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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.
Scott Sports athletes Dane Tudor and Sam Cohen went to Haines, Alaska with Stellar Media last spring. They had a lot of weather days, but patience paid off, and they skied some really incredible lines. Enjoy. All In – Part 2 / Enter The Chilkat Range from Stellar Media on Vimeo.
The 2017 Summer Grand Traverse Run and Bike Races went off last weekend under some hazy skies due to distant wild fires. You can click through the results below, click on the individual athlete to see their time. Photos: Grand Traverse / Chris Miller (full galleries here)
Derek Johnson is the owner of Sickbird Airsports, a speedflying instruction, guiding, and equipment company in Crested Butte. In this video, Derek gets to enjoy Gothic Mountain in a way that most will never experience.
A crew of junior freeride athletes had their first IFSA big mountain competition of this snowy season at Snowbird, Utah this past weekend and they put in some serious work. Local shredder Brooks Hudson made the trip as well as 5 Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team athletes including Avery Bernholtz, Ella Haverkampf, Carson Hildebrandt, Holden […]
The trailers keep on coming. Here is Powderwhore Productions. Words by Powderwhore: Before resorts, lift tickets and overpriced pizza, there was adventure in skiing. Before the mountains were harnessed with lifts, bound with ropes and scarred with designated runs, they were wild. Actions with consequences were chosen and the individual was held responsible. No […]
You might have heard Bode Milller suffered a pretty good crash at the FIS World Cup Super G at Beaver Creek on Thursday. He underwent surgery to fix a torn hamstring tendon within hours of the crash. He was having the fastest run of the day at the time and hooked his arm on a […]
photo: Devon Balet | 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 11 of 30. The countdown continues with West Elk Project writer Ed […]
While we are stuck in the season confusion of April and May, if you aren’t out there still getting it you can reminisce on some of the great snow we had this year. WSCU students Grifen Moller, Tucker Vollbrecht, Zach Bare, and their Mountain Sports Freeride coach, Ed Dujardin, got after it at some local […]
Jeremy McGee inspires us. Check out his TED talk describing his story preparing, climbing and skiing the Bloody Couloir by Mammoth Lakes, CA. Starting with a short introduction, this really gets into what it means to be determined and motivated to accomplish your goals, and most of all, to do what you love. Thanks to […]
As you’ve heard, Emma Coburn won the Steeplechase at the World Championships. If you havent yet, check out video from the unbelievable race. Your browser does not support iframes.