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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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Nine Knights Mountain Bike Highlight Video

Posted  August 30, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

photo: http://nineknightsmtb.com/ The 2012 Nine Knights went down.  The video is filthy. Awards: Ruler of the Week: Anthon Thelander (SWE) Trick of the Week: Shervy Pasamonte (SPA) Best Trick on Contest Day: Yannick Graniere Best Line Contest Day: Martin Soderstrom Highest Hip Air: Kurt Sorge (CAN), Andi Wittman (GER) Best Whip: Louis Reboul (FRA) Contour Relay […]

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Sleeper 8 Inches at CBMR

Posted  March 7, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Crested Butte woke up to an over performing storm that dropped eight inches and gave relief to what has been a dry month. Here’s a quick realtime recap of skiers Ed and Will Dujardin playing in the new snow. Sleeper 8 Inches from West Elk Project on Vimeo.

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HCCA Presents Backcountry Film Festival this Friday at Center for the Arts

Posted  December 9, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

The High Country Citizens’ Alliance is showing the 9th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts this Friday, December 13th.   Celebrating the “human-powered” backcountry experience through film, the Backcountry Film Festival simultaneously entertains and raises funds and awareness for Winter Wildlands Alliance and like-minded local partners like […]

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Jimbo Summer Skiing Edit from Non-Native

Posted  October 27, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

Well, this is definitely the best edit from the summer without snow.  Jimbo is back with another installment of summer skiing around Crested Butte, complete with the Devil’s Punch Bowls send you might have seen a photo of earlier this summer.  Oh, and the avy conditions were definitely safe. Thank you, Non-Native, for keeping skiing serious. […]

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Backcountry.com: This is Backcountry

Posted  July 30, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Backcountry.com just released a marketing video about pursuing your dreams in the outdoor world, and they nailed it. But you should still shop LOCAL FIRST.  Check it out.

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Crested Butte Big Mountain Enduro Series Highlights

Posted  September 16, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Five days of Enduro racing took place while the town took a weekend out with Bud Light. In the words of Ali Fuchs of Big Al’s Bike Shop, “It got us out into really awesome spaces around our whole valley,” and Colin Pickett said “This is by far the best race I’ve ever done,” after […]

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Aaron Blunck “Nobody” by Bobby Sonntag

Posted  March 18, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Here’s the latest from Aaron Blunck.  He filmed this little edit with his buddy, Bobby Sonntag, in two sessions at Copper and Vail. If this is a taste of what’s to come in terms of edits from our hometown hero, I think we are going to see a lot more of this guy on the […]

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Mt. Owen Avalanche POV

Posted  March 14, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Our friend Chris Miller had a pretty scary moment about a month ago.  Dropping in off the top Mt. Owen, Chris triggered an avalanche.  We’ll just go ahead and say that Chris was super-lucky and we are super-happy he lived to tell the story.  Please remember to play it safe out there!  You might think […]

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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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Coldsmoke is excited about the Voodoo, the product of their partnership with Romp Skis.
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Local Companies Cold Smoke and Romp Partner to Produce Splitboard

Posted  November 5, 2013  by  2. Will Dujardin

Cold Smoke’s ‘Voodoo,’ built by Romp, hits the streets just in time for winter. Words by Will Shoemaker With the right tools, the job at hand can be a breeze. And when that job is slaying powder, crushing crud and carving effortless turns, what better tool than one crafted by a time-tested company? Cold Smoke Splitboards, […]

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