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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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Stuart Edgerly 2016

Posted  August 20, 2016  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Colorado native Stuart Edgerly had a hell of season. Check out his season edit, chock full of backflips and double backs, including one absolutely rowdy double at the CFS at Aspen.

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Kevin Nichols’ 2016 Edit is Awesome

Posted  July 15, 2016  by  2. Will Dujardin

Kevin Nichols, of Edwards, Colorado has been dominating the junior IFSA series with numerous podiums and wins over the past few years in Crested Butte and around the region. The Ski Club Vail athlete was selected to the Freeride Junior World Championships in Andorra this year after his strong performances last year and his edit picks up […]

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Big Mountain Downhilling

Posted  August 11, 2012  by  3. Trent Bona

Rider: David Bunt Location: West Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA Fellow West Elker Dave Bunt took a hike with his big bike yesterday and found a fun way back down the 2,500+ feet he had just slogged up. I caught up with him on the ride out from his adventure and he was all smiles. Instead […]

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Top 10 Posts of 2013

Posted  December 31, 2013  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Here are the most viewed posts from 2013.  Thanks for all the support this year.  Please let us know what we can do better.  Huge thanks to Noah Wight, Eben Wight, and the Crested Butte Avalanche Center for helping us out.  Good luck in 2014! 1.  Remembering Ian Lamphere and Ryan Novak 2.  Ice Bar […]

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Blunck Begins the Road to Sochi

Posted  August 13, 2012  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Leaves for New Zealand tomorrow In just one week, Aaron Blunck begins his journey to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.  The Crested Butte community did an excellent job in supporting Emma Coburn’s London success.  It’s time to do it again.  Aaron is kicking off his Olympic qualifying effort at Cardrona Alpine Resort on New Zealand’s south […]

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Holden Bradford 2016-’17 Edit

Posted  September 8, 2017  by  2. Will Dujardin

The theme this week has been CBMST edits; here’s another one for you to enjoy.  Holden Bradford moved from Summit County to Crested Butte last year and immediately started putting in work with his fellow shredders and eventually earned the highest CBMST finish at the IFSA Junior NORAM Champs with a 4th in the highly-contested […]

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Chris Davenport: 20 Years of Dedication

Posted  December 29, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

Smith Optics is celebrating twenty years of working with their iron horse, Elk Mountain hero Chris Davenport.  Take a look back at some incredible footage from the past twenty.  With the way Chris keeps hustling, we won’t be surprised when he’s still crushing in twenty more years. Great Days 18: Chris Davenport: 20 Years of Dedication from […]

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T-Mayne Snowmobile Season Edit

Posted  June 5, 2014  by  2. Will Dujardin

Trevor Main gets after it on his snowbmobile right here in Crested Butte.  He’s been pushing his skills for a while now and it is really good to see him put together a rad little edit complete with cliff drops and serious boondockin’.  Great work, buddy!

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CBAC Avalanche Awareness Night Set for December 4th

Posted  November 4, 2015  by  2. Will Dujardin

The biggest fundraiser of the year for the CBAC is coming up December 4th up at the Lodge at Mountaineer Square.  The CBAC Avalanche Awareness night is not only a time to support the CBAC, but to refresh on important avalanche topics covered by the forecasters and win some cool swag.  The doors are 5 […]

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Iceland: Salomon Freeski TV Kicks off Season 8

Posted  October 7, 2014  by  Edward Dujardin 2.0

 The award winning Salomon Freeski TV is back, kicking off Season 8 from Iceland.  It is a heavy episode, as it features the late Andreas Frannson.  Sit back and get stoked for the winter ahead.

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