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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.
Welcome to our Countdown to Opening Day series. During the 30 days leading up to opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, we will be featuring a clip or edit from winter in the West Elks. This is video 6 of 30. Crested Butte Mountain Guides takes clients to the powder filled world of the […]
8 athletes. 4 sports. 1 winner. (Did I mention they are all Women?) The X-Games REAL Series started in 2010 with Real Street as a way to bring the worlds of professional skateboarding contests and video together. Expanding each year, there are now a total of 6 disciplines in the series. One, added this year and going […]
The IFSA finals at went down last week at Snowbird. Stohke was there to capture the action. Check out the West Elk Project recap as well. Snowbird IFSA Junior Champs_2014 from Stohke on Vimeo.
With the warmer weather rolling in more and more people are hitting the park. Just remember, the park isn’t just a young man’s game. Brian O’Brien, the father of professional snowboarder Spencer O’Brien, is sixty-two years young and is still taking full advantage of what the Vail park has to offer. In this video Brian explains […]
People say that home-field advantage has its merits, and there are few sports where it’s as true as it is in freeskiing. Familiarity with a venue can really boost an athlete’s confidence and aggressiveness (please refer to earlier competitions at CBMR this year for the adults and juniors as evidence). When the IFSA National Series […]
Photo: Trent Bona | The 5th and Final Pinnacle Race Series is the uphill downhill combo. The combo race can be done individually or in a team of three and will be a fun fitting end to a great Summer of local racing. The race begins with a Le Mans start at the Red Lady […]
Local film crew Matchstick Productions put together a pretty awesome film reel from the past year. It is very random, but consists of only sweet shots. Enjoy. 2014 MSP REEL from MSP Films on Vimeo.
Nothing to do with the West Elks but pretty freaking cool. Maybe some kids will get this good when the Gravity Ranch is constructed.
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 […]
Ultrarunning legend Jamil Coury joined the Western Mountain Sports Trail Running team for a day at Hartman Rocks. If you want to skip his road trip to Gunnison, skip to 2:30.