Skiing The Butte

Lower Bambino Glades

Fun run for the kids in the trees off Houston before you reach the base area. Very narrow so tricky, but fun, for adults to follow in too:

Video: I feel dirty: confessions of a first-time snowmobiler

The rental skis had been returned and we had half a day to kill before leaving Crested Butte. The one petrolhead (ex-motocross racer) in the party had scoped out snowmobiling, convincing us all to have a go before we hopped on the bus to the airport mid-afternoon.

Video: Butt skiing in Crested Butte

Butt skiing.  I used this technique a lot on February's ski trip.  It's encouraged by the rental shops as it reduces the wear and tear on the skis.  This particular example takes place near the top of International:

  

We'll have more videos of the runs to follow but viewer discretion is advised.  The "videographer" was only on his third ski trip and so many, many skiers will be offended by his technique and complete lack of prowess - particularly when he has a go at his first double black diamond...

Shot using a V.I.O. POV.1.5 - not that they'll be pleased to hear that...

Beautiful Snow/Ski Video

It may not be Crested Butte but this promo video by Telluride makes you want to hit the slopes fast, particularly when you're in the grip of a hot, hazy and humid Caribbean summer:

Venture Out [4min cut] from felt soul on Vimeo.

Shot and edited in the winter of 2009 in collaboration with the Telluride Visitors Center, Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, Telluride Ski Resort and Telluride Mountainfilm in hopes of giving viewers a soulful, non-commercial look at the winter experience in Telluride. Filmed & edited by Ben Knight | Music by Explosions in the Sky

Grand Traverse 2009: Preview trailer

The Elk Mountain's Grand Traverse is an annual backcountry ski race from Crested Butte, CO to Aspen, CO which starts at midnight. This is a trailer for the film documentary of the 2009 race. The film will be released in Fall 2009.

Produced by: Friends of Friends Productions

Posted by: E. Conor Hagen -Director/Editor

Music: "Triumphant" by Royksopp

GRAND TRAVERSE TRAILER from Conor Hagen on Vimeo.

http://www.elkmountaintraverse.org

Video: Snowcat Skiing In Crested Butte!

Technically, we did go cat-skiing in Crested Butte. We got in a “toast rack” behind a snowcat, were taken up a portion of a mountain and, eventually, skied back down the mountain. Admittedly, we were taken up a green run (Painter Boy) to get to some blue runs - after a nice warm cup of Joe at Camp4Coffee…

The snowcat ride had been kindly laid on by Crested Butte Mountain Resort while they fixed Painter Boy Lift. We were second or third day into our trip and weren’t heading higher in that weather…

350 Foot Drop Off A Cliff

Unbelievable footage of Fred Syversen falling 351 feet off a cliff...

Fred Syversen was filming for Nuit de la Glisse while he unintentionally set the new cliff dropping world record. See Fred Syversen's 107 meters drop and listen to his thoughts after the drop.

Read more about Fred Syversen and his 107 meters (351 feet) drop here.

Crested Butte 4th of July Parade

Fun video of last year's 4th of July Parade: special guest appearance by Michael Jackson, railriding by snowboarders and zip-lining.

5th Annual Slush Huck Returned to Crested Butte March 29th and 30th

Crested Butte Mountain Resort's (CBMR) 5th Annual Slush Huck, the final event of the Profurious Park 'N Pipe Series, took place on March 29 and 30, 2008. The two-day event, which is sponsored by DC Shoes, featured Superpipe and Slopestyle competitions as well as Pond Skimming here. The Slush Huck was one of the Crested Butte's coolest events of the season. It was cold, it was wild, it was fun to watch.