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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.
Derek Johnson, Matt Evans, and Peter Smith took off near sunset near the top of Paradise divide recently. This is a sweet little video that shows how much fun these guys are having speedflying. Enjoy.
Powder Magazine came to town to do a feature on Crested Butte for their Passing Through series. They linked up with skiers Rob Dickinson, Tom Runcie, Max Mackenzie, and Ed Dujardin for a couple of days at CBMR, and one out Kebler Pass.
This video comes from Chris Davenport and Aspen Expeditions during a Rutschblock test yesterday out Highlands Ridge on a 38 degree slope at 11,300. Be safe out there.
The first weekend of March I joined a large group of Crested Butte skiers to go compete at the Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships in Taos, NM. Having never been to Taos, I was delighted to find a mountain littered with spines, cliffs, and great snow conditions. Taos has enjoyed a relatively good snow year, and […]
Gunnison and Crested Butte were recently featured in the PBS series, This American Land, in collaboration with the Gunnison Public Lands Initiative. The GPLI is doing great work trying to protect the public lands we use and love for future generations. Skip to 15:24 to get to the segment on Gunnison.
Need some inspiration? Check out the trailer for a short film on adaptive athlete Vasu Sojitra, who crushes the mountains of the east on one leg. Trailer: Vasu Sojitra: Out on a Limb from T-Bar Films on Vimeo. This trailer is for a forthcoming short film on adaptive athlete Vasu Sojitra. Vasu Sojitra lost […]
Our buddy Evan Haines is trying to hold on strong at Alpine Meadows, California. They haven’t really gotten snow this year, so you can do a snow dance for them. Or don’t if you don’t like sharing. At least Evan and his friends are still having a good time because you can’t say skiing isn’t […]
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 […]
The 2013 Gravity Slave DH race took place yesterday in Mt Crested Butte at Evolution Bike Park. Unlike prior years, the race was not chainless and instead was open to pro racers and boasted a winnings purse of $2,000! There was some serious competition between both locals and out of town racers alike. Results and […]
Happy humpday! Here’s a classic from last years strider race during the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stop here in Crested Butte. Bailing sometimes has higher consequences. I think I’ve only seen roller blade videos where someone crashes.