Video of the Day: Snowboarders like these make us feel old
And sort of unathletic…
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Showing 25763 - 25784 of 38337Hut Up: How (and why) to do a hut a trip this winter
Taking on a hut trip in Colorado’s backcountry is truly the adventure of a lifetime. Out there in the middle of nowhere, under Orion’s Belt by night and Colorado’s sheltering blue skies by day, you somehow get closer to the source. But you’d better come prepared, lest you end up…
Morning Dew: Black and white and Red Rocks
A climber dangling in Red Rocks, courtesy of lastbeats’ Flickr page. To have your photos featured in Morning Dew, send them to edge@westword.com or post them to the Westword Flickr pool…
You be the judge as out-of-town snow virgins vie to become spokesmen for Colorado
The Colorado Department of Tourism will have some interesting spokespeople this winter — namely, people who have never seen snow before. They’re giving three finalists a three month, all expenses paid joy ride through the amusement park we call home. All the winners have to do is document their experiences…
Video of the Day: Warren Miller has more, but does anyone care?
Warren Miller’s Dynasty is making its way around Colorado, but the proliferation of Internet ski videos can’t be helping MIller’s dynasty. Is anyone going to go out of their way to see his latest?…
How to ski free at Steamboat, Copper and the rest
Back in college — during that little break in December when you are supposed to study for your finals — we’d take our studies on the road and head up to Crested Butte for their early-season ski-free promotion. What can I say? It was a state school, and classes in…
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Morning Dew: Breck Heaven
For your Monday morning, a shot of Breckenridge from stevenm’s Flickr page. To have your photos featured in Morning Dew, send them to edge@westword.com or post them to the Westword Flickr pool…
The downside to early snow: Avalanches
We live in a cartoon paradise. It snowed two feet along the front range this week, and it might hit 60 degrees over the weekend. Still, make your backcountry plans with caution. The month of October has already seen an unusually high number of avalanches: five triggered by skiers and…
Man vs. Mountain Bike: A cautionary tale
We get it. You’re in a hurry. You want your exercise. And ripping down the narrow-gauge trails at Matthews Winters at 30 miles an hour is just fun. But get this: Next time you come screaming around the corner and expect me and my dog to jump out of the…
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Video of the Day: You know you thought about doing this today
And that’s why you didn’t…
Gear: All ski racks are not created equal
They say that all racks are created equal, but it’s simply not true. You can go low-profile, high-rise, low-fi or high-tech, depending on how much you want to spend and how much patience you have to install the sucker. Back in the day, we’d strap a ski rack onto our…
Morning Dew: I’ll be on the ground with snacks
A climber on Boulder’s second Flat Iron, courtesy of Chad Podoski’s Flickr pool. To have your photos featured in Morning Dew, send them to edge@westword.com or post them to the Westword Flickr pool…
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Three to Ski: Where to break yourself in this weekend
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Three to Ski, where we recommend the, umm, three best hills for you to hit up this weekend, by ski or snowboard. This week, by default: 1. Wolf Creek: We’re getting some snow this week (had you noticed?), but Wolf Creek is getting absolutely…
Gear: Get to know Volkl’s hottest skis
Sniagrab’s basically a bust since Sports Authority took over the castle. But it’s going on until November 18, so you may still be able to snake some decent ski deals, including some of Volkl’s best offerings for the season. I stopped by about a month ago to take a look…
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Morning Dew: Dumpage
From proforged’s Flickr feed: A look at what Vail will look like soon, thanks to dumpage like yesterday. To have your photos featured in Morning Dew, send them to edge@westword.com or post them to the Westword Flickr pool…
Marvelous contemporary shows fill RedLine and Edge
Denver’s contemporary-art scene is remarkable both in its size and in the diversity of work being done. The city’s venues, particularly the co-ops and commercial galleries, are seemingly always filled to the brim with thought-provoking and accomplished art, and the sheer volume of worthwhile material never ceases to amaze me…
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Currents. Traditional American Indian art is a well-established genre, and many Native artists still practice the old forms of weaving, pottery-making, metalwork and basket-making. But there are also contemporary artists among the tribes, and this group is the focus of Currents: Native American Forces in Contemporary Art. The exhibit was…
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Girls Only. The trouble with Girls Only, a two-woman evening of conversation, skits, singing, improvisation and audience participation, is that it’s so relentlessly nice. Presented by Denver Center Attractions through November 1, Garner Galleria Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 303-893-4100, www.denvercenter.org. Reviewed September 18, 2008. Microworld(s), Part 1…
Bronson
The inmate who renamed himself after a Hollywood action star has been incarcerated for all but a few months of the past 34 years — thirty of them spent in solitary — having strategically attacked a succession of guards, attendants and fellow inmates to parlay his initial seven-year sentence for…
Horror DVDs, from wild to mild
Apart from the stray slasher flick, Halloween is traditionally a dead spot on the Hollywood calendar. This week’s big release? The Michael Jackson tribute film This Is It — creepy in its own right. But Universal Studios has been raiding its catacombs for DVD reissues. Let’s brush the cobwebs aside…
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The Woman in Black haunts the stage at DU’s Margery Reed Hall
A middle-aged man is alone on stage, reciting a paragraph of prose. The stage behind him has an unused, dusty appearance — chairs, a few other bits of furniture. We realize we’re in a deserted theater. The man mumbles and hesitates, and then there’s an interruption from the audience. A…