Whether your sport is backpacking, climbing, kayaking, skiing, or even just camping, if you’re going into the backcountry, it’s best to prepared. That includes knowing basic first aid procedures. While dramatic backcountry rescues often make the news, you can’t always count on timely response from rescuers to find you if…
Under beautiful blue skies, Snowmass officially called it a season Sunday, but thanks to the dumper the week before, Aspen Mountain is re-opening for the next two weekends, with antiquated lift ticket prices of $39 ($29 if you have a pass to any other Colorado resort), and all sorts of…
Got a hankering for the latest and greatest piece of ski or mountaineering gear but aren’t sure if you can afford it? If you’ve got some older stuff in your basement or garage, you may be able to trade it up at Wilderness Exchange Unlimited at 2401 15th Street. Wilderness…
Heads up, bargain hunters: Echo Mountain is planning to stay open through May 2, and a new $199 Dual Pass deal on next season’s passes includes the rest of this season’s Spring shredding for good measure. Details after the jump.Echo TV Season 3 – Episode 8 from Echo Mountain on…
Down River Equipment Company is holding its annual spring boat swap and sales at its world HQ in Wheat Ridge starting Friday and running through Sunday. Head over to Down River at 12100 West 52nd Avenue, unit #101, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday or 10 a.m…
The ski and snowboard season is winding down, but it’s not over yet – especially at Arapahoe Basin, where they’re hoping to keep the party going until June 6: Pick up A-Basin’s Spring 3 Pass for $130 this week through April 4 to get three days for the price of…
I braved spring break at Winter Park earlier in the week and had one of my best days ever skiing Mary Jane Tuesday. At the bar at the Club Car, I talked to a pass-holder and the bartender about the price tag on next season’s Rocky Mountain Super Pass, and…
Ah, Spring: The days are getting longer, the slopes are suddenly littered with Texans skiing in jeans, and I-70 is clogged with out of towners (drive from Copper Mountain to Denver last night? Just over three hours), but it is indeed snowing, and there’s more on the way. And, better…
This week Vail Resorts announced the early buyer’s price for its 2010/2011 Epic Pass: A $49 down payment March 15 through May 31 guarantees a price of $599 for unlimited, unrestricted skiing at Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, and Heavenly. There’s also an unrestricted Epic 7-Pack for $449, an…
The International Olympic Committee goes hard on athletes marketing products during the games, but now that it’s a wrap you’ll be seeing more and more of them cashing in. We think snowboarder Hannah Teter’s angle just might the sweetest: As if that sexy spread in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue…
After the Boulder Snowboarding Group’s happy hour tonight at the Installation Shoe Gallery, head to Satellite Board Shop at 7pm for a Wax Your Junk tuning clinic, swag giveaways, and 20 percent off sale for BSG members. Not a member? That’s easy enough: Click here and sign up. You’ll be…
I just got back to Mile High from a couple of days skiing the three feet or so Ullr bestowed on Monarch the last few days. Hitting the mountain Sunday afternoon, crashing in Salida Sunday night, and skiing all day Monday proved to be the thee best decisions I’ve made…
We predicted that POWDR Corp’s recent purchase of Copper Mountain would be for the best, and if this new “swingers” campaign is any indication, then the “corporate vision” for the company’s newest mountain lady involves sexing things up considerably (and going head-to-head with some of the other players in town). …
For a few more days, the embattled company that is the owner of Steamboat and Winter Park (for the next few weeks at least) and the former owner of Copper Mountain — Intrawest — is offering the Pow Pow Platter. As in years past, $99 gets you a full-day lift…
Tis’ the season for award shows, so On the Edge is hooking up its loyal readers (that means you) with tickets to the 11th Annual Rider’s Award show, thanks to TransWorld. The shindig goes down on Friday night at the Fillmore, the first year the event is open to the…
Hey college kids — since we’re relatively sure you were already considering skipping out on two days of class and heading to Aspen for the 14th installment of the Winter X Games, here’s something to help make your decision a little easier. Aspen/Snowmass is offering two X Games-weekend lift tickets…
Most people don’t need any more encouragement to play hooky and go skiing. But if you do, this Thursday, January 14, Loveland ski area and 95.7 radio have teamed up to promote “Ski Hooky” day…
Just in case you didn’t get all the gear you wanted this Christmas, On the Edge is hooking you up with some freebies, thanks to the folks at Warren Miller Entertainment. The very neon, delightfully puffy Mt. Haines Columbia men’s jacket pictured here should keep you warm or, at the…
As Denver shivered, it was sunny and in the 40s on the mountain north of Durango yesterday. While it hasn’t snowed for a good week — and lifts 5 and 8 on the back side were not open — the views and the varied terrain, and the beautiful weather more…
If you’ve watched a Warren Miller video over the last 20 years, you’ve seen skiers getting choppered up to sick, exquisite terrain, jumping out of the helicopters and descending thousands of feet of virgin powder on ridiculously steep mountainsides…
The excellently photographed vest at right, brown and soft and new (I promise), is up for grabs, along with a couple of older Warren Miller DVDs, a T-shirt that won’t fit you and some lint from my belly button a sticker or something! The prizes are courtesy of Warren Miller…
Who can afford to pay full price to ski in a recession? Actually, who can afford to pay full price to ski at all? Maybe you already grabbed an Epic Pass an plan to shred everything Vail Resorts has to offer, but if you’re looking to add for a little…
