wittman (GER) Best Whip: Louis Reboul (FRA) Contour Relay […]
The lifts are spinning! The crowds have come out for the Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s opening day. Ullr opened the skiing with his Snow Maidens leading the people’s prayer for snow. The champagne was popped, and the skiing and riding began. Snowmaking put 2 runs down the Red Lady Express that merge before the jib […]
Postcards from Paradise is a 14 minute proposal for a full length documentary that seeks to examine the employee housing crisis in the resort town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The problem of low income housing is a problem faced by ski communities all over, especially here in Crested Butte. The amount of houses are limited, and […]