Crested Butte

Phish's Junta is fetching double its Record Store Day price on eBay. Clearly it was worth the wait.

Sleep-deprived Phish fans who woke up early for Record Store Day made a great investment it seems. As noted in our Record Store Day coverage, the most sought-after piece of vinyl on the April 21 event was a limited-edition vinyl pressing of the band's first album, Junta, and the available copies wen ... More >>

Record Store Day 2012: The hunt for Junta -- the scene from Wax Trax and Twist & Shout

See Also: • A comprehensive guide to Record Store Day 2012 activities • In honor of Record Store Day this Saturday: Ten records we treasure. • Wax Trax celebrating 33 1/3 birthday in April Like Rob Flemmng's Championship Vinyl in the book High Fidelity, it was "mostly young men." But for th ... More >>

Garrett Spencer, record-setting 19th Colorado ski area death, being laid to rest

This morning at 10:30 a.m. in Hesston, Kansas, a memorial service will be held for Garrett Spencer, a nineteen year old who died at Wolf Creek Ski Area a few days ago. Spencer's passing either extends a deadly record for ski area deaths in Colorado during a single season or ties it, depending on ho ... More >>

Frank's Kitchen offers up a hangover cure for New Year's Day

Mark MangerThe Bertas will provide a hangover cure on New Year's Day.​When Frank and Dina Berta opened Frank's Kitchen earlier this year, it quickly became part of the neighborhood, integrating into the community and picking up a crowd of regulars that use it as a go-to spot. Frank's won't be ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2011 Denver: ten best family-friendly events

​Finding a quality babysitter any time of year can be rough, but on New Year's Eve -- when most babysitters would rather be rocking out with their friends than making sure your rugrats don't choke on dinner -- it's almost impossible. Thankfully, there are plenty of events on December 31 that w ... More >>

The Edge: Westword's winter activities guide helps you sort out the 2011-2012 season

​Welcome to the online version of The Edge 2011-2012, Westword's annual insider's guide to winter activities. This season has already seen plenty of snow, and that's just the beginning, as the 25 resorts profiled below have added new terrain, lifts, features, events and restaurants. To sort it ... More >>

Colorado ski areas dominate Ski Magazine's 2011-2012 resort rankings

Photo by Jeff Cricco, via SkiNet.comVail makes #2 in Ski Magazine's annual Western U.S. Resort Rankings.​Eleven of the twenty resorts profiled in Ski Magazine's reader's choice list of the top twenty ski resorts in the Western Unied States this year are from Colorado, including six of the top ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Snowboard on the Rocks drops in

​Mmm... totally! "We are looking forward to 10,000 snowboarders getting together to celebrate the sport and the start of the new season," says Waide Hoyt, production manager for Standard Films. The company is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Totally Board series tonight with the world p ... More >>

Dish, the Denver Firefighters Chili Cook-Off and much more on this week's culinary calendar

Chef Eduard Xatruch appears in El Bulli: Cooking In Progress​Today, the Denver FilmCenter launches FilmFeast, a new annual festival celebrating food and film -- and between Westword's own Dish event and potato, green chile and local-food festivals happening this weekend, we've got you covered ... More >>

Scottie Ewing on Finca Bellavista: "Right On"

​There's no denying that what Crested Butte couple Erica and Mateo Hogan is doing in Costa Rica is pretty cool: Spurred by their love of the rain forest, they bought up some 300 acres of it and created a fully sustainable Swiss Family Robinson-style tree-house community complete with zip-lines ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Top five ways to skate and recreate, July 22-24

​Divide & Conquer! The Denver Roller Dolls are hosting the Continental Divide & Conquer (the 2011 Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association Championships) November 11-13, and tickets go on sale on Saturday with early-bird pricing through July 31. It ought to be quite a battle: The Rocky Moun ... More >>

Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads

​The Colorado Roadless Project and the Outdoor Alliance have a cool new campaign promoting their efforts to protect Colorado's 4.2 million acres of National Forest lands currently designated as "Roadless Areas" for mountain biking, hiking, climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing and snowboardin ... More >>

Adventure Team Challenge brings able-bodied and disabled together for a race in the Rockies

​Imagine biking up a steep Colorado peak, rafting through the Rapids of the Colorado River and then rappelling down a jagged and imposing cliff. Now imagine doing that blind or without the use of an arm or both of your legs. That's exactly what many of the participants will be doing in this we ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Quiznos Pro Challenge rebrands as USA Pro Cycling Challenge

​Organizers for the seven-day cycling race formerly promoted as the Quiznos Pro Challenge announced big news yesterday: They've rebranded as the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and inked a major broadcast deal for 23 hours of race coverage on Versus August 22-28 and two hours of live coverage on NBC ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Pre-season Spring deals on 2011/2012 ski passes

$199 for a 2011/2012 season pass? Believe it.​Many Colorado ski areas announced pre-season discounts on 2011/2012 season passes this week. Yes, we know there are still three or four good weeks of Spring skiing and shredding ahead of us, and that Arapahoe Basin will be keeping the dream alive u ... More >>

Snowbeast vs. Vanishing on 7th Street: Two terrible movies, one less funny

Here's what Hayden Christensen did pretty much the whole time.​While the rest of America was at home watching the film establishment's glitzy annual circle jerk, where it elaborately congratulates itself on a year of acceptable filmmaking, my girlfriend and I were in an otherwise empty Chez Ar ... More >>

Crested Beast

Here's what Hayden Christensen did pretty much the whole time.​While the rest of America was at home watching the film establishment's glitzy annual circle jerk, where it elaborately congratulates itself on a year of acceptable filmmaking, my girlfriend and I were in an otherwise empty Chez Ar ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Happy Winter Trails Day to you

​Need a good excuse to get out of town this weekend? Here are our six sweet reasons to head up to yonder hills.

Boldtype tapped to open Guttermouth tour

​Hey, what do you know? Performing at the Showcase can actually be beneficial to your career. Well, so to speak. In a roundabout way, playing at the Showcase helped the men of Boldtype land an opening slot on the upcoming Guttermouth tour. Well, it sealed the deal, anyway. We'll let drummer Ma ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Ski Boot Camp at Outdoor Divas, Boulder

​Today's a powder day at Loveland (6" in the last 24 hours), A-Basin (4"), Wolf Creek (6"), Copper (7"), and Keystone (5") -- the first five out of the gates this season. Breckenridge opens on Friday, followed by Winter Park (November 17) and Vail (November 19). If you haven't whipped yourself ... More >>

The Snow Flies at Wintervention

​Today's a powder day at Loveland (6" in the last 24 hours), A-Basin (4"), Wolf Creek (6"), Copper (7"), and Keystone (5") -- the first five out of the gates this season. Breckenridge opens on Friday, followed by Winter Park (November 17) and Vail (November 19). If you haven't whipped yourself ... More >>

Today: Crested Butte celebrates wine with Vinotok

A Flickr photo​While everyone and their mother here in Denver are buried in beer events -- what with Denver Beer Fest, the upcoming Great American Beer Festival and Oktoberfest -- Crested Butte is celebrating a different beverage this week. Today, the mountain town kicks off Vinotok, its fall ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Beer, food drives and a new film series

​Between the Denver Beer Fest, the Great American Beer Fest and various Oktoberfest events taking place around the city, you're sure to find your fill of beer at one place or another. Still, there's lots more non-carbonated fun taking place, including a new movie series at Infinite Monkey Theo ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Beer and bikes, wine walks and more

A Flickr photo.​If you failed to sign up for the Tour of BoulDurango, take a moment tonight to cry into your beer -- and say farewell to the bikers who were savvy enough to register in time. Don't worry; there's plenty more happening in town, including wine walks, Kyle's Brew Fest and much mor ... More >>

