A tribute to ice, snow and light, Paul Wertin’s temporary sculpture “Arches” opens tonight at the seventh annual Triumph Winterfest in Vail, when it will be illuminated with LED lights at dusk. Wertin began carving the icy structure from 120 blocks of ice earlier this month, creating a seventy-foot long…
Yee-haw! Steamboat’s fortieth annual Cowboy Downhill, coinciding with the National Western Stock Show in Denver and featuring pro rodeo stars, is the must-see race of the year and Steamboat’s most popular annual event. The party starts at 5 p.m. Sunday with night skiing and six hot air balloons illuminating Mountain…
For all their popularity, skiing and snowboarding can be risky sports, a point driven home by the death of skier and Vail scion Tony Seibert in an avalanche last week. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, four people have been caught in slides so far this season, with two,…
Closing out winter break, getting ready to make good on some of your snowier resolutions, or just looking to get your shred on? There’s snow in the forecast for tomorrow at most Colorado ski areas and plenty of good excuses to get up there and get after it, as if…
Ice sits in the bottom of glasses, decorates parties in elaborate formations, makes snowy Colorado roads slick in the winter. It also forms glittery structures, one of which stands tall at Breckenridge Riverwalk Center, on West Adams Avenue. The ice castle opened on December 26 there — just the third…
Eight of the top ten finishers in Vail Resorts’ Epic Race to Ski the World — at all 26 resorts covered by the Epic Pass — are from right here in Colorado, including winners Nick and Scott Annis. Their prize? Lifetime Epic Passes that they’re sure to put to good…
Headed for the hills for the holidays? Here are a few suggestions for how to make the most of the winter break on the slopes, including big news from CBMR, one of Colorado’s best worst-kept secrets. See also: Get the Edge on winter fun in Colorado…
Several big ski area openings, the start of the U.S. Olympic team selection process for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and more this weekend. Read on! See also: The Edge, Westword’s 2013-2014 Winter Activity Guide…
“A potent combination of moisture and arctic air left significant amounts of new snow throughout the high country over the last couple of days,” reports Colorado Ski Country USA spokesman Patrick Byrne. Translation? With some Colorado ski areas getting as much as nineteen inches of snow from this week’s storm,…
Headed for the hills to make the most of the four day weekend? Yeah, us too. Beaver Creek, Steamboat, and Crested Butte all opened for the season today; Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, and Telluride open tomorrow, and Purgatory and Howelsen Hill open this weekend. Read on for some tips on where…
There’s nothing like a fresh dusting of snow to inaugurate a new ski and snowboard season: both Vail and Eldora are celebrating opening day today, just as Front Range shredders now have snow — and the need for new snow tires — very much on the brain. See also: The…
November is American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month — so naturally, the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, which oversees the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, is celebrating with a show of skateboard art at the State Capitol. A public reception for the show, curated as part of the Colorado Creative Industries…
“Get ready for a snowy weekend,” reports Joel Gratz, forecaster for OpenSnow.com and a repeat Westword Best of Denver Best Way to Plan a “Sick” Day winner. Gratz is predicting light snow in the mountains this evening and a heavier storm late Saturday, and says he’s headed to Wolf Creek…
WA 3 Voormi from Something Independent on Vimeo. Voormi, a Pagosa Springs-based manufacturer of technical wool outdoor clothing and gear, won the 2013 Something Independent Wright Award for entrepreneurship last night at a pre-launch event hosted by Session Kitchen. “This is about the best treat I could have, to be…
The annual race to be the first mountain to open Colorado’s ski season will go to Arapahoe Basin again, thanks to six inches of natural snow last night and a couple of weeks’ worth of ideal snowmaking conditions. “This is a very exciting time for us, and all of Colorado,”…
The local skate rag turned video ‘zine known as Fuck Off Zine will be unveiling Skateboarding Sucks tonight at Toeey’s Off Colfax. The film, screening at 8 p.m. (all ages) and 10 p.m. (21+) for $5, is the third installment of the FOZine video series documenting the best and worst…
If this fall-like weather has you pining for snowy slopes, here’s an antidote: The folks at Winter Park are sharing these photos of the resort’s first noticeable dusting of snow, with a note: The first full day of fall brought plenty of snow to Winter Park Resort, which has already…
It’s not powder season quite yet, but on Saturday, a pack of pro snowboarders made the streets of Denver their own personal terrain park at Snowboard on the Block. The board-centric event featured a rail jam with riders including Scotty Vine and Tim Humphreys, as well as music and snowboard…
People often fear death; Mother Nature does not. She dresses up in flashy colors and goes out with a bang. And every year from mid-September to mid-October, those living in Colorado get to witness one of the most brilliant funerals in the entire world. But why are fall colors so…
For Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden, gardening is about much more than a pretty-looking plot. Having designed public and private gardens across the country, the horticulture experts look to engage all of the senses when bringing plant life together. This Thursday, August 29 at the Denver Botanic Gardens, the…
Careful — fall out of your headstand too quickly, and you’re liable to tumble down a few hundred steps. This Saturday, August 3, Denver Arts & Venues and long-time partner CorePower Yoga will offer Yoga on the Rocks, a supplement to the popular HealthONE Red Rocks Fitness Challenge, a city-sponsored,…
Zombies invaded City Park yesterday, and people were running for their lives to avoid the undead…or at least complete the route without having a zombie “infect” you by popping the little balloons taped to your shirt. Westword was there to document this fight to the finish. See also: – Slide…
