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2013 Stories by Colin Bane

• Spring snow brings extended ski season

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Never mind those epic closing-day celebrations last weekend at Vail, Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, and Powderhorn: All four resorts have announced they'll be spinning the chairlifts again this weeken... More >>

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  The Amazing Race's roller derby moms compete against each other tomorrow

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Beth "Fiona Grapple" Bandimere and Mona "Triple Shot Misto" -- the roller derby moms of The Amazing Race fame -- are teammates on both the CBS reality TV series (still hanging in there as of this writ... More >>

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  Closing time: An end-of-season ski and snowboard splash-down countdown

  published Mar 29, 2013

  The 2012-2013 ski and snowboard season begins winding down this weekend -- with the first round of closing-day parties at Ski Granby Ranch, Powderhorn and Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort -- despi... More >>

• Burton Shreds at Vail

  published February 21, 2013

  The Burton U.S. Open Snowboard Championships will be in Vail today through March 3, marking the end of a thirty-year run in Burton... More >>

• Month of Photography: Dave Wood's The Art of Roller Derby

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Photographer Dave Wood's new show, The Art of Roller Derby, coincides with the city-wide Month of Photography celebration and also kicks off a new monthly artist showcase series at Herman's Hideaway. ... More >>

• The White Stuff

  published February 14, 2013

  Denver will welcome the Snowsports Industries America (SIA) Snow Show for the third consecutive year this coming weekend, and while the trade show... More >>

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  Denver Roller Dolls' new Orange Crushers to sport Broncos colors

  published Feb 21, 2013

  The Denver Roller Dolls roller derby league expanded this week with the addition of a new local squad, bringing the home team total to five: the Orange Crushers will be joining DRD's Bad Apples, Green... More >>

• A Century of Ski Town USA

  published January 31, 2013

  Sixteen-year-old Steamboat Springs local and U.S. Snowboarding team rookie Arielle Gold, who was landing 720s on her way to winning the 2013 FIS... More >>

• Pump Out the Jams

  published January 31, 2013

  Cherry Manilow, a jammer for the Doom’s Daisies, and Pippi Skullknockings, who skates for the Red Ridin’ Hoods, are roller-derby... More >>

• X Marks the Spot

  published January 24, 2013

  Breckenridge’s Keri Herman is a favorite to win the women’s slopestyle event this weekend, when the Winter X Games return to... More >>

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  Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Triple Shot Misto and Fiona Grapple to take on The Amazing Race

  published Jan 23, 2013

  CBS confirmed today that two stars of the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls' 5280 Fight Club will be among the contestants for the $1 million prize on the 22nd season of The Amazing Race, premiering February... More >>

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  Ruby Hill Rail Yard back in action as a winter playground, lack of winter notwithstanding

  published Jan 23, 2013

  Denver hasn't had enough of a snow dump this winter for a proper sledding run, much less urban snowboarding jibs, but -- thanks to last week's temperature drop and a special agreement with Denver Wate... More >>

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  Level 1 Productions' Sunny wins Movie of the Year at 2013 Powder Awards

  published Jan 18, 2013

  "Wow. Lucky number 13, I guessr Kind of at a loss for words here," stumbled Denver-based filmmaker Josh Berman of Level 1 Productions, accepting the prize for Best Movie last night at the 2013 Powder ... More >>

• Loving Loveland

  published January 10, 2013

  “Loveland Ski Area has come a long way since 1937, and we want to thank our customers for supporting us through the years,”... More >>

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  Filmmaker Anson Fogel on Cascada and his hellish kayaking "vacation"

  published Jan 15, 2013

  On Monday filmmakers Anson Fogel and Skip Armstrong of the Carbondale-based collective Forge Motion Pictures released Cascada, a new adventure short produced in partnership with NRS, the Idaho-based g... More >>

• Winging It

  published January 3, 2013

  Beaver Creek – home of the Birds of Prey World Cup ski race and famed double-black runs with names like Golden Eagle, Peregrine and Osprey... More >>

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  Colorado ski-porn purveyors nominated for 18 Powder Awards

  published Jan 08, 2013

  The nominees for Powder Magazine's 2013 Powder Awards were announced last week, and Colorado film crews -- including Denver-based Level 1 Productions, Boulder-based Stept Productions, and Crested Butt... More >>

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  Anson Fogel, Skip Armstrong tease Forge Motion Pictures' latest, Cascada

  published Jan 07, 2013

  In 2012 Westword reported on the award-winning arty adventure films from the Carbondale-based collective of filmmakers known as Forge Motion Pictures nearly a dozen times -- they just might be the har... More >>

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  Breckenridge to crown 50th anniversary Ullr Fest king and queen on Sunday

  published Jan 04, 2013

  In a year of big ski-town anniversaries -- including a 40th bash at Copper Mountain, 50th anniversaries at Vail and Steamboat and Eldora, the 75th anniversary celebration at Loveland, and the upcoming... More >>