Dan Nikolich, an engineer by trade, meant to buy only one pinball machine. He just wanted to fix it up, see if he could make it work. The process was so rewarding that he bought another. “I’m just going to buy one more,” he thought at the time, “and that…
Greg Bloom’s namesake party started out as a way to celebrate the fashion-forward focus of his publication, Image magazine. But the bash has always gone far beyond just a fashion show, incorporating dance, theater and performance art among the runway walkers. A few years ago, performance artist Orange Peel Moses…
Put on your best mask and cape and head out to do great good tonight at BASH!, the Young Philanthropists Foundation’s biggest fundraising event of the year. The group’s mission is to give kids the power to change the world via volunteering and philanthropy. What better way to do that…
Sometimes, notes Julie Rada of the Lida Project, “just telling the plot doesn’t sell the show.” Such is the case with Lida’s newest production, Mouse in a Jar, a work by young playwright Martyna Majok. On the surface, it’s the horrible story of a vaguely Eastern European illegal immigrant with…
Echo Mountain takes bragging rights seriously: It may be one of the smallest ski areas in Colorado, but it’s also the closest to Denver, has one of the best terrain parks, and is keeping the party going long after most of its Front Range competitors have closed up for the…
We’ve only just said goodbye to a mostly dismal ski season, but it’s never too early to start planning for next year. What kind of plans? Mostly the kind that contribute to the End of Snow that should hit us in, oh say, 50 years.Copper Mountain has announced plans to…
With the eruptions of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull stymieing European air traffic for the last week, I got to thinking about our local geothermal powerhouse under Yellowstone National Park.It has historically blown in a big way every 600,000 years or so, and the last apocalyptic-sized blast — the equivalent of 10,000 Mount…
April seems to be race month at Arapahoe Basin. After hosting the Enduro, with its punishing amount of vertical, this Saturday, the Basin hosts the 8th annual Grind, an uphill/downhill race with two divisions and prize money in each…
When Outdoor Divas set up shop in Cherry Creek and Boulder looking to outfit women for a world of adventure, the divas had role models like Kellie Erwin specifically in mind. Find out why on Wednesday night (Aprll 21, 6:30pm) when Erwin stops by the Cherry Creek store to share…
While many resorts host a ski across the pond race on their closing weekend, Monarch ups with ante with a kayak race down the slopes that ends with a plunge into an icy pond. Check out the video from this year’s event, shot by a local Salida TV station. I…
The big headline on this first weekday of National Park Week is not good news — unless you’re pushing for a name change to Glacierless National Park.The Associated Press is reporting that two more glaciers in Glacier National Park have gone the way of the dodo. The park — which…
This Saturday, Loveland will host the ninth annual Corn Harvest. The fun day of skiing, drinking, and prizes benefits the Colorado Avalance Information Center. Hawaiian shirts and leis are encouraged for the day, and if you don’t have your own lei, they’ll provide one. The Corn Harvest goes on whether…
Last week, Arapahoe Basin held its 21st annual Enduro, a fundraiser for local non-profits. This year’s beneficiary was Flight for Life, with 23 teams competing to see who could score the most runs on the terrain off the Pallavicini lift. Racers have to complete 20 different runs, so you can’t…
The end is nigh, but the season’s not over yet — not quite. Ten potential hooky days and two weekends still remain at Loveland Ski Area. And if you have a pass to any other resort that already saw its lifts grind to a halt for the offseason in recent…
Tonight the American Prairie Foundation presents a free preview screening of American Serengeti at 7 p.m. at the Denver Flagship REI store, with APF representatives on hand to discuss the project.The new film from National Geographic documents the creation of the American Prairie Reserve on more than 3 million acres…
Eastern Rises | teaser from felt soul media on Vimeo Every time I’ve fly fished, I totally sucked. You’d think that drinking PBRs on a river in the Idaho sun would ameliorate the embarrassment of not landing anything, but after the 20th “one that got away,” you can start hating…
Here’s some inspiring news snowboarders around the world have been waiting for: Kevin Pearce officially checked out of Craig Hospital this week, four months after suffering a traumatic brain injury in the halfpipe on December 31. He’ll remain in Colorado for a few weeks of outpatient treatment, but is expected…
Not ready for ski season to end, but balking at dropping large for a final weekend on crap snow? You don’t have to–not if you’re prepared to ski uphill. (Yeah, yeah–backcountry skiers do this all year, but this is an elegant solution if you don’t want to worry about wearing…
How many times have you seen a mountain lion? Egg-freaking-xactly: Those furry buggers are nature’s ninjas, and if they don’t want you to see them, they usually won’t let that happen.But that doesn’t mean they aren’t around: In fact, you’re probably more likely to see one off the Pearl Street…
After several trips through Colorado for skiing this winter, it was time to journey out of state. Sometimes, it’s all about timing. So it was Tuesday night, when I got to Snowbird the day after a foot of snow hit the mountain. Luckily, some of the terrain wasn’t opened on…
I’m halfway through my tamales when the blue agave begins to take hold. I’m at the Woody Creek Tavern with old friend Mike D, hitting Aspen Snowmass with Breck duds and wallets. But it’s nothing a couple of the joint’s legendarily strong blue agave margaritas won’t solve. Fortunately and unfortunately,…
I know trucker hats don’t fall in the category of hardcore gear, but I’m on something of a Colorado-flag kick after learning about designer Andrew Carlisle Johnson a couple of weeks back while covering Free Time Goods’ crocheted headwear. This time it’s Colorado-flag trucker hats by Dedicate Brand, based in…
