Email Author Colin Bane

2010 Stories by Colin Bane

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  FEATURED STORY

  Echo Mountain's $199 pass deal for 2010/2011 season and the rest of this one

  published Apr 06, 2010

  Heads up, bargain hunters: Echo Mountain is planning to stay open through May 2, and a new $199 Dual Pass deal on next season's passes includes the rest of this season's Spring shredding for good meas... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Snowboarders Kelly Clark, Maddy Shaffrick win top honors at CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational

  published Apr 05, 2010

  Snowboarder Kelly Clark rode away with first place and the $10,000 prize at the 3rd Annual CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational this weekend, hosted by Aspenite Gretcen Bleiler in the superpipe at Snowm... More >>

• Copper Mountain hosts USA Snowboard Association Nationals April 3-10

  published Apr 02, 2010

  The United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA) will hold its premier amateur snowboarding event this week, April 3-10 at Copper Mountain with the USASA National Championships, bringing nea... More >>

• Icelantic Gallery features artists Ryo Tomo, Mackenzie Berg for 1st Friday

  published Apr 01, 2010

  Icelantic, the local ski company-slash-gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District (948 West 8th Avenue), will be featuring artists Ryo Tomo and Mackenzie Berg this month with a grand opening on Friday Apri... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Gretchen Bleiler, Anastasia Ashley to mentor Old Spice Adventure Internship winners

  published Mar 31, 2010

  Aspen snow princess Gretchen Bleiler (don't miss her CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational this weekend in the Superpipe at Snowmass) and pro surfer Anastasia Ashley are putting "interns" to the test in ... More >>

• Room for Boards

  published April 1, 2010

  Graphics have been an important part of snowboard culture from the beginning, and lately, they've been elevated to high art, with most board... More >>

• Searching for Brews Clues

  published April 1, 2010

  Even if you hit spring break a little too hard, you can’t blame the booze for the snowboarding chickens, skiing bunnies and yetis you’ve... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Spring deals from Colorado Ski Country USA member resorts

  published Mar 30, 2010

  The ski and snowboard season is winding down, but it's not over yet - especially at Arapahoe Basin, where they're hoping to keep the party going until June 6: Pick up A-Basin's Spring 3 Pass for $130 ... More >>

• Gretchen Bleiler hosts CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational at Snowmass this weekend

  published Mar 29, 2010

  Snowboarder and Aspenite Gretchen Bleiler will be hosting the 3rd Annual CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational this weekend, April 2-4 in the Snowmass Superpipe. The main event is on Saturday April 3, wi... More >>

• The Chalet Girl, snowboarding Cinderella story, coming soon to a theatre near you

  published Mar 25, 2010

  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 Lov... More >>

• Ski Porn: Face shots at Echo Mountain

  published Mar 25, 2010

  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 ... More >>

• Denver's Four Pine Design: 'Building a Greener Snowboard Park'

  published Mar 24, 2010

  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 gree... More >>

• Powder to the People

  published March 25, 2010

  How many runs down Pallavicini can your knees handle? Participants in the 2010 Ski/Board-a-Thon for the Children will be pushing their... More >>

• Time-Wasting Video: Boa and SixEleven present 'The Acclamation of the Double Cork'

  published Mar 22, 2010

  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 Sco... More >>

• Design the Modern Board: Deadlines approaching in Design Within Reach snowboard competition

  published Mar 19, 2010

  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 S... More >>

• As Burton Snowboards abandons US manufacturing, three Colorado companies locavores can love

  published Mar 17, 2010

  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 o... More >>

• Beaver Creek hosts U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame inductee ceremony April 9

  published Mar 17, 2010

  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 b... More >>

• Kick Out the Jams

  published March 18, 2010

  In roller derby, it's not enough to just stay ahead of the other team: To score points, you have to lap your opponent — at the risk of... More >>

• Daylight savings deals at Echo Mountain; Liptricks Not Lipstick this Saturday

  published Mar 15, 2010

  Ah, Spring: The days are getting longer, the slopes are suddenly littered with Texans skiing in jeans, and I-70 is clogged with out of towners (drive from Copper Mountain to Denver last nightr Just ov... More >>

• CDOT reopens I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, one lane in each direction

  published Mar 12, 2010

  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 wit... More >>

• Vail Resorts announces 2010/2011 Epic Pass deals, reports 33 percent 2nd quarter revenue loss

  published Mar 12, 2010

  This week Vail Resorts announced the early buyer's price for its 2010/2011 Epic Pass: A $49 down payment March 15 through May 31 guarantees a price of $599 for unlimited, unrestricted skiing at Vail, ... More >>

• Falling rock kills woman on US 40, detour route after I-70 rockslide

  published Mar 10, 2010

  Yesterday we reported on the rock slide that has turned I-70 into a disaster zone, closed the  Glenwood Canyon stretch of the highway indefinitely, and forced motorists onto alternate routes incl... More >>

• Back to Ski School

  published March 11, 2010

  Loveland Ski Area’s perfect storm of wind, weather and wicked elevation (13,010 feet at the summit) means you might be in store for the best... More >>

• Break Yourself: Top 5 Spring Break events in Colorado

  published Mar 09, 2010

  Whoever first thought up that old t-shirt slogan "Life's a Mountain Not a Beach" must have spent one unfortunate Spring Break in Miami Beach, as skiers and snowboarders from around the world know that... More >>

• Sippin' on vodka and Vonn: Red Bull's limited edition Lindsey Vonn 'augmented reality' 6-pack

  published Mar 08, 2010

  Vail Valley's Lindsey Vonn crashed and burned in everything but the Downhill (Gold) and Super G (Bronze), but that hasn't stopped the post-Olympics marketing bonanza: A gold medal is a gold medal, aft... More >>