Aspen wraps up its 10th Annual Spring Jam this weekend with Schneetag on Saturday at Snowmass and the Helly Hansen Battle in the Bowls at Aspen Highlands on Sunday.Schneetag will feature four-person teams performing skits in silly costumes then propelling designated pilots down Spider Sabich in sliding/skimming machines for a…
If you’ve ever dreamed of wearing your drinking water? How about drinking from your clothes? Now you can do both with CamelBak’s wearable ShredBak, the first wearable hydration system.Released late last year, the ShredBak holds 72 ounces of water in a compressed state that keeps it from slogging and churning…
This week our friends at PowderRoom.net (“for girls who know snow”) and Boardistan are pointing to news of a new Hollywood snowsploitation flick based on the 2007 novel The Chalet Girl: Falling In Love Can Be a Slippery Slope, the first book in the Little Black Dress romance series by…
Okay, so it’s not exactly Girls Gone Wild, but with another six inches of new snow at Echo Mountain in the last 24 hours, on top of the 18 they reported the day before, the closest ski area to Denver is looking more and more like the place to be…
Today’s probably the best day of the year for an urban assault, and I know some of the local video crews are going to be out around town on filming missions.For those of you looking for more of the deep stuff close to home, check out Eldora or Echo Mountain…
Spring is upon us. Despite its snowy start, I have a feeling it will end with mud. It’s the perfect time to get out of town for a weekend or a week in search of adventure, warm weather, or dry earth — or some combination of the three. …
This week TransWorld Business has a cool profile on Four Pine Design, the Denver-based firm responsible for the new terrain park features at Eldora and one of the companies leading the charge for greener and more sustainable practices in the snow sports industry. As part of its Earth Day-themed April…
After hosting the 14th annual Telemark Freeskiing Championships on Friday and Saturday, Crested Butte held the 36th annual Al Johnson Uphill/Downhill race on Sunday. The Al Johnson commemorates a mail carrier in the late 1800s who delivered mail on skis in the mining communities around Crested Butte, skiing with bags…
The Acclamation of the Double Cork from SixEleven on Vimeo.Here’s a fun new video collaboration between two cool Colorado companies, Boa Technology and SixEleven Productions, featuring snowboarder Scott See. For more on Boa Technology check out our On The Edge interview from the SIA Snow Show. Peep the trailer for…
On two days that could not have been more different, the 14th annual U.S. Telemark Extreme Freeskiing Championships were held in Crested Butte on Friday and Saturday. There were 62 skiers competing in six divisions, with cash prizes and gear given out to the winners. The vibe of the event…
Today and Saturday, Crested Butte hosts the 14th annual U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Telemark Championships. A total of 65 competitors in six divisions signed up for the event, which drew skiers from Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, California, British Columbia, and a large contingent from around Colorado. …
The “Intent to Submit” deadline for the 4th Annual Design the Modern Board competition is Friday, March 19, and the entry deadline is April 2. The contest, sponsored by Design Within Reach and Never Summer, benefits the Snowboard Outreach Society, and the winner will get a one-off Never Summer board…
On the way to Crested Butte to cover this week’s Telemark Extremes Competition, I stopped at Monarch to get some turns in. After all, it’s on the way, and how can you resist stopping for a driving break for some turns on a perfect bluebird day. Pulling into the parking…
As if you needed another excuse to support the three companies making excellent snowboards right here in Colorado, The Burlington Free Press reports today that snowboard giant Burton is closing shop on its Vermont manufacturing facilities in South Burlington, cutting 43 US jobs and moving the last of its US…
Three Colorado ski legends will be inducted into the United States National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame next month at Beaver Creek’s Gerald R. Ford Hall on April 9:Jack Benedick (Golden, CO) lost both legs in the Vietnam War and went on to help develop the sport of adaptive…
Old Man Winter is about to croak. Daylight savings time is toast. Squirrels and birds are working their way onward and upward on our ski mountains. The vernal equinox is on March 20; in one week and one day, this winter is technically one for the books.So, the top 5…
If you’ve always dreamed of sending killer routes up rock faces but aren’t so down with the “outdoors” thing, your prayers have been answered: Vaguely-named game producer Human Soft plans to bring a climbing video game to the Wii. Called (gag) Hardgrip, the game will reportedly allow users to “experience…
She may not have nabbed all five Olympic medals like she hoped, but Lindsey Vonn still gets to be the most decorated American skier of all time: She just captured her third straight World Cup overall title after winning the super G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. That brings her total to…
On Wednesday, Colorado suffered its fourth avalanche fatality of 2010 when a snowboarder riding in backcountry terrain was caught in a slide and carried down Steep Gully #1. None of the riders in the party carried avalanche rescue gear. However, while having rescue gear is important, ultimately, education is the…
The Colorado Department of Transportation reopened the stretch of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon yesterday afternoon, with one lane of traffic in each direction, less than a week after a rock slide with boulders as big as 10 feet in diameter damaged and blocked the road on Monday. That’s good news…
The first edition of the Denver Snow Show ended a month ago, but SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has just reported that the move from its longtime home of Las Vegas reversed an ongoing downward trend by setting a six-year high-water mark for attendance. From the release:…
If you fancy yourself a mountain hardman or hardwoman just waiting for your moment of athletic glory, get ready: Registration for the Teva Mountain Games in Vail is now open. Both amateurs and pros can sign up to compete in kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, road cycling, amateur climbing, World Cup…
