Motocross racer Ryan Dungey dominates Thunder Valley National in Morrison

Lakewood’s Thunder Valley Motocross Park has been not-so-quietly making itself into one of the premiere destinations on the motocross racing circuit: The park has been hosting the American Motorcyclist Association’s AMA National events since 2005, and after hosting the Motocross of Nations in 2010 it’s now considered one of the…

Today in Stoke: Denver skateboarder Julian Christianson wins big

Earlier this month, 303 Boards’ CLFX team skater Julian Christianson won the Denver stop of the Element Skateboards Make It Count contest series at the Lafayette Skatepark, earning a trip to skate at The Berrics in California with the Element pro team and compete in the Make It Count Finals…

Today in Stoke: Top five Go Skateboarding Day celebrations in Colorado

Today is the 9th annual international observance of Go Skateboarding Day, a Summer Solstice celebration that’s just our style. The skater holiday was originally created as a marketing ploy by the International Association of Skateboard Companies, but has since been embraced by public skateparks and independent skate shops everywhere. It’s…

How to pee in the pool without getting caught

Over the weekend, we caught news of a reservoir in Portland being drained after a man was caught pissing in it, which sounds like something of a joke headline, but the whole thing is in fact very serious — so serious that it’s costing taxpayers $36,000. In light of this…

Ultra-endurance athlete Mathew Arnold ultra-nerds out for Race Across America

Denver-based cyclist and University of Colorado grad student Mathew Arnold may be the only competitor working on his thesis in the middle of the 30th annual transcontinental Race Across America (RAAM) bicycle race from Oceanside, California, to Annapolis, Maryland, next week: Arnold and his SIMPLE Mobile Team partner David Preston…

Today in Stoke: Run Like a Mother tonight at Outdoor Divas Boulder

Five years ago, Denver-based Runner’s World writer Dimity McDowell and her Portland, Oregon-based running/writing partner Sarah Bowen Shea successfully pitched an article to the magazine, proposing to write about their post-pregnancy training in the lead-up to running the 125-mile TransRockies Run together. Then they immediately decided they wouldn’t actually be…

Today in Stoke: Micah Cook on Never Summer’s Shred ’em All

Today Denver-based snowboard company Never Summer Industries released the first trailer for Shred ‘Em All, the second feature-length film showcasing its team riders. The world premiere will be in Denver in the Fall, but we figured the trailer was news hook enough to catch up with director Micah Cook for…

Today in Stoke: Teva Mountain Games makes the most of POV video

If you skipped the action in Vail this weekend at the 10th annual Teva Mountain Games, never fear: Students from the Outside Adventure Film School camp held in conjunction with the games will be getting their footage featured online shortly (click here for an hour’s worth of awesome from the…

This Weekend in Stoke: Top 5 ways to get some action, June 3-5

Dive in! Red Bull Illume — “The world’s biggest action sports photography competition” — brings its touring exhibition to the Denver Performing Arts Center’s outdoor Galleria tonight through June 12 from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., with massively large-format backlit prints of the top 50 finalists from 2010. Chris Burkard’s…