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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.
Crested Butte’s own Mary Boddington had her first Freeride World Tour run today in Chamonix, taking 5th for the women. Nothing special, but a solid debut. Here’s a replay of her run. FWT15 – Run of Mary Celia Boddington – USA in… by FreerideWorldTourTV
Once again, the Chainless World Championships was incredible. Crested Butte and visitors for Bike Week came out in force, in an event that sold out with over two hundred fifty participants. Crested Butte is home to the oldest Chainless Race in the world, and probably the most fun around. Participants loaded five buses, bound for […]
Take a look at this video about the fight to take control of the energy structure in Boulder, Colorado. This video hits home for us as an example of the power of people versus energy companies. If you like it, and want to learn more, check out New Era Colorado‘s facebook page.
The Non-Native crew takes advantage of prime blading conditions out at Irwin this spring. With the Sullivan brothers, Jimbo, Cletus, and Alex dropping fire, you’re sure to be waxing your blades up after watching these guys. Bladers Never Die from Non-Native on Vimeo.
Norwegian professional skier Oystein Braten has done the first ever flip on and off of a park rail.
Oz Scott with a little edit from the past season at Crested Butte. MIA OZ from West Elk Project on Vimeo.
The resort opens this week, but the November snow has had locals getting after it all month. We visited the Anthracites and went back to Purple Ridge for another installment in our impromptu early-season gallery series. Bryan Mazaika, Peter Smith, Alex Norton, Rob Dickinson, Tom Runcie, and Will Dujardin found some deep, creamy, and even […]
Despite the fact that El Nino years favor southern mountains, Kicking Horse BC is off to its best start in ages (111 inches). The Costain family took advantage, and produced a rad 90 second edit from the weekend.
Want to experience some high pucker factor? Check out this POV of some big-mountain downhilling in the West Elk Mountains courtesy of the CB Professional Ski Patrol’s very own Casey Coleman. Keep it up, dude!
For the 38th year the usual suspects came out to race and costume for the Al Johnson Uphill Downhill race! The lack of snow in the valley especially the wind affected North Face changed the course from the usual Last Steep ending to the bottom of the boarder cross course with the finish line at […]