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2011 Stories by Colin Bane

• High Country New Year

  published December 29, 2011

  "If you're looking to ring in the New Year in a winter wonderland, this is your place," says Keystone Resort spokeswoman Justine Spence. The ski... More >>

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  Snowmass nabs most-viewed snowboard video of 2011

  published Dec 29, 2011

  It's no secret that Colorado ski areas have been embracing social media: Vail Resorts' EpicMix Photo app is the gold standard, and even the tiniest ski areas in the state now have very active Facebook... More >>

• Winter Park Wonderland

  published December 22, 2011

  You're guaranteed a white Christmas Eve at Winter Park. "The families who come here for Christmas Eve have been coming here for years, and... More >>

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  Santa shreds the slopes: Six sick shots from ski country

  published Dec 27, 2011

  Santa didn't bring much in the way of fresh snow for Christmas (apparently some of you skiers and snowboarders out there have been naughty this year) but he did manage to get some turns in after makin... More >>

• Icelantic artist Travis Parr takes his Landscapes of Perception to French gallery Spacejunk

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Travis Parr, the local artist best known for making Icelantic skis into mountain masterpieces, opened a major new solo show, The Landscapes of Perception, at Spacejunk Art Centers last week in Bayonne... More >>

• Father Knows Best

  published December 15, 2011

  "I realized I would really love a space to talk with other fathers about parenting that's not based on the gender-normative examples that we're... More >>

• Happy Birthday To Breck

  published December 15, 2011

  Breckenridge Ski Resort marks its fiftieth anniversary today with an all-day Birthday Bash that coincides with the Nike Open, the first... More >>

• Shaun White wows on Winter Dew Tour: Top moments from Breckenridge

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Shaun White's tight pants: After just four days on his snowboard this season, White dominated the Superpipe semifinals on Friday with a nearly perfect score of 98.00. In finals on Saturday he launched... More >>

• Q&A: Tomas Moniz brings Rad Dad book/zine tour to the Denver Zine Library on Saturday

  published Dec 16, 2011

  The Denver Zine Library at 2727 West 27th Avenue is hosting a special Rad Dad reading on Saturday at 1 p.m. featuring Tomas Moniz, editor of the Rad Dad zine and co-editor (with Daddy Dialectic editor... More >>

• This Weekend in Stoke: Dew Tour, Breck's 50th, Mary Jane open, build your own skis, and more

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Just Dew It! Women's Superpipe semifinals for the Winter Dew Tour's Nike Open at Breckenridge get underway today at 9:15 a.m., followed by semifinals for Men's Freeski Slopestyle, Men's Snowboard Sup... More >>

• Hang Loose At Echo Mountain

  published December 8, 2011

  So-Gnar's Mighty Midwest Snowboard Camp Tour and Shred Circuit terrain-park competition kicks off this weekend at Echo Mountain with an... More >>

• Powderhorn opens with thirteen inches of new snow

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Powderhorn Mountain Resort fired up its lifts this morning at 9 a.m. for its 45th anniversary season (and its first season under new ownership). Appropriately enough, it's a powder day: The resort is ... More >>

• Dressed In Layers

  published December 8, 2011

  If winter clothing and technical mountaineering gear don't exactly scream "sexy" to you, let the hard-bodied models--male and female--in Neptune... More >>

• Telluride hosts FIS Snowboardcross World Cup this week

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Governor John Hickenlooper and others who are eager to put together a Colorado bid for a future Winter Olympics Games must be making a case study out of our state's worldliness this month. Since Thank... More >>

• USA Pro Cycling Challenge celebrates 2012 host cities today

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Today was supposed to be the big reveal of the host cities for the 2012 Pro Cycling Challenge -- but that list leaked on Friday, in the Denver Post. Still, organizers are going to make an event out of... More >>

• Copper Mountain brings back $99 Snow Day season pass deal

  published Dec 12, 2011

  In the 2011 Best of Denver, Westword awarded Best Ski Pass Deal honors to Copper Mountain's $99 Snow Day Pass, a deal so sweet -- last year there were more than thirty eligible "Snow Days" at Copper, ... More >>

• Kevin Pearce wants you to ride with him Tuesday at Breckenridge

  published Dec 12, 2011

  After two years of watching his Frends and fans sport "I Ride 4 Kevin" stickers on their boards in tribute, snowboarder Kevin Pearce is asking them to join him on Tuesday at Breckenridge, where he's p... More >>

• Watch the film Cold online and learn what chilly temps are really about

  published Dec 08, 2011

  If you've been bitching about the freezing temperatures this week here in Denver, get a dose of perspective tonight at 7 p.m., when Outside Magazine will be presenting the online premiere of Anson Fog... More >>

• Kurt Miller's adaptive skiing documentary The Movement premieres tonight at Boulder Theater

  published Dec 07, 2011

  The word "disabled" continues to shed meaning this week as many of the biggest names in adaptive sports are in Breckenridge for the Disabled Sports USA Hartford Ski Spectacular, an annual winter sport... More >>

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  Team USA flattens World: Top five verbs from the Roller Derby World Cup

  published Dec 05, 2011

  The first ever Roller Derby World Cup, which concluded yesterday in Toronto, can be best summarized by the following chronological countdown of vicious verbs compiled from headlines at DerbyNewsNetwor... More >>

• This Weekend in Stoke: Birds of Prey World Cup and the Hartford Disabled Sports Spectacular

  published Dec 02, 2011

  The wind beneath your wings! The Birds of Prey World Cup -- the only men's FIS World Cup alpine skiing event in the U.S. this year -- begins today at Beaver Creek, with the Men's Downhill competition ... More >>

• Seven Colorado skaters lead Team USA into Roller Derby World Cup battle today

  published Dec 01, 2011

  The first-ever Roller Derby World Cup gets underway today in Toronto at 5 p.m. EST (that's 3 p.m. here in Denver), kicking off with a Canada vs. France bout. The entire tournament is being webcast liv... More >>

• CU Environmental Center hosts Aspen Skiing Company VP Auden Schendler tonight

  published Nov 30, 2011

  What does climate change have to do with skiing and snowboardingr Everything, according to Auden Schendler -- Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company, board member of Protect Our Wint... More >>

• Copper Mountain opens first 22-foot superpipe in Colorado for 2011/2012 season

  published Nov 28, 2011

  Copper Mountain opened its Olympic-sized 22-foot superpipe on Friday, in time for athletes competing in the The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) Sprint U.S. Grand Prix to work on their double... More >>

• Local Boards for Locavores

  published November 17, 2011

  "We're very proud to say our boards are built not just in the USA, but right here in Colorado in our Denver factory, and we're not the only ones,"... More >>