What’s the one thing most people remember about the introduction of snowboarding to the Winter Olympics twelve years ago in Nagano, Japan?Reefer madness.To the delight of sports page headline writers around the world, Canadian Ross Rebagliati — the first snowboarder to win Olympic gold — was found to have weed…
In the third episode of a four-part series on home ski tuning technique, Matt Hupperts of the Edgeworks discusses waxing strategies. Ski waxes vary wildly in price, from $15 for basic waxes to over $100 for performance waxes. While those high-priced waxes may seem like an indulgence, for skiers looking…
Boulder climbers Renan Ozturk and Corey Richards just bagged a new route on 21,320-foot Tawoche in Nepal — a mighty feat in any case, but this time made worse by crumbly rock and 36 hours without water. Even so, they managed to safely tag the summit and make this video…
This week we’ll be reporting from the SIA Snow Show at the Colorado Convention Center, January 28-31. It’s the first time the annual SnowSports Industries America trade show is in Denver, kicking off an 11 year contract (the snow sports industry had been convening in Las Vegas for the last…
It’s looking like the Vancouver Winter Olympics already has a scandal — a bad real-estate loan might leave the city on the hook for a cool billion — plus two fuck-ups — NBC is set to lose $200 million (Conan’s $45 billion buyout is kinda pitiful in comparison) and the…
Yesterday we kicked off the first of a four-part series on tuning your skis at home, talking about vice grips and base repair. Of course, that’s only the first part in getting the most out of your boards…
9NEWS aired a story on Sunday about the Colorado Department of Transportation’s practice of “metering” traffic when it backs up into the Eisenhower Tunnel. CDOT says it’s a safety issue: They stop traffic for 20 minutes to clear the tunnel so emergency vehicles can access it in the event of…
For the next four days, we’ll go over what types of things you can do to maximize the performance of your boards on the slopes. Check back tomorrow to learn how to deburr and sharpen your edges.While there are several places in town that can tune your skis or snowboard,…
I suspect I would drink at Loveland Ski Area’s resident watering hole even if I didn’t have a pass to the mountain. That might be overstating it, but I definitely have a soft spot for the cavernous, vaguely German joint. There are near-daily beer specials, good mountain banter, and 50…
Photographer/ski bum Scott Limbird sent the above photo of Vail from yesterday, a day he called “ridiculous.” Read his description of the day after the jump…
14ers are both the Colorado hiker’s hallmark and his/her bane. You can’t help but want to tick them off your personal list and “collect ’em all!” like they’re toys or trophies. Problem is, you’re not the only one, and the tops of all but the hardest can seem like a…
Echo Mountain near Mt. Evans in the Front Range has long believed that offering park and pipe skiing — with night options — is a viable business model. To date, with the exception of Keystone, the bigger Colorado resorts have left night skiing alone. But last week, Telluride offered a…
It’s Mary Jane’s birthday, and the people at Winter Park have come up with plenty of ways to celebrate, making it worth your while to make the drive this weekend. Always wanted to throw on a pair of skis and get towed around at 30 mph by a horse, but…
Last week, the Summit Daily reported on the efforts of two U.S. Forest Service officers to bust a pot smoker on the Snowmass chairlift. For the record, smoking any substance, whether legal or illegal, is generally frowned upon while riding the chairlifts. It’s especially vexing when cigarette smokers decide to…
Almost a quarter of British skiers have hit the slopes drunk, according to a recent survey. In a poll of 1,072 skiers, 23 percent said that at some point during the season, they expected to have more than a dozen drinks in a night and ski the next day. Seventy-four…
Big news today, though not much of a surprise: Banks have seized Intrawest Holdings, according to The Globe and Mail. Last month Fortress Investment Group failed to make the final payment on a $1.4 billion loan originally due in October.The bigger news, and bigger suprise: Lenders are planning to auction…
Developed with Department of Defense grant money, Ardica’s battery-powered heated apparel is ideal for people who are addicted to snow but intolerant of cold (and want their iPhone to last). It’s crossed over from the military-industrial complex in the last few years in the form of Mountain Hardwear jackets like…
Dominating the vista from Breckenridge, Quandary Peak (14,265 feet) is one of Colorado’s most accessible fourteeners, and a popular one for people looking to start the quest for all 54. Quandary’s East Slopes route is a moderate climb, never getting above 40 degrees in steepness. The route is also a…
Kicking off Friday, Winter Park’s annual Winter Carnival is bigger than usual this year. Not only is it a celebration of all things winter, but it’s the 70th birthday of Winter Park, the 34th birthday of Mary Jane, and the “Old School” theme all but guarantees a variety of neon-hued,…
About 30 rippers, shredders, bros (and even a Betty) were out on Sunday night at Ruby Hill Railyard at Ruby Hill Park (S. Platte River Dr. and Florida Ave.). The free mini-snowboard park opened January 9, and has six boxes and one metal rail to get your jib on with…
This intriguing aerial shot of a frosty dune-field on Mars — recently posted on the University of Arizona’s HiRISE site — just begs the question: Could man (or woman) ever ski Mars? There are some tasty stats on the Red Planet out there, like the mind-boggling height of Olympus Mons,…
Stop reading this, put your skis in your car and start driving toward Steamboat. Wait, no! Keep reading for another minute and then start driving. The seventh annual Ski Jam music festival is going on in Steamboat this weekend, a perfect place to spend the day skiing and the night…
