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2012 Stories by Colin Bane

• Thank the Academy

  published December 20, 2012

  Upgrade your holiday movie-going plans and prep for that 84th Academy Awards viewing party in style, with a trip to Aspen’s Wheeler Opera... More >>

• X Marks the Spot

  published December 27, 2012

  The Winter X Games, which return to Aspen January 24-27, are an invite-only affair, with a guest list filled with the likes of Shaun White and... More >>

• Carry a Torch

  published December 27, 2012

  "The torchlight parade is one of my favorite mountain-town holiday traditions," says Tucker Burton, spokeswoman for Keystone Resort. "There's... More >>

• Tristan Minton on Saturday's Down to Skate film premiere

  published Dec 28, 2012

  On Saturday, Denver-based filmmaker Tristan Minton is premiering his new skateboard film H-DTS Mile High Alumni: Down to Skate at the BOPPO Warehouse at 4120 East Brighton Boulevard, Unit B13 ($5 at t... More >>

• Get Snow Dazed in Vail

  published December 6, 2012

  Vail’s week-long Snow Daze celebration kicks off today with an after-dark party in the town’s Ford Park. Things will really... More >>

• Vail’s Golden Age

  published December 13, 2012

  “I knew they had a great thing going as soon as I got there,” says filmmaker Roger Cotton Moore, who was hired in the early 1960s to... More >>

• Rocky Mountain Rollergirls teammates on next season of The Amazing Racer

  published Dec 14, 2012

  Although the official cast list for the 22nd season of the CBS reality series The Amazing Race hasn't been released, Reality Fan Forum, Reality Blurred and other sources are spilling the beans early, ... More >>

• Mile High Mountaineering selected as ISPO BrandNew Awards finalist

  published Dec 11, 2012

  Denver-based backpack company Mile High Mountaineering (MHM Gear) won the top prize at the local Something Independent Awards in October; in July, MHM's "Snake-Loader" Salute 34 pack made the cover of... More >>

• This Weekend in Stoke: One Degree Celsius premiere and more

  published Dec 07, 2012

  On Saturday, December 8, filmmaker Buck Harrison will be presenting the world premiere of One Degree Celsius, his documentary following a year in the life of the artists and athletes behind Denver-bas... More >>

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  So-Gnar Snowboard Camp Tour and Shred Circuit contest highlights from Loveland

  published Dec 06, 2012

  The burgeoning multi-media empire known as So-Gnar puts on awesome events like the So-Gnar Snowboard Camp Tour and Shred Circuit contest series, then turns around fun little video edits within days to... More >>

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  Experts agree: Made-in-Colorado snowboards are the best

  published Dec 04, 2012

  We've been championing the local shred-stick economy as it has grown over the past few years, and not just out of sheer locavore pride. This year several national media outlets have taken notice, too:... More >>

• Copper Mountain rolls out retro pricing and circa-'72 costume contest for 40th anniversary

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Copper Mountain's pouring 72-cent beers from 1 to 5 p.m. and hosting a '70s costume contest at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 8 -- both nods to the the resort's fortieth birthday, with a special appearance... More >>

• Cold Snaps

  published November 29, 2012

  The staff at Boulder’s Neptune Mountaineering is encouraging winter revelers to break out their best retro ski duds for the shop’s... More >>

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  Kids can shred at the So-Gnar Snowboard Camp at Loveland this weekend

  published Nov 29, 2012

  "We wanted to do a super affordable snowboard camp for kids that is all about creativity, having fun, and getting to ride with some great pros, something parents could really get behind," says Golden-... More >>

• Thanksjibbing

  published November 22, 2012

  "If you're ready to emerge from your Thanksgiving food coma and burn some of those holiday calories off, Copper Mountain has plenty of activities... More >>

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  Unusual design from Colorado's Wagner Custom Skis is featured in the New York Times

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Pete Wagner of Wagner Custom Skis -- one of five Colorado-based ski builders featured in our January 2012 cover story on the local "microbrew" ski scene -- caught the attention of The New York Times' ... More >>

• Ski Town, USA

  published November 15, 2012

  Look for delightfully retro nods to the 100-year history of “Ski Town, USA” as Steamboat Ski Resort opens its... More >>

• The latest skate videos from Royal Stain, Meta Skateboards, Crisis, FOZine

  published Nov 23, 2012

  Snowboarding season is getting into full swing up in the mountains, with resorts opening by the day (Steamboat and Eldora opened their 50th anniversary seasons this week, and Beaver Creek and Crested ... More >>

• Feel the Flow State

  published November 15, 2012

  “We revel in that experience of getting into a zone where you’re so incredibly focused on what you’re about to do and what... More >>

• Locally-made planks highlight Colorado Demo Days at Copper Mountain this weekend

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Nearly a dozen of Colorado's coolest local ski and snowboard companies are banding together for the 2nd annual Colorado Demo Days event this weekend at Copper Mountain, a showcase of locally-made plan... More >>

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  Ski porn pioneer Roger Cotton Brown on fifty years of filming at Vail

  published Nov 15, 2012

  "I started filming in Vail before there were any lifts," remembers Gypsum-based filmmaker Roger Cotton Brown, who was the principal cinematographer at Vail from 1962, when the resort opened, until 198... More >>

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  John Denver is commemorated with signature skis from Denver-based Icelantic

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Denver-based Icelantic Skis unveiled a new limited-edition John Denver signature ski today, produced in partnership with the John Denver Estate and featuring a portrait of the musician by in-house art... More >>

• Documentary filmmaker Pete McBride releases first trailer for The Water Tower

  published Nov 12, 2012

  Basalt-based photographer/filmmaker Pete McBride is offering a sneak peek at his new film The Water Tower today, with the unveiling of a teaser trailer for his documentary that follows Golden-based cl... More >>

• Opening day at Breck, So-Gnar Shred Circuit at Copper, 'Obamney' storm on the way

  published Nov 09, 2012

  Breckenridge opened for the 2012-'13 ski and snowboard season today, with two lifts and forty acres of terrain, joining Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Keystone and Copper Mountain. And with the So-Gnar Sno... More >>

• The Swarm Before the Storm

  published November 1, 2012

  “Now that some of the ski areas are open and we’re getting our first snows of the season — with more expected this week —... More >>