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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.
Photo: Meg Smith Design World, meet Jakub Nemec. Originally hailing from Pilsen, Czech Republic, the twenty four year old Crested Butte resident is one of the best kayakers in the world. Jakub kayaks for Sweet Protection, Pyrahna Kayaks, Werner Paddles, and Astral Buoyancy Company. Jakub recently got 6th in the Teva Games and is on […]
With this run at the Crystal Mountain Freeride World Qualifier, Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports athlete Grifen Moller earned a 2nd place, and locked down a spot on the 2018 Freeride World Tour. Grifen Moller 2nd Place Crystal Mountain 4* from Mountain Sports Media on Vimeo.
Speedriding is a dangerous and amazing sport that is picking up momemtum, as evidenced by the new trailer from Red Bull for “Unrideables: The Alaska Range”. This documentary looks ballistic. Here’s the blurb from the YouTube clip: “Speedriding is a high-speed, high stakes mountain sport that fuses elements of skiing and parachute flight. This hybrid approach […]
The webisodes from the Faction Collective have been downright impressive. It is no surprise that their crash reel is very impressive as well. Thanks for givin’er boys! The Faction Collective – Crash Edit from Faction Skis on Vimeo.
Matt Evans takes 4th, Brittany Barefield 6th, Josie Byron 10th. After a weather suspension, the finals of the IFSA North American Championships wrapped up under clear skies on Revelstoke Mountain’s North Bowl. Anticipation was high as the skiers who qualified for finals were within six points of each other, including a first place tie between […]
Are you ready for more helicopters filming helicopters!? And ridiculous snowboarding, obviously. Red Bull and Brain Farm are back with Travis Rice and company for “The Fourth Phase”. The Art of Flight sequel has high hopes and if the previous films are any indication, it’s going to be awesome. Enjoy the trailer:
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.
The Non-Native Formal went down last weekend on one of the last patches of snow at the base of Mt. Baldy. The setup was impressive. Check out the highlight video. 2nd Annual Non-Native Formal from Non-Native on Vimeo. The best on snow jib session of the summer was once again in the Crested Butte backcountry […]
A crew of Western State Colorado University freshmen went down to the San Juans last weekend to do some skiing in Yankee Boy Basin and hike Mt. Sneffels (ele. 14150). Pretty rad little weekend.
Check out this twenty minute movie from Gpsy Feeling. Featuring talented Euros (Parker White has a section), it is a good mix of lines, booters, and some urban that will do nothing but increase your ski stoke. Leo Taillefer opens up the film with some awesome shots and the movie ends with some really creative […]