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Five things people shouldn't wear in Denver when it's snowing

Denver weather is unpredictable, as we all know with piles of snow landing on this city in mid-April, while lucky bastards in other places are already planting spring vegetables. And thanks to our local meteorologists, (who can't predict weather any better than drunk psychic televangelists), we neve ... More >>

The 2013 Colorado music festival guide

I know it's hard to imagine now, especially with the temperature outside and the blanket of snow currently covering the Front Range, but summertime is just around the corner, which means the festival season is just getting ready to kick off. We know this because we're in the middle of putting togeth ... More >>

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

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 -- despite the fact that snow conditions are actually quite good, with more snow in the forecast. Here's a r ... More >>

New Denver shows: Rush, Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Postal Service, Death, Danzig and more

Bunch of new shows to let you know about this week, including Rush, who's coming to the Pepsi Center in August, plus new dates featuring the Postal Service, Rodrigo y Gabriela with the Colorado Symphony, Death, Danzig and Deer Tick. Keep reading for the full rundown of all those shows, including tic ... More >>

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age is a big, big hit

That the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is hosting the Chicago Field Museum's Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age is awesome enough -- and believe us, the exhibit is truly awesome -- but the DMNS has added a whole Snowmass portion, featuring some items that have never been on public d ... More >>

Catch up on Colorado's past at the History Colorado Center

A little-known chapter of indigenous Colorado history will unfold tonight when the History Colorado Center's ongoing monthly lecture series presents "And Many Wore Moccasins: The Ute, Navajo and Blackfoot Nations and World War I," with Dr. Timothy Winegard of Colorado Mesa University. See also: - ... More >>

Ski area death of Patsy Hileman shouldn't count toward resort fatalities, industry group says

Update: In a post yesterday about ski area deaths thus far in the 2012-13 season (see it below), we noted that resorts have established rules to determine whether or not fatal accidents count toward the total. As evidence, note that Colorado Ski Country USA disagrees with the claim that three people ... More >>

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Photo: First Colorado snow of the season

Mark the date on your calendar: September 12 is when snow began falling at the Aspen/Snowmass ski areas. The folks at the resort note that the 2012-13 ski season is still officially ten weeks away, but given this shot of Maroon Bells earlier today, maybe that timeline will be moved up. Let it snow!

The five best concerts in Colorado this week, Monday, August 27 through Friday, August 30

Good morning! Here we are again. Weekend's over. Bummed? So are we. Luckily, there's another full slate of music to look forward to this week. As always, the choices are plentiful. From folk and metal to indie rock and jam, whatever your flavor, there's plenty of options. Mumford & Sons kicks off a ... More >>

Despite a tragic summer, Colorado is still the real sunshine state

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New Belgium will open a branded restaurant and a bar in Snowmass

New Belgium Brewing and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. will team up this winter by opening a brewery-themed slopeside après-ski restaurant in Snowmass and a separate bar inside the newly renovated Westin Snowmass Resort.

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 >>

Dig Dem Bones

Lon Symensma, chef of ChoLon, nabs a nod in Food & Wine magazine's "People's Best New Chef" competition

Last March, Food & Wine magazine introduced a "People's Best New Chef" competition to go along with its own yearly listage of the top ten best new chefs in the country, all of whom are introduced at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic in June. Max MacKissock, chef of the Squeaky Bean, was nominated as the ... More >>

On Aspen Mountain, visiting memorial shrines is a tradition

Ski resort "smoke shacks" have the bowls that really count

Dazzle kicks off week-long Mardi Gras celebration tonight

​It's Mardi Gras week at Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge, and what better way to indulge in all your favorite past times than with a few drinks, some great food, a ton of jazz and a lot of celebrating.The party kicks off tonight and runs until Fat Tuesday, February 21 with prize drawings, and there ... More >>

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Snowmass nabs most-viewed snowboard video of 2011

It's no secret that Colorado ski areas have been embracing social media: Vail Resorts' EpicMix Photo app is the gold standard, and even the tiniest ski areas in the state now have very active Facebook and Twitter feeds. Every "impression" counts, especially when you have skiers and snowboarders shar ... More >>

CU Environmental Center hosts Aspen Skiing Company VP Auden Schendler tonight

What does climate change have to do with skiing and snowboarding? Everything, according to Auden Schendler -- Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company, board member of Protect Our Winters, and author of Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolu ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Sting sings, Thanksgiving on a stick, skiers shred, Williams & Graham bows

Big pics below.​Did you spend your whole weekend cleaning the house? Silly you! Plenty of other Denverites were enjoying the sort of stuff captured by Westword reporters and photogs on our slideshow page and Backbeat Online, Cafe Society and Show and Tell blogs. Check out highlights below pert ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Vail, Eldora, Snowmass open, Copper presents Colorado Demo Days

Jack Affleck/Vail ResortsEverything's Hunky-Dory for opening day at Vail​Opening day! Vail opens today with a 52-inch base, thirteen inches of new snow in the last week, an opening day terrain park on Born Free, and access to the mountain from both Vail Village and Lionshead. Still need a seas ... 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 >>

Opening day at Keystone, Copper; EpicMix; Ski Expo; and the Adventure Film Festival

Keystone and Copper Mountain open today, joining Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, and Wolf Creek. And make sure you smile for the cameras at Keystone, where its parent company, Vail Resorts, debuts the new EpicMix Photo social media app: A small army of professional photographers on the mountain will be ... 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 >>

Get Out More: Backpacker Magazine tour comes to REI Denver tonight

​Need to get out more? Join the club tonight at 6:30 p.m. at REI Denver, where Sheri and Randy Propster from Backpacker Magazine will be stopping by on their 2011 Get Out More tour.

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Women & Wine, tequila dinners, Summer Brew Fest and more on this week's culinary calendar

​There's a lot of wine on this week's culinary calendar -- but you'll also find beer, tequila, pesto and cherry pie. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead:

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Today in Stoke: The ski season that won't quit

Photo by Arapahoe Basin COO Alan Henceroth, via ArapahoeBasin.comThe view from A-Basin this weekend, where more than 13 inches of new snow fell on Saturday​Today I'm headed for the slopes at Arapahoe Basin, where it has snowed more than 23 inches in the last three days and where, as I reported ... More >>

Twisted Pine is bottling Ghost Face Killah, the hottest beer in the world

​Boulder's Twisted Pine Brewing Company is bottling fire. The brewery, which is fond of adding unusual flavors to its whimsically named beers, will release Ghost Face Killah in twelve-ounce single bottles for Cinco de Mayo. It's the first time this very hot (very hot!) cult beer has been sold ... More >>

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Today in Stoke: Last-chance Spring lift ticket deals

​Beaver Creek, Silverton Mountain and Echo Mountain all called it quits for the season yesterday, but that doesn't mean there isn't still perfectly good skiing and snowboarding to be had: Copper Mountain, Vail, Winter Park, Aspen Highlands and Snowmass are all throwing rites of Spring bashes t ... More >>

Today in Stoke: The end is near! Cheap lift tickets at Aspen!

​What's the world coming to? Yesterday Aspen/Snowmass slashed its single day adult lift ticket price to $49; take another $10 off if you have a season pass from another mountain. "Because Easter is two weeks later this year, we're treating these two weeks as a special bonus," says Aspen/Snowm ... More >>

Jazz Aspen Snowmass announces line-up

Wynton Marsalis​Jazz Aspen Snowmass, which has been going strong for the last two decades, announced the line-up for its twenty-first season. The June Festival's headliners include Sheryl Crow (June 25) and Jennifer Hudson (June 26). Raul Midon, Richard Bona and Monty Alexander's Harlem-Kingst ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Skiing and snowboarding for dummies (and a real-life triple cork 1440)

​All week we've been hearing word that snowboarder Mark McMorris landed a first-ever triple cork 1440 in the terrain park at Snowmass during filming for the forthcoming TransWorld Snowboarding: Park Sessions video, and now TransWorld has the must-see video.

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five mid-season ski and snowboard adventures

​Traditionally the calm before the storm before Spring Break mania takes over in the mountains, the last weekend in February has become a storm of its own, with challenging events at just about every ski area in Colorado. Here's a preview of the top five ways you could be busting your butt thi ... 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 >>

Mixed Taste on Ice kicks off at MCA

​The Museum of Contemporary Art's wildly popular Mixed Taste series kicked off its first ever Winter series on Friday. For the uninitiated: MCA Denver invites two speakers on unrelated subjects to lecture for twenty minutes separately and then answer audience questions jointly. This week's jux ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Live your Winter X Games dreams at the Aspen/Snowmass Open

​The park and pipe crew at Buttermilk is a well-oiled machine after a decade of hosting the Winter X Games, making crazy stuff like Torstein Horgmo's triple flip, Kelly Clark's 1080 and Shaun White's tight pants possible, year after year. And the best part? Each year, Buttermilk's left with a ... More >>

Le Mistral opens in the former Mel's space in Greenwood Village

Lori Midson​Maurice Couturier, the French-born chef/owner of Le Mistral, which opened December 28 in the former Mel's space at 5970 South Holly Street in Greenwood Village, struts an impressive curriculum vitae: The chef, who owns Grappa Mediterranean Bistro and Cafe, which he opened three yea ... More >>

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Today in Stoke: Aspen's Gay & Lesbian Ski Week

www.GaySkiWeek.comLook for lots of lederhosen on the slopes this week in Aspen​There are more bears than cougars in Aspen this week, as my fiancée and I noticed when we rolled into town last night, and more rainbow flags than usual, too. That would be because it's the 34th annual Aspen Gay Sk ... More >>

The Beating Ski & Snowboard Film Fest returns to Silverton on New Year's Day

​In September I reported from The Meeting, Aspen's 6th annual ski and snowboarding film festival showcasing most of the year's big-budget snow-porn flicks. Not hardcore enough for you? The Beating is Silverton's answer to The Meeting, an amateur film-shorts competition as different from Aspen' ... More >>

Denver Museum of Nature and Science asks you to name its woolly mammoth

An ancient bison tusk discovered at the site.​As you may have heard, there was a substantial Ice Age find in Snowmass this Fall. On October 14, a bulldozer driver stumbled on the bones of a female mammoth, and the ensuing excavation has yielded prehistoric skeletons preserved in unprecedented ... More >>

Mammoth Madness misses the mark at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

The Edge: Westword's Winter Activity Guide 2010-2011