Summer Guide 2010

A Flickr photo.​If you failed to sign up for the Tour of BoulDurango, take a moment tonight to cry into your beer -- and say farewell to the bikers who were savvy enough to register in time. Don't worry; there's plenty more happening in town, including wine walks, Kyle's Brew Fest and much mor ... More >>

New Year's in Denver: Things to do that (we sincerely hope) won't suck

​We posted this last week, but just in case you were on vacation and missed it, we thought it might be handy to post it again, because, well, tomorrow's New Year's Eve and all, you know? And you might still be in need some ideas on how to ring in the New Year. So have at it, friend! For good m ... More >>

Ninja-Bear-Cowboy contest used as tiebreaker in Crested Butte election

A Flickr photoSorry, buddy, but ninja disarms cowboy.​Colorado at its best is a combination of the weird and the wonderful. And so is the story of how a tied vote for the Crested Butte town council was settled -- by a wicked game of Ninja Bear Cowboy. According to the Crested Butte News, two ... More >>

Ernie's Bar and Pizza starts tossing pies on Wednesday

Lori Midson​ "I finally gotta place in my neighborhood to come and get pizza now," says Rod Wagner, one of the partners involved with Ernie's Bar and Pizza, an East Coast pie palace from the owners of LoHi SteakBar (3200 Tejon Street) that opens Wednesday, December 2 in the former 3 Sons space at ... More >>

The Edge: Our guide to the season's best skiing, boarding and more

Lori Midson​ "I finally gotta place in my neighborhood to come and get pizza now," says Rod Wagner, one of the partners involved with Ernie's Bar and Pizza, an East Coast pie palace from the owners of LoHi SteakBar (3200 Tejon Street) that opens Wednesday, December 2 in the former 3 Sons space at ... More >>

Let's get real: Who are Denver's top ten reality TV stars?

Lori Midson​ "I finally gotta place in my neighborhood to come and get pizza now," says Rod Wagner, one of the partners involved with Ernie's Bar and Pizza, an East Coast pie palace from the owners of LoHi SteakBar (3200 Tejon Street) that opens Wednesday, December 2 in the former 3 Sons space at ... More >>

Jesus tells Colorado native Heidi Montag to love the mean people on her new reality show

Denver pizza entrepreneur Mark Huebner isn't the only Coloradan scoring points for engaging in a "Verbal Fight/Physical Fight" on television these days. Crested Butte's Heidi Montag -- along with her fluffy-haired weenie of a husband, Spencer Pratt -- is a contestant on the lamely named NBC realit ... More >>

Ice Men

Rock on Ice returns to Crested Butte.

Rock on Ice returns to Crested Butte.

The Edge

Winter Activity Guide

The String Cheese Incident Takes a Break

Despite what you've heard, this band's future is still unwritten.

Jonesing

New Life Church has gotten a makeover since Ted Haggard left — as Mike Jones reports from the inside.

Swap Talk

A feud between two clubs has local swingers hot and bothered.

How to survive...a long, hot summer

Thirteen weeks of quirky, offbeat, gloriously Colorado entertainment.

Skate Nation

Colorado's becoming a mecca for skateboarders. But for the best parks, you'd better head for the hills.

This Buddha's for You

I'm with Stupa.

Slippery Slopes

Western State seeks to save its ski team with a dash for private cash.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Western State seeks to save its ski team with a dash for private cash.

Rocky High

A photographer looks over the terrain of his adventurous career

The Unflushables

Kenneth Jessen's ode to the outhouse finds one-seaters, six-shooters and even two-tierers.

Night & Day

July 8 - 14, 1999

Night & Day

January 14 - 20, 1999

Thrills for the week

January 14 - 20, 1999

Thrills for the week

January 14 - 20, 1999

THRILLS

January 14 - 20, 1999