Oh, Utah: A skier at Alta captured footage of a fellow skier in front of him who was vastly unfamiliar with the concept of riding a rope tow. Normally, this might result in just a sloppy fall and a bruised ego, but this guy managed to straddle the Poma in…
Talk about my father the hero: A former Vail ski patroller jumped into the East River to rescue his 2-year-old daughter after she fell off a gangplank at a ship museum at Manhattan’s South Street Seaport. Californian David Anderson quickly emptied his pockets, ditched his shoes, and dove into the…
In November we reported that Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, and Aspen Highlands nabbed the three highest scores in Colorado in the Ski Area Citizens’ Coalition environmental report card rankings, with Aspen Mountain and Buttermilk taking two of the top three spots out of all U.S. resorts (just behind Squaw Valley).This week…
Here’s your chance to represent for your favorite mountain: The annual TransWorld Snowboarding Resort Poll just went online, asking riders to rate their three favorite resorts for 2011 in categories including Parks & Pipes, Grooming & Upkeep, Variety, Challenge, and Overall (Jumps, Rails, Boxes, Pipe).Colorado resorts dominated last year’s poll,…
Traditional backpacks plop all of the weight you’re carrying on your back and aim to distribute it via an ever-more-complex series of straps and buckles. New Zealand’s Aarn Tate saw a better way: Why not start by distributing the weight more evenly? Your front is just as good as your…
Developer Tom Chapman has a parcel of land in Telluride’s backcountry and now he’s blocking skiers from traversing old guided routes that cross it. Chapman paid $246,000 for old mining claims in the Uncompahgre National Forest and probably is hatching a plan to build a luxury home there. Or at…
Snowboarder Kelly Clark rode away with first place and the $10,000 prize at the 3rd Annual CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational this weekend, hosted by Aspenite Gretcen Bleiler in the superpipe at Snowmass. Clark beat out Ursina Holler (Switzerland), Soko Yamaoka (Japan), Paulina Ligocka (Poland), and Bleiler for the win, and…
This past weekend, five resorts had their closing day. This coming weekend, another seven will join in the shutdown of the lifts. It has seemed at times, with the start and stop snowfall, that the season barely got started, although the seven inches of fresh powder at A Basin certainly…
Came across this story in the Summit Daily News about a Wyoman who got nabbed at Keystone using a buddy’s pass, then decided to escalate things. From Robert Allen’s story:The man caught using someone else’s pass in the lift line told a deputy it was cheaper “to have a pass loaded”…
If you’re a mountain lover like us, you’ve probably looked toward a mountain-studded horizon and wished you could know the names of all the peaks instantly. Now you can, sort of: Software developer Augmented Outdoors just released Peaks 2.0 for iPhone.The premise is simple. You hold your phone up to…
The United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA) will hold its premier amateur snowboarding event this week, April 3-10 at Copper Mountain with the USASA National Championships, bringing nearly 1,500 competitors from across the country to Summit County for the amateur championships in slopestyle, superpipe, boardercross, slalom, and giant slalom…
When warm weather hits the ski resorts, thoughts turn to crazy costumes. Whether it’s a Retro Day or a costumed race, the longer days, warmer weather, and approaching closing dates bring a sense of frivolity to the hill. This weekend, Loveland and New Belgium Brewery are co-hosting an event like…
Pack your poop, people: This week the Fort Collins Coloradoan and LovelandConnection.com are reporting on a new program at Rocky Mountain National Park to distribute free bags for packing out human waste, after park rangers noticed rising coliform bacteria counts in the groundwater near popular camping areas.The double-bagged disposable travel…
Icelantic, the local ski company-slash-gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District (948 West 8th Avenue), will be featuring artists Ryo Tomo and Mackenzie Berg this month with a grand opening on Friday April 2 from 6 p.m to midnight for the First Friday Gallery Hop. True to Icelantic’s made-in-Colorado vibe,…
Aspen snow princess Gretchen Bleiler (don’t miss her CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational this weekend in the Superpipe at Snowmass) and pro surfer Anastasia Ashley are putting “interns” to the test in a new social media marketing campaign from Old Spice. The athletes will be mentoring two winners of the Old…
Think you’re in pretty good shape for skiing after a winter on the slopes? Want to really prove what you’ve got? Try shredding the expert runs off the Pali chair at Arapahoe Basin on April 14, competing in the 21st annual Enduro Race. In the Enduro, teams of two compete…
A story in the Steamboat Pilot last Wednesday titled “Health policy raises red flags at Steamboat Ski Area” discusses the $2,000 fines insurance that will be levied against businesses who don’t provide health insurance to employees. Seasonal employees, who do much of the hard work for Colorado’s ski industry, are…
Snowboarder and Aspenite Gretchen Bleiler will be hosting the 3rd Annual CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational this weekend, April 2-4 in the Snowmass Superpipe. The main event is on Saturday April 3, with a jam format contest bringing some of the top female riders from around the world and special awards…
It seems like the ski season started just yesterday, but already, some resorts will be having their last days of the season on Sunday, April 4, so get out while you still can. Some of this weekend’s closures include big resorts. Events will be in full swing Easter weekend at…
It’s not quite the Al Johnson Uphill/Downhill Race in terms of color, but it is a fun day with a great chance to see how ski fashions have changed. Go digging in your closet, find those old neon one-piece suits and skinny skis and go up to Eldora this Saturday,…
Given that Subaru is the unofficial car of Colorado (shouldn’t we make official now), it only makes sense that the vehicle so many people use to get to the slopes would partner with a ski area to promote safe skiing. This year, that lucky area is Loveland, which will host…
Aspen wraps up its 10th Annual Spring Jam this weekend with Schneetag on Saturday at Snowmass and the Helly Hansen Battle in the Bowls at Aspen Highlands on Sunday.Schneetag will feature four-person teams performing skits in silly costumes then propelling designated pilots down Spider Sabich in sliding/skimming machines for a…
