Last week the International Olympic Committee officially announced that Ski Halfpipe will debut as an Olympic medal sport at the 2014 Games in Sochi. That’s big news for one local ski resort: For U.S. athletes the road to Sochi will begin at Copper Mountain, host of the first Olympic qualifier…
Damn ams! The USASA Nationals competition moves from snowboarding to freeskiing this weekend at Copper Mountain, with opening ceremonies on Saturday and competition running Sunday through Wednesday, pitting amateur skiers against each other in Superpipe, Slopestyle and Skiercross events. And more Spring stoke after the jump…..
The 2011 Reel Rock Film Tour doesn’t kick off in Boulder until September 15, but if you want to see your own exploits featured this year then now’s your chance: Enter your two-minute clip by July 15 for a chance at $500 and some sponsor swag, paltry compared to the…
I’ve been checking in with cool Colorado companies and trying out their goods on a mission to assemble a locals-only gear bag. This month I’ve been testing three different pairs of ski/snowboard goggles from Boulder-based Zeal Optics as well as the company’s sweet new solar panel pack that helps power…
Seek and ye shall find! The New Belgium Scavenger Hunt returns to Loveland on Saturday, sending shredding scavengers all over the mountain. The $10 price to play (plus lift tickets, available for discounted price of $35) and proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado. That and…
The 2011 U.S. Alpine National Championships kick off today at Winter Park with the Men’s Giant Slalom Nationals, and continue through the weekend with Women’s GS tomorrow, Men’s and Women’s Super G on Saturday, and Men’s and Women’s Slalom on Sunday…
When Breckenridge-based mountain biker Shannon Galpin talks about her recent adventures tonight at REI, 1416 Platte Street, know that her definition of “mountain biking” is a little bit bigger than some. Take her recent trip through Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, for example: Galpin’s non-profit Mountain2Mountain project was “founded on the idea…
Every ski resort in Colorado got hit with snow from Sunday’s storm, good news for the Spring Break set and anybody looking to get some last days in before the season’s over, and even better news for the local economy: All that white stuff equals lots of green stuff for…
On March 13, Colorado natives Mackenzie Bell, Page Kelley, Jeremy Rubingh, Allie Shafner, Alison Friedman and Laura Yale loaded a pink RV with their gear, a set of fake boobs and breast cancer information