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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.
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 12 of 30. Check out locals Austin Gibney, Andrew Buergin, Brady Farr and friends ride the […]
There is a reason team Follow None dominated the Inaugural West Elk Project Vision Quest. Andrew Buergin, Mary Boddington, and Austin Gibney (and the rest of the team) worked their ass off and produced amazing shots. Thats why we were very stoked to see their Vision Quest footage from the Crested Butte backcountry featured in the teaser for […]
Zeal Optics Ambassador Eric Larsen put together a sweet edit from one of our valley’s best trails, the iconic 401. Eric really does a good job capturing the feeling you get after the epic descent from up above Schofield pass in the high alpine down into the aspens of the upper East River Valley.
Photo: Trent Bona | Welcome to the coolest place in Colorado. The mountains are incredible. The weather is amazing. The town rocks. Here are a few guidelines to living and riding here. 1. You don’t always have to talk about skiing and riding. I’m glad you had an epic day. If today’s powder made for […]
On Saturday and Sunday last weekend, college teams from around Colorado and the Rocky Mountains gathered at Crested Butte Mountain Resort to race XC, Short-track XC, Dual Slalom, and Downhill. When a collegiate race coincides with the infamous harvest festival of Vinotok, you might as well name it the Pagan Pedal. Western, a Division 2 […]
Last week the Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team’s telemarkers headed up to Grand Targhee, Wyoming for the first of the two big mountain telemark events of the 2013 season. Mountain Sports athletes Conrad Truettner and Asher Coady were joined by their coach, Mark Robbins. CBMR athletes Colin and Seaton MacMillan also made the trek. Words […]
The Smith Optics Bike Team, like all Smith action sports teams, is a ripping crew. Check out the promo video they created, featuring every type of freeride biking. They’re pretty good. This video features Brandon Semenuk, Aaron Gwin, Steve Peat, Cam McCaul, Graham Agassiz, Brett Rheeder, Mike Hopkins, Tyler McCaul, Tom and Bas van Steenbergen, Kirt […]
A good crew consisting of Tom Runcie, Rob Dickinson, Sydney Dickinson, Ashley Bembenek, Mark Mikos, Matt Evans, Tara Tafi, and Will Dujardin went up to ski Purple Ridge on Saturday. A few laps here and there made for some awesome skiing. Let’s hope the snow holds up! Photos by Will Dujardin.
Cool POV video from Craig Geipel from a day on the Y Chute on Mt. CB’s SE aspect.
Southern ski areas are seeing more than their fair share of snow this November. Wolf Creek just passed the 100 inch mark. Edit by Powderchasers.