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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
The Freeride World Tour is back. Once again, the Gunnison Valley will have some representation, with Western State sophomore Grifen Moller trying his hand after qualifying 3rd last year. We’re also stoked about Aspen local and former FWT Champion George Rodney returning to the tour. Be on the lookout for Rachel Croft. The big swinging […]
Crested Butte Avalanche Center forecaster Zach Guy investigates the large natural avalanche that occurred on the wind loaded East Bowl of the Anthracites.
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 […]
Back in 2011 Ski Arpa had great year and hosted a Freeskiing World Tour event. The story of Ski Arpa, a cat-ski operation 1.5 hours north of Santiago, Chile, is more than great terrain and the lure of skiing in the Andes, however. Check out this short film from Zach Ornitz and Ollie Nieuwland-Zlotnicki about […]
One of the greatest segments ever.
Twelve year old Tahoe native Aspen Spora is going to go far in the world of freeskiing. Watch this edit and see why. Filmed at: Northstar California, Timberline, Windells, Breckenridge, Aspen, Tignes, Vars, Alpine Meadows, Boreal.
Beans and Rice Freeride finished off their two part season recap with a trip to our Elk Mountain neighbors to Aspen. They ski big Colorado lines and have a lot of fun doing it. Episode 2/2 (2014) – High Attitude from BeansandRiceFreeride on Vimeo.
The rumors are true, and there might be snow on the way this weekend! Your 2013-14 pass will work this weekend for a limited Silver Queen opening on Saturday and Sunday (April 26-27) from 10 AM to 5 PM! If you don’t a season pass, lift tickets will be $20 for 13+ and $10 for […]
This video was made in Lynchburg, Virginia, in the middle of summer. The Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre is an amazing terrain park where you can ride synthetic material that simulates snow. Not surprisingly it is a university affiliated project. Judging by the video, it works pretty well. Crested Butte, let’s try to get something like this!
This summer, Ryan Harter and Colin Pickett made the pilgrimage to the mountain bike mecca that is Whistler, British Columbia. The boys tackle everything, from fast fluid jumps to technical high consequence lines. Harter said of Whistler, “Any and everybody that rides downhill knows about Whistler, becasuse it is the number one freeride destination in […]