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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.
The Non Native crew has been making the most of a pretty poor season here in Crested Butte. Check out what they put together in their backyard. Big props to Pat Sullivan, who made the park happen.
photo: www.att.com Paul Rodriguez and Manny Santiago played a game of S.K.A.TE. all over the city of Los Angeles. They’re pretty freaking good and the edit is well done. It’s an AT&T sponsored video that is something we’d like to see more on tv.
It snowed over a meter in the mountains of British Colombia, so Whistler Blackcomb took Mike Douglas, Eric Hjorleifson and a crew up to take advantage. They have a great looking snowpack now. Things are looking good to go.
There are few words to describe Bob Burnquist’s “Dreamland” other than the cliché “sickest thing ever in skateboarding”. We aren’t experts by any means, but this 8.5 minute edit showcases that anything is possible if you have the budget to do something like this your backyard. Nothing like this has ever been done before, so […]
When you are the son of international ski guides and lifelong skiers, odds are that you will be a great skier. Kye Matlock is no exception, this 13 year-old was lucky enough to go to Japan with his family for 10 weeks while his mom and dad, local legends Jill and Ross Matlock, led backcountry […]
Bruce Tremper is the director of the Utah Avalanche Center and author of Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain. Having studied the subject for over thirty years, he is regarded as one of the highest authorities of avalanches. Here is a four and a half minute interview where he shares some thoughts. A Question of Risk […]
Freeskier John Spriggs likes to fly fish. He put together this edit using a remote controlled heli on the Madison River in Montana this summer. The shots, set to Cali P, are pretty cool.
Here’s a quick video to jump start your week. Check out Tim Burr doing some good, old-fashioned meat-hucking over a classic CB line pioneered by Seth Morrison. And yes, he held on to the landing.
If this is real, it’s nuts. Check out the POV footy of a skier in what looks like Europe falling into a crevasse, and ending up totally fine. Lucky guy.
Photo: Trent Bona | Welcome to the coolest place in Colorado. The mountains are incredible. The weather is amazing. The town rocks. Here are a few guidelines to living and riding here. 1. You don’t always have to talk about skiing and riding. I’m glad you had an epic day. If today’s powder made for […]