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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.
A frequent contributor to West Elk Project, Andrew Arnold has put together some entertaining edits for us this winter (see Gapers in the Park and Fall Edit). Check out the final snowboard and ski edit, featuring Andrew, Grady Shoop, Dave Sugnet, and the plethora of Western State shredders. Despite another low snow year, these kids […]
Bomb Snow kicks off their third season with a summer skiing webisode from Chile. The crew spent five weeks touring around Chile, and found some great snow despite a slow start to the season. If you have the itch to ski this summer, maybe head down to Chile. ¿Por Qué No? For the full story, […]
A crew of Western State Mountain Sports athletes made their way to Revelstoke for the first event of the FWQ season and found conditions to be way better than anything we’ve seen at home. Check out this video from junior Rhianna Borderick.
Some crashes to get you through the week Haha Ouch You could see this coming
Ashley Bembenek Takes 2nd, Jack Weise Cracks the Top 5, Ryan Hoynacki and Ciera Glenn Win the 2-star Event Photos: Eben Wight / MSI After the low-snow hiatus last year, the Crested Butte Extremes returned this year as part of the Subaru Freeride Series (SFS). The SFS is a series of 4-star Freeride World Qualifier […]
One of CB’s relatively new traditions, burning your Christmas tree, got some publicity from 9 News recently. If you weren’t there, make sure to bring your tree next year.
Ben Goertzen crushed it in his last year as a junior. The Montana native can seriously move in the mountains. Check out these stomps. Ben Goertzen Season Edit 2014 from Ben Goertzen on Vimeo.
Local film company Matchstick Productions is throwing a fundraiser for their former intern, WSCU shredder Tim Burr. Tim was injured skiing backcountry in Irwin in November. Tim was recently transferred to Craig Hospital to continue what is going to be a long recovery. So come out to the Powerstop this Saturday, where a rocking party will […]
Tamashii, a film by Ross Reid, is a social documentary told through skiing that seeks to examine the role of social media in our lives, especially as skiers. “I wanted to make a film that people could relate to, that would encourage them to unplug and explore the great outdoors with others, getting to know […]
The mountain bike urban downhill course at the Valparaiso Cerro Abajo in Chile is absolutely insane! Colombian Marcelo Gutierrez took first place with this run that really showcases what urban downhill is all about. Just as a warning, this might get you really exciting for biking. We hope it snows a bunch more, but we’d […]