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Don Burgeson on the Bunker Sno-Surf, circa 1939, and the world's first snowboard film

Jim J. NarcyThe Bunker Sno-Surf (center).​The Bunker Company's Sno-Surf, patented in 1939 by Vern Wicklund and brothers Harvey and Gunnar Burgeson, is the "holy grail" of the new Colorado Snowboard Archive at the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum, according to museum board member and Colorado ... More >>

Totally Rad

Jim J. NarcyThe Bunker Sno-Surf (center).​The Bunker Company's Sno-Surf, patented in 1939 by Vern Wicklund and brothers Harvey and Gunnar Burgeson, is the "holy grail" of the new Colorado Snowboard Archive at the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum, according to museum board member and Colorado ... More >>

Denver and Boulder dates announced for The Art of Flight snowboard epic

​Red Bull Media House, Brain Farm Digital Cinema and Quiksilver have announced world tour dates for director Curt Morgan's latest snowboard film extravaganza The Art of Flight after unveiling a high-profile ad campaign promoting the film during X Games 17. The high-definition film (check out t ... More >>

U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association plans new Speed Center at Copper Mountain

Photo courtesy Copper Mountain ResortThe USSA announced yesterday it's bringing its early-season U.S. Ski Team Speed Center training facility to Copper Mountain​Copper Mountain's apparently not content to be merely a focal point of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association's freestyle Grand Prix se ... More >>

Films announced for Snowboard on the Rocks, September 16

​Tickets go on sale on Saturday at 10 a.m. for the 2nd annual Snowboard on the Rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheater. The September 16 event will feature the world premieres of three films: TB20 is the 20th anniversary installment of the Totally Board series from Standard Films, Familia 2 is the sec ... More >>

Three Colorado athletes named to first-ever U.S. Freeskiing National Team

​The new U.S. Freeskiing National Team announced its first official team roster today, following April's news that Ski Halfpipe will be an Olympic medal sport at the 2014 Games in Sochi and that Copper Mountain will host the first Olympic qualifier for the event in December 2013. Three of the ... More >>

And Snow it Goes

​The new U.S. Freeskiing National Team announced its first official team roster today, following April's news that Ski Halfpipe will be an Olympic medal sport at the 2014 Games in Sochi and that Copper Mountain will host the first Olympic qualifier for the event in December 2013. Three of the ... More >>

Beyond Thunderbowl

​The new U.S. Freeskiing National Team announced its first official team roster today, following April's news that Ski Halfpipe will be an Olympic medal sport at the 2014 Games in Sochi and that Copper Mountain will host the first Olympic qualifier for the event in December 2013. Three of the ... More >>

Tall Order

​The new U.S. Freeskiing National Team announced its first official team roster today, following April's news that Ski Halfpipe will be an Olympic medal sport at the 2014 Games in Sochi and that Copper Mountain will host the first Olympic qualifier for the event in December 2013. Three of the ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Register for Colorado Freeride Championships at Snowmass

​Ready to send it off some sick cliffs "thrill of victory and agony of defeat" style? "Registration is still open for all fields of the Colorado Freeride Championships going down this weekend, February 25-27, 2011 in Snowmass," reports Aspen Skiing Company spokeswoman Meredith McKee. The event is ... More >>

Protip: Catch an advance Denver Big Air preview on the sly at practice tonight

​It may be that the powers-that-be of Civic Center Park have Denver Big Air, which starts tomorrow, locked down tighter than a low-income high school, but that's not going to stop the determined winter sports enthusiast from seeing it for free. It is, after all, an enormous ramp in a public pa ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Ruby Hill begins snowmaking, set to open Rail Yard terrain park this month

Dave Watson Photography, courtesy Winter ParkSnowmaking under way at Ruby Hill's Rail Yard terrain park in Denver​Ruby Hill Rail Yard sponsors Winter Park Resort, Denver Parks and Recreation and Christy Sports took advantage of the new snow and cold temperatures this weekend to fire up the sno ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five mountain New Year's celebrations

