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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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FWT Season Teaser

Posted  October 30, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Winter is coming, and with it, another competition season.  Check out the Freeride World Tour teaser video.  We’re also excited to see local girl Francesca Pavillard Cain compete on the biggest stage in free skiing.  

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The Lazyboy: Short Documentary of Alex Cairns

Posted  May 1, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: http://cm.mountainlifemag.ca Alex Cairns, of Squamish, British Colombia was born with Spinal Bifida, leaving him paralyzed from the knees down.  When he was fifteen, his grandmother signed him up for his first sit ski lesson.  Six years later, Alex is crushing it, from the racing to sending cliffs and shredding pow.  Check out this short documentary […]

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Stevie Kremer: Running in the Balance

Posted  November 7, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Local trailrunner Stevie Kremer caught up with Adventure Pro to talk trail running in Crested Butte in this fantastic video.

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Karl Fostvedt Grinds a Ski Lift in Chile

Posted  October 8, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

Karl Fostvedt made an appearance on the site earlier this week in this season’s opening Bomb Snow TV episode and he’s back with this gem that just surfaced from this summer at Nevados de Chillan in Chile.  Karl built this jib and grinded the lift line of the Otto chair, which is often shut down due […]

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Non Native: While You Are Waiting

Posted  December 22, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

The Non Native Boys dropped a little teaser for their next webisode.  ELEVATOR MUSIC! While You Are Waiting from Non-Native on Vimeo.

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Alaskan Airdrop with Xavier De Le Rue

Posted  January 13, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

GoPro’s latest promo, Alaskan Airdrop, is super impressive and creative.  Nice work by Xavier De Le Rue, Ralph Backstrom, Sam Anthamatten, and everyone else involved.

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Countdown to Opening Day: Ahrens Doublebacks Box Rock

Posted  October 22, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series!  During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks.  This is video 1 of 30. Our opening clip comes from Dubsatch Collective skier Leo Ahrens during the 2009 […]

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Emma Coburn “Fall Run” 4K HD from MSP Films

Posted  March 12, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

Crested Butte’s own Olympian, Emma Coburn, is making headlines as a international contender in the steeplechase and on the hunt for her American record. She teamed up with MSP Films to give you this 4K HD edit which was filmed during the ever-beautiful fall season. Check it out in fullscreen and HD! Watch it on […]

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Julien Lopez Tries to Outrun Avalanche

Posted  September 20, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

This is chilling to watch.  You don’t need to speak French to understand the gravity of the situation. Last April, our “Flying Frenchman” friend, Julien Lopez, who recently took 3rd overall on the Freeride World Tour, was caught in an avalanche skiing in the Alps. We’re so glad he came out OK.  It also takes […]

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Lesson Learned.

Posted  March 2, 2012  by  4. Seth Tucker

Take a look at the slow mo dangerous sympathetic avalanche slides. Ruby Bites Back from Irwin Media House on Vimeo.

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