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Fear Factory's Dino Cazares on living in the technocratic world the act's been singing about

Fear Factory were pioneers of the so-called nü metal genre, before that designation became a bit of an insult. Early proponents of a fusion of industrial and death metal, Fear Factory brought the first full realization of that sonic alchemy with its influential 1995 album Demanufacture. Since then, ... More >>

Check, please! Keeping tabs on Denver's restaurant-inspection policy

This Weekend in Stoke: One Degree Celsius premiere and more

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-based Icelantic Skis. Harrison says he set out to make a small film about an independent ski brand with ... More >>

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

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 Snowboard Camp Tour kicking off tomorrow at Woodward at Copper and OpenSnow.com (a Westword Best of Den ... More >>

Satellite Boardshop and Red Bull unveil video from Ride With Us Colorado Skatepark Tour

Boulder's Satellite Boardshop is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and this summer also marked the shop's seventh annual Ride With Us Colorado Skatepark Tour, which started back in May at the new Arvada park (a Westword Best of Denver 2012 winner) and concluded in August at the new park i ... More >>

Ski porn! The Westword guide to this season's biggest ski & snowboard video premiere parties

A winter storm of ski and snowboard video premiere parties will pummel Denver and Boulder over the next two months, as local theaters roll out the white carpet for VIPs (Very Important Pros), local/national/international filmmakers and snow-dancing revelers. We've put together the most comprehensi ... More >>

Best Snowball After Party Bets: Dada Life, MartyParty, Wolf Lamb and more

If you're going to Snowball Music Festival this weekend, we're guessing you're already amped, having read our Bassnectar profile, our piece on Wear the Party and the Q&A we did with Dave Simonett of Trampled By Turtles, and no doubt you're full prepared for the elements, having absorbed our handy Sn ... More >>

Mark Stoddard will leave the Bitter Bar behind for a national gig with Hendrick's gin

The Bitter Bar has been at the forefront of the Colorado cocktail scene since it first opened as Happy's night-time alter ego three years ago. In fact, its list of classic and clever libations were so popular that owner Dave Query eventually decided to shut down his Boulder noodle house and focus on ... More >>

January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month -- but can anyone really do it?

Shredding it on the bunny hill, or something.​"First time?" the guy behind the Loveland rental stand asked as he installed the gadget that would hook my boots on to the board. I don't think he ended the question with "dude," but with his slouched over 'tude, I wanted to hear "dude" or "gnarl ... More >>

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

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 beginning at 11 a.m. and a U.S. Ski Team autograph session tonight at 5 p.m. Tonight is also the 13t ... More >>

In honor of Nigel Tufnel, eleven ways to turn it up to 11 on the weekend beginning 11/11/11

"The numbers all go to eleven.​In honor of Nigel Tufnel Day, we present our Top 11 picks for weekend adventure. "These go to eleven." A pair of skis pointed for the Park Lane terrain park jump line on Peak 8 for opening day of the 50th anniversary season at Breckenridge looks like an 11 to u ... More >>

Ten ways to be a beer geek this week, even if you don't have GABF tickets

​The Great American Beer Festival is the biggest, most well-known beer festival in the world. But there are only about 55,000 tickets issued for the three-day event, which starts Thursday -- and they sold out in a record seven days this year. Still, sometimes the best parts of the GABF aren't ... More >>

Snow porn! This month's must-see ski and snowboard movie premieres

​Roll out the white carpet: Tomorrow night's world premiere of After Dark from Denver-based Level 1 Productions kicks off a busy Fall film schedule that serves as a reminder of just how awesome it is to live in Colorado, where -- for a few months, anyway -- we get the full Hollywood treatment ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five ways to Spring break yourself

​Love it or hate it, Spring Break is getting into full swing in the mountains. Here are 5 ways to get wild this weekend: OmMG! Looking for a side-serving of serenity with your weekend helping of stoke? Try the 1st annual Telluride Yoga Festival Winter Retreat, a chillier version of the chill ... More >>

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Today in Stoke: SIA Snow Show actually makes it to the snow

Photo by Colin BaneVenture Snowboards onwers Lisa and Klemens Branner at Winter Park during SIA Snow Show's On-Snow Demo Days ​Now that the SIA Snow Show is officially over, after two days of on-snow demos at Winter Park following the trade show at the Colorado Convention Center, it's hard to ... More >>

Leftover Yam Jam fashion: skiers and snowboarders face off

​At the leftover Yam Jam on Friday, skiers and snowboarders alike gathered to face it off freestyle in a casual post-Thanksgiving competition. They were facing off against each other -- the skier and snowboarder events were separate -- but the real rivalry was, of course, between those who fav ... More >>

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

​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 Refresher Workshop today with Warren Miller Entertainment heartthrob Chris Anthony at 9 a.m. ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Women, Wax and Wine at Outdoor Divas Boulder

​Copper Mountain and Keystone both open on Friday -- sick day, anyone? -- which means it's time to start waxing up the old sticks for early season snow conditions. If you've never done it yourself or need a refresher (or if you're just looking to sip some wine and meet rad new women to hit the ... More >>

Nick Cave is supposedly penning The Crow remake -- here's five musicians we'd like to see tackle other movies

​Rumors have been swirling recently that Nick Cave may have signed on to rewrite the screenplay for The Crow remake (ouch that sentence hurts our heads). Cave is a favorite around here for his music, but we're a bit hard pressed to find anyone who's actually made it through a piece of his fict ... More >>

Is There an Echo in Here?

Some required reading by Adam Cayton-Holland

Adam Cayton-Holland, who was among the writers laid off at Westword yesterday, is best known for his "What's So Funny?" column -- a natural outlet for someone who's developed into one of the area's most acclaimed young standup comics. A prime example: his October article about surviving a cougar a ... More >>

Demo Derby

Test the latest Burton gear at Copper Mountain.

Denver Snowboard Bandits lived for excitement, but the FBI got the final thrill

Gnarls Barkley

An Update on Denver Police Department Media Releases

Feels Like the First Time

Embarrassment of Riches

Les Hell on Heels

Wednesday, October 5, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

SleepinGiants

The Hiatus: Reloaded (Rhyme Spree Records)

Big Heir

Jesse Csincsak gives handouts in a hand-to-mouth sport.

Pipe Dreams

Elitch's is stoked about its gnarly new ride.

DJ Danger Mouse

The Grey Album (Self-released)

The Ride of Their Lives

These women are going downhill fast.

Top Draft Pix

Rhyme and Reason

A local actor's performance keeps Hamlet from becoming a tragedy.

The Kid Bounces Back

A boy's death gives snowboarder Chris Klug a second chance at life and the Olympics.

The Bounce-Back Kid

Professional snowboarder Chris Klug carves his way back to the top of the mountain.

The Sound and Fury

DJ Steve Blakley is king of Denver's jungle.

A Perfect Match

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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

FOR MYRON KNAPSCHAFER, TO AIR IS HUMAN, TO SHRED DIVINE.SHRED ALERT SEVENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD MYRON KNAPSCHAFER IS GOING DOWNHILL FAST--AND HE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.