Photo by Casey Day, courtesy of Arapahoe BasinRing in the New Year at 11,500 feet at A-Basin's Black Mountain Lodge​This week we brought you nearly 100 great reasons to stay in town for New Year's Eve. Here are five equally good excuses to get out of Dodge:

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five events to administer a dose of adrenaline

Photo courtesy AlliSports.comBreck local JJ Thomas boosts his way to the 2010 Dew Cup championship​Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend? Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop ... More >>

Black (Diamond) Friday

Photo courtesy AlliSports.comBreck local JJ Thomas boosts his way to the 2010 Dew Cup championship​Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend? Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop ... More >>

Snowboarder Steve Fisher hits a double cork in the road on his way to the Olympics

Photo courtesy AlliSports.comBreck local JJ Thomas boosts his way to the 2010 Dew Cup championship​Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend? Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop ... More >>

Pipe Dreams

Photo courtesy AlliSports.comBreck local JJ Thomas boosts his way to the 2010 Dew Cup championship​Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend? Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop ... More >>

The Edge: A handy calendar of winter events

Photo courtesy AlliSports.comBreck local JJ Thomas boosts his way to the 2010 Dew Cup championship​Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend? Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop ... More >>

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

Photo courtesy AlliSports.comBreck local JJ Thomas boosts his way to the 2010 Dew Cup championship​Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend? Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop ... More >>

Five reasons to make the Ski Expo this weekend

A Flickr photo.Expo 2008.​An estimated 30,000 ski and snowboard junkies will flock to the Colorado Convention Center this weekend for the 18th annual Ski and Snowboard Expo. Here, five reasons you should be one of them:

Snowboard Bandit sentenced to prison

Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task ForceThe Snowboard Bandits during a robbery. Michael Jason Martinez lived for kicking up out-of-bounds powder at A-Basin, Vail and Aspen -- that and robbing banks. Martinez won't be doing much of either for a while, though, since two weeks ago he was sentenced to te ... More >>

Today's featured event: Get board silly at the Design the Modern Board Competition

Have you ever wondered where those flashy images on your snowboard come from? Just check out the annual Design the Modern Board Competition, sponsored by the Design Within Reach furniture studio in Cherry Creek North, and you'll have at least one good answer. Competing artists near and far have al ... More >>

Demo Derby

Test the latest Burton gear at Copper Mountain.

Do the Dew

The inaugural Winter Dew Tour hits Breckenridge.

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

The inaugural Winter Dew Tour hits Breckenridge.

The inaugural Winter Dew Tour hits Breckenridge.

Snowboard Style

The inaugural Winter Dew Tour hits Breckenridge.

Chairman of the Board

The inaugural Winter Dew Tour hits Breckenridge.

Ticket to Ride

After thirty years, Squaw Pass is ready to make a comeback — as Echo Mountain Park.

Chairman of the Boards

With Icelantic, this Evergreen inventor is schussing the competition.

Snow Bored

Extreme sports might be fun, but First Descent is not.

Room & Board

Riders rest easy on The Block.

One Wild Ride

Marc Frank Montoya brought the inner city to the snow-white world of boarding.

Best Snowboarding Attitude

Jesse Csincsak

What Goes Up...

The Gravity Games have pull.

Big Heir

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

Pipe Dreams

Elitch's is stoked about its gnarly new ride.

The Ride of Their Lives

These women are going downhill fast.

Boys Gone Wild

Breckenridge has a bad-boy image, but is there truth in advertising?

Best Day in Aspen History

April 1, 2001

Best Youth Mountain Outreach

Snowboard Outreach Society

The Bounce-Back Kid

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

Oldest Living Snowpunk Tells All

Chris Pappas takes his "hollow bravado" to the top of his profession.

The Sound and Fury

DJ Steve Blakley is king of Denver's jungle.

Powder Vroom

DJ Steve Blakley is king of Denver's jungle.

Board and Restless

DJ Steve Blakley is king of Denver's jungle.

The Edge

Westword's guide to the 1997-98 ski and snowboard season

Edge

Westword's Guide to teh '96-'97 ski and snowboard season

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.