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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.
Turner Petersen and Marko Alling are still getting after it in the aptly named edit, “Chasing Winter”, where they ski the north couloir on Teocalli Mountain on June 27th. The CBMST athletes’ day-long mission involved biking, hiking, and skiing, showing how much you can do around Crested Butte right now. Enjoy!
Crested Butte will have another Olympian representing our little mountain town and our country at the Sochi Olympics after Aaron Blunck was named to the US Olympic Freeskiing team last week. David Chodounsky was named to the US Olympic Alpine Team after the conclusion of the Olympic qualifying period during FIS World Cup Events this […]
The Freeride World Tour Finals took place this morning in Verbier, Switzerland. The invite only (yes, the select few from the invite only tour) crew of skiers and riders battled it out on Verbier’s famed Bec des Rosses venue. Congratulations to Kevin Guri (FRA), Ralph Backstrom (USA), Matilda Rapaport (SWE), and Elodie Mouthon (FRA) for […]
Photo: Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center The avalanche fatalities from Montana have hit closer to home than originally thought. According to various reports, 27 year old Carbondale native and renowned climber Hayden Kennedy took his own life after unsuccessfully attempting to rescue his ski partner and girlfriend, Bozeman native Inge Perkins. The two were caught […]
A few weeks ago Western had its annual rail jam. Check out this highlight video of these college kids throwing down. Want to know more about the even? Well, go to this link below: http://wscumountainsports.com/western-mountain-sports-puts-on-a-wildly-successful-rail-jam/
Crested Butte Avalanche Center, Crested Butte Mountain Guides and The Alpineer team up to host event Saturday, December 1st, 11:00 am Words from cbavalanchecenter.org The Crested Butte Avalanche Center, Crested Butte Mountain Guides and The Alpineer will host a “Beacon Brush Up” on December 1st in the Crested Butte Town Park. Forecasters from CBAC and guides […]
Whistler and its ridiculous bike park produces some of the gnarliest riders out there. In this edit, Chris Kovarik, Conor Macfarlane, Finn Iles, Lee Jackson, Dylan Forbes tear the park a new one.
This Sunday we headed out to one of the last remaining slivers of snow around to go session a small rail. Although we’re not the most avid park skiers, it was fun to get on a playful rail and learn some new stuff. After we built the jump, thunderstorms rolled and dropped some hail. After […]
Are your skiing cravings no where near fulfilled? Then check out Beartooth Basin, Montana. Located 23 miles outside Red Lodge, Beartooth Basin was orignally started by Austrians as a summer training area. Today, the area operates two t-bars that access 1000 feet of terrain featuring both steeps and park. It’s enough that every year, the […]
Andrew Buergin and Austin Gibney know our backyard well. After this weekend’s storm, the boys got after it. Hot pow out there today. I had to turn the AC on for the drive home. 🎥 @olandyb @neversummerindustries @vertsrule #hotpow #snowboarding A post shared by austin_gibney (@austin_gibney) on Apr 22, 2018 at 3:45pm PDT Well, it’s been […]