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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.
Western State Colorado University Mountain Sports athlete Tucker Vollbrecht had a breakout year, that included a couple of podiums and some big sends. Check out his season edit.
The X Games Slopestyle course looks insane. Check out this video of Gus Kenworthy going over the features.
Just in time for summer, Thrasher Magazine has released the full “CSFU” movie by Creature Skateboards. It is fifty four minutes of awesome, which is long, but it will suck you in. The soundtrack rocks (has it’s explicit moments). Check out their website to see more. Edited by Lee Charron.
The Wildflower Rush is two weeks behind us, but this awesome little edit just surfaced over the weekend. I haven’t seen anyone capture our mountain in a mountain bike edit like this before. Make sure you full screen it because this HD is beautiful. If you haven’t ridden the downhill trails at CBMR yet, you […]
Lindsey Vonn has had a rough go lately, where she’s dealt with gnarly crashes, injuries and Trump supporters. She put it all behind her with a big win today, that should boost her confidence going into the upcoming Olympic games. Your browser does not support iframes.
The 2nd annual Crested Butte International Film festival showcases a diverse selection of great films and their honorable guests at both ends of the valley. The diversity of films range from short features and documentaries to full length dramas. There are plenty of award winning films that are sure to excite and motivate the audience. […]
Happy New Year’s from the Colorado Freeskier.
You are probably going to watch anything that has Xavier de La Rue in it. This light-hearted edit is no exception. There are some funny outtakes to start and then some seriously radical lines, ice straight lines, and steep pow. Join the brothers de La Rue and Sam Anthamatten on this well-filmed 5-minute edit. There’s something […]
Big mountains produce big avalanches. Check out this one from Tilicho Lake in Nepal. This one easily crosses the large lake and up the other side of the valley.
The Elk Mountain Grand Traverse enjoyed its 15th year where skimo (ski mountaineering) skills are put to the test between the valleys of Crested Butte and Aspen traveling over Star and Taylor Passes totaling over 40 miles and 8,000 feet elevation gain in the pristine West Elk backcountry wilderness. This review is to help shed […]