Email Author Colin Bane

2010 Stories by Colin Bane

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  This Weekend In Stoke: Top five mountain New Year's celebrations

  published Dec 30, 2010

  This week we brought you nearly 100 great reasons to stay in town for New Year's Eve. Here are five equally good excuses to get out of Dodge:1. Work for it! Get an early start on your resolution to ge... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Session the new airbag at Woodward at Copper

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Progression in snowboarding and freeskiing moves pretty fast: Last year's double corks are already giving way to this year's triple corks, and gaps as big as 70 feet are now terrain park features at m... More >>

• Skiing & snowboarding Colorado's ghost mountains... There's a map for that!

  published Dec 29, 2010

  In November we published The Edge, our annual winter activity guide and comprehensive insider's resource to 25 of Colorado's top ski areas. It turns out we missed quite a few: According to the ghost h... More >>

• Family Affair

  published December 30, 2010

  "Kids are king of the hill this week," says Keystone Resort spokesman Ryan Whaley, the biggest kid on the mountain. "Wait until you see the... More >>

• Come Out of Hibernation

  published December 30, 2010

  The Professional Ski Instructors Association, which is headquartered in Lakewood, will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary in 2011, starting with... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Snowporning, 10th anniversary snowboard film from Freeride.CZ

  published Dec 28, 2010

  Ever wonder what a bunch of dudes from the other side of the world make of our mountains when they come here to rider Freeride.CZ, a "riders driven" online action sports magazine based in the Czech Re... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Shaun White shreds Woodward at Copper during trip to Colorado

  published Dec 22, 2010

  Apparently a full day in the powder up in Summit County wasn't enough for Shaun White: On Sunday he popped in to skate the bowl at Woodward at Copper. Looks pretty fun, rightr Skateboard sessions in "... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Icelantic team set to throw down in Denver Big Air Battle of the Brands

  published Dec 22, 2010

  We'll have some locals to root for when the Denver Big Air competition erects its 102-foot tall monument to skiing and snowboarding in Civic Center Park next month: In addition to the pro athletes inv... More >>

• Hollywood in the Rockies

  published December 23, 2010

  Glitzy Aspen will get even glitzier with the twentieth annual Aspen Film Academy Screenings, which sparkles tonight with a showing of the... More >>

• Treetops Glisten

  published December 23, 2010

  If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, why take your chances in Denver when merry and bright and white are guaranteed up at Winter Park?... More >>

• Today In Stoke: What if Tron's light cycles were replaced by skateboardsr

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Today's time-wasting video comes all the way from Australia's Melbourne Museum, where they celebrated the premiere of Tron: Legacy with an interactive "extreme 3-D" projection-mapped halfpipe presente... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Forecast calls for snow all week

  published Dec 20, 2010

  If you're planning a holiday ski vacation, you might want to go ahead and start it early: It snowed all weekend at most Colorado resorts, and it's expected to keep coming down until Thursday, which me... More >>

• This Weekend In Stoke: Top five events to administer a dose of adrenaline

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Looking to get your blood pumping this weekendr Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop Wint... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Winter Dew Tour returns to Breckenridge

  published Dec 16, 2010

  Breckenridge is hosting the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour this week for the third year in a row, and the event's Peak 8 festival village opens today. All of the main-event finals action will happe... More >>

• Get Gnarly

  published December 16, 2010

  Pat Milbery longed to ride with the professional snowboarders he looked up to when he was a kid in Minnesota — but they all made tracks for... More >>

• Today In Stoke: U.S. National Ski Mountaineering champ Monique Merrill talks randonee at REI

  published Dec 15, 2010

  If you're one of those local loonies who gets as stoked about skiing uphill as skiing down, this one's for you: Breckenridge-based adventure racer Monique Merrill is the featured guest tonight at 7 p.... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Men's Shopping Night at Outdoor Divas

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Holiday shopping, Colorado-style: Tonight is the annual Men's Shopping Night at Outdoor Divas in Cherry Creek, 2717 East Third Avenue (or head to the Boulder store tomorrow night, 1133 Pearl Street), ... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Behind the scenes at the Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge

  published Dec 13, 2010

  This week, Breckenridge is hosting the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour for the third year in a row. The Nike 6.0 Open runs December 16-19 and, since they've completely redesigned the Freeway terrain... More >>

• This Weekend In Stoke: Top five reasons to load your ski gear and head for the hills

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Why should you get out of Denver and head for the hills this weekendr Let me count the ways.1. Snow Daze: The brand new Chair 5 High Noon Express Lift opens at Vail this morning, replacing the old fix... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Grand Slam Bowl Jam skateboarding contest, Woodward at Copper

  published Dec 09, 2010

  If you can still stand sideways after riding in the powder all day at Copper Mountain today, stick around for the Grand Slam Bowl Jam skateboard contest in The Barn at Woodward at Copper tonight at 6 ... More >>

• Rats in Toyland

  published December 9, 2010

  “Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...well, okay, maybe a rat,” says Nancy Smith, founder and artistic director of... More >>

• Get Jingly with It

  published December 9, 2010

  If you didn’t get all the holiday adrenaline out of your system fighting for your life on Black Friday, lace some jingle bells into your... More >>

• Today in Stoke: Silverton Mountain to host 2011 Red Bull Cold Rush freeskiing contest

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Huge news from Silverton Mountain this week: The Red Bull Cold Rush big mountain and big air freeskiing competition is coming to Colorado, March 14-18, after being held in Canada (first at Red Mountai... More >>

• Today in Stoke: Sender Films releases Reel Rock Film Tour 2010 DVD

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Boulder-based adventure film company Sender Films just put out a new DVD compiling all six climbing films from the 5th annual Reel Rock Film Tour (DVD trailer after the jump): The Swiss Machine docume... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Vail opens new Chair 5 High Noon Express lift today

  published Dec 03, 2010

  The new High Noon Express Lift (Chair 5) at Vail opens a week from today, right after next week's Snow Daze events. The high-speed quad chair replaces the old fixed-grip triple, cutting the ride from ... More >>