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2010 Stories by Colin Bane

• Today In Stoke: Opening day at Echo Mountain

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Echo Mountain opens up today, and this time you don't even have to call in sick to get a piece of the action: They're keeping the lights on until 9 p.m. Terrain park manager Marc Moline and his crew h... More >>

• Skiing for Dummies

  published December 2, 2010

  You'd have to be a dummy to huck yourself off some of the biggest kickers in Vail's terrain parks this season, which is precisely why you ought to... More >>

• Copper Goes for the Gold

  published December 2, 2010

  The U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix event at Copper Mountain has traditionally been the opening salvo of the pro snowboarding season in North... More >>

• Today in Stoke: Metro Denver Sports Commission rethinks prices on Denver Big Air tickets

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Earlier this month we joined Boardistan and others in bitching about the pre-sale prices for the Denver Big Air contests coming to Civic Center Park January 25-26. This week, the Metro Denver Sports C... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Null Skateboards presents Nullvember

  published Nov 24, 2010

  It's been a couple years now since Boulder-based Null Skateboards dropped its last full team video, Null & Void, but this Nullvember promo proves they've been keeping busy in the meantime: For more f... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Cookie comp and opening day at Beaver Creek for 30th anniversary season

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Might as well go ahead and make it a 5-day weekend: Beaver Creek is opening today with at least 426 acres of terrain and 11 lifts, not to mention the annual Beaver Creek Cookie Competition -- 2 p.m. n... More >>

• Black (Diamond) Friday

  published November 25, 2010

  Skip the holiday shopping headache and head for the hills instead: The ninth annual Leftover Yam Jam, in the Eagle Jib Park at Copper... More >>

• Powder for Pilgrims

  published November 25, 2010

  “The list of things I'm thankful for this year begins with the piles and piles of early-season snow we've been getting this month,” says... More >>

• No Way, Norway!

  published November 25, 2010

  When Telemark Skier magazine editor Josh Madsen set out to explore the history of his sport in order to provide some contrast to the... More >>

• Scott Kay, Wolf Creek Ski Patrol director, dies in avalanche

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Scott Kay, Wolf Creek Ski Patrol director, died in an avalanche early today. The ski area reported thirteen inches of new snow this morning and eighteen inches in the last 48 hours. Here's the first ... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Backyard Bang 2010 snowboard rail jam video highlights

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Loveland, A-Basin, Wolf Creek, Keystone, Copper Mountain, Winter Park, and Vail were all open this weekend, so why were most of the top snowboarders in Colorado and from around the world hanging out i... More >>

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  Time traveler Sarah Vowell pops in for Denver Post Pen & Podium lecture series

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Sarah Vowell is in town tonight for The Denver Post Pen & Podium lecture series at Newman Center for the Performing Arts, following the success of her book The Wordy Shipmates. We caught up with her f... More >>

• This Weekend In Stoke: More local adventure than you can shake a snowboard at

  published Nov 19, 2010

  After getting dumped on all week (nearly three feet, as of this writing) Vail is opening today with 1,150 acres and nine lifts. Eldora opens today, too. Winter Park opened on Wednesday and will open M... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Meta Skateboards 10th anniversary party and Lumber Jockeys premiere

  published Nov 17, 2010

  Boulder's Meta Skateboards celebrates its 10-year anniversary tonight at the Boulder Theater with the premiere of the new team video Lumber Jockeys and two other local videos: Properganda and With A ... More >>

• Take a Peak

  published November 18, 2010

  In the year and a half since Johnny Copp died on China’s Mount Edgar, Aimee Copp has been both supported and inspired by the community her... More >>

• And Snow It Goes

  published November 18, 2010

  A lift ticket cost just five dollars when Keystone opened forty years ago. An adult ticket this weekend will set you back as much as $67 (order... More >>

• Be Here. Aloha!

  published November 18, 2010

  Time traveler Sarah Vowell pops briefly back into the present for the Denver Post’s Pen & Podium lecture series tonight, taking... More >>

• The Edge: Westword's Winter Activity Guide 2010-2011

  published November 11, 2010

  Winter storms have been hammering the mountains, and early-season sliding is already afoot: Ski and snowboard season is upon us. Our annual... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Pura Vida and Outdoor Divas ski and snowboard demo day at Loveland

  published Nov 16, 2010

  If you're looking around at a lot of empty cubicles in your office this morning, chances are your female co-workers are taking a "sick" day at Loveland: The ski area is hosting a complimentary On Snow... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Skylar Holgate throws some pow on the cover of Snowboard Colorado

  published Nov 15, 2010

  Nobody's reppin' the local scene as hard as the new Snowboard Colorado magazine, and the third issue hit core snowboard shops this week. To pick up your free copy, look for the brand-new magazine rack... More >>

• This Weekend In Stoke: Top five ways to celebrate being alive, November 12-14

  published Nov 12, 2010

  1. Opening weekend at Breck. More than six inches of fresh pow for opening day today and 17" so far this week mean you could be skiing or snowboarding on some serious snow right now. Get to it. There ... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Opening day at Breckenridge with triple jump line, hike-to terrain

  published Nov 11, 2010

  Breckenridge opens today, and we're not just talking about a single-run ribbon-of-death opening, either: It's been snowing in Summit County for the last three days and piling up like crazy. "It's gon... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Denver Big Air tickets on sale -- for a hefty price

  published Nov 11, 2010

  The good newsr Tickets are on sale this week for the Denver Big Air ski and snowboard competition in Civic Center Park, January 25-26, a two-day event sanctioned by the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Associatio... More >>

• Get Edgy With Outdoor Divas

  published November 11, 2010

  “In an ideal world, you’d wax your skis or snowboard every time you went out on the hill,” says Kim Walker, owner of Outdoor Divas.... More >>

• Today In Stoke: Ski Boot Camp at Outdoor Divas, Boulder

  published Nov 10, 2010

  Today's a powder day at Loveland (6" in the last 24 hours), A-Basin (4"), Wolf Creek (6"), Copper (7"), and Keystone (5") -- the first five out of the gates this season. Breckenridge opens on Friday, ... More >>