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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.
Crested Butte’s own Mary Boddington had her first Freeride World Tour run today in Chamonix, taking 5th for the women. Nothing special, but a solid debut. Here’s a replay of her run. FWT15 – Run of Mary Celia Boddington – USA in… by FreerideWorldTourTV
The Sour Steezle crew put together this edit from some boney conditions at Wolf Creek and the ribbon of death at CBMR.
I just got back from a dreamy, dry ride on the Upper Loop this evening. The Upper Loop, Divine Trail (connector to golf course), Tony’s, 435 1a (connector to Upper Upper), and Whetstone Vista are all dry with only a few micro snow plugs. Upper Upper still has too much snow to ride and is […]
Photo: Skullcandy Here is Brandon Kelly’s edit of the Sammy Carlson Invitational. This event had all the big names in a super laid back session. Props to Carlson for throwing one of the funnest looking events in skiing. The event also featured the long awaited return of Tanner Hall to comp skiing. Like him or […]
Team riders from Slope-Style in Breckenridge put together this sweet little edit. These boys have a lot of style. Featuring: Pat Goodnough, Maks Gorham, Will Berman, Liam Downey Slope-Style | One from William DeSena on Vimeo.
Once again, the Bec des Roses of Verbier was the stage for the biggest event in competitive freeskiing and once again, the athletes put on a show. Big congratulations to Colorado boy George Rodney for taking the overall ski title. FWT15 – Best Of Xtreme Verbier by FreerideWorldTourTV
photo: Mike Schirf Next winter, Francesca Pavillard-Cain is set to represent Crested Butte on the biggest stage in competitive freeskiing. The 22 year old Crested Butte native took first overall in the Freeride World Qualifier series for the Americas, winning events in Taos and Crested Butte while taking second at Snowbird. We recently got a […]
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 […]
This video from an avalanche in France was taken a week ago. It’s scary. It caught the 5th skier on the slope, typical of a persistent slab avalanche, and propagated large enough to take 4 people out who thought they were in a safe zone: Looks like the viewer made the video private. Sorry. In […]
The first stop of the Freeride World Tour went down in Andorra today. Crested Butte representatives Francesca Pavillard Cain (1:58:10) and Max Durtschi (3:26:20) skied solid, staying on their feet and taking 10th and 15th respectively. “I struggled a bit with choosing a line but learned alot for next time as far as what the […]