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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.
Francesca Pavillard-Cain went for quite the tumble at the 20th Anniversary of Xtreme Verbier last weekend, the invite-only finals of the Freeride World Tour. Unfortunately the fall bumped her down to 5th overall for the season after her success in Haines, but that’s still no easy feat among the best women in the world. We […]
With our strong dusting last week, up-and-coming CBMST big mountain athlete, Brooks Hudson, got after it at CBMR with Andrew Arnold and Grant Spear. Arnie put out this edit and we wish Brooks the best at his two impending championship events, Skiercross Nationals and IFSA Big Mountain U12 Championships. Spring Days with Brooks Hudson from […]
The end of season edits keep on coming. This one comes from Alex Schlopy. According to Schlopy, he spun himself into the future at X Games. We believe him.
A recent study from NASA used tree rings to examine past droughts and predict future ones. The results are scary.
Tomorrow night on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” the focus will be on freeskiing. It will be interesting to see, given the tragedies this year. Will it portray us in a negative or positive light? The feature athlete seems to be Tanner Hall. Tune in to HBO at 8:00 pm MST. Below is the […]
CBMR’s web series “Passion Within” showcases two of our most favorite people, Rob and Sydney Dickinson. These mountain athletes work hard to play hard and are just all around badasses. Follow them around CBMR and get the low down on what it takes to live here. Not only are they ski bums at heart, but […]
Fantastic little video on longtime Gothic local billy barr, who has observed and recorded snow totals there for decades. This short film, titled The Snow Guardian by Day’s Edge Productions, won 2nd place at the Connect4Climate film competition. The Snow Guardian from Day’s Edge Productions on Vimeo.
Photo: High Country Citizens Alliance The first steps towards a Molybdenum Mine on Mt. Emmons (Red Lady) have begun. The U.S. Forest Service recently notified U.S. Energy Corp. that it’s Mine Plan of Operations is sufficient to begin the NEPA Review. See the press release below for more information. One look at U.S. Energy Corp’s […]
image: www.skimovie.com Check out Seth Morrison’s segment from the classic Ski Movie III: The Front Line. Back when single skier segments shaped ski movies, Seth Morrison’s MSP segments dominated every year. It’s crazy to think how long both Matchstick Productions and Seth have been around, and still killing it year after year. This segment still […]
The Western State Colorado University Climbing Club and Heights Performance are hosting a bouldering competition in it’s new field house. The event is on Tuesday, November 4th at 5:30 PM. You can register by following this link. Information below. In association with Heights Performance in Gunnison, CO we present the 2014 Western Rocks Bouldering Competition!Tuesday November […]