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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.
Aspen local and FWT competitor Andrew Rumph spends his summer months working and skiing at Portillo, Chile’s famed jewel high in the Andes. Looks like it was a good year to be down there. Ski Portillo 2015 from Andrew Rumph on Vimeo.
Aaron Blunck is resuming his quest to represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi next February. The seventeen year old Crested Buttian is headed to New Zealand to kick off his 2013/2014 competition season, with the overall goal of attaining a coveted spot on the U.S. Olympic Halfpipe Team. photo: Shay […]
Brandon Semenuk is doing the “breaking the internet” thing again. This is some of the smoothest and most creative riding we’ve seen yet from Brandon Semenuk. Don’t be ashamed hitting the back button a few times in the video player, there is some ridiculousness, like the tailwhip can-can.
Tom Wallisch receives more publicity than any other skier out there. He’s the only freeski athlete featured multiple times in one commercial break for different products on major networks. His new nine minute short film, the Wallisch Project, is available on Itunes for $2.99. Is he worth it? Totally. We at the West Elk Project […]
The Freeride World Qualifier at Big Sky took place last weekend at Big Sky Resort in Montana. Despite healthy snow totals, the venue was sharky to say the least. There were a lot of horrifying crashes. Congrats to WSCU Mountain Sports shredder Francesca Pavillard Cain for taking the win.
After an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, Sean O’Neill, like most people, struggled mightily. Over time, he found purpose and meaning in ice climbing. Last winter, he became the first paraplegic to successfully climb the Bridal Veil Falls in Telluride. Prevail from SparkShop on Vimeo.
Amidst a banner year, Crested Butte delivered one of the most action-packed series of competitions over the last four days. The Big Hourglass venue was used for the finals of the 4-star FWQ event for just the 5th time in the storied 23-year history of the “Extremes” (as it’s been called around here). Local heroes […]
The High Lift opened, and Tucker Vollbrecht was there. Better late than never. Big ups, Crested Butte Ski Patrol. The sun was out and a t-bar opened. It was a good day. #highlift #finally #skiing #thisisfreeride #keepsnowing #qualitysucks #applesucks @k2skis @flylowgear @westernmountainsports @skicrestedbutte @westelkproject A post shared by Tucker Vollbrecht (@tuckerfreeski) on Feb 21, 2018 […]
Stunning stuff from DJ Brandt, riding out of Virgin, Utah.
People say that home-field advantage has its merits, and there are few sports where it’s as true as it is in freeskiing. Familiarity with a venue can really boost an athlete’s confidence and aggressiveness (please refer to earlier competitions at CBMR this year for the adults and juniors as evidence). When the IFSA National Series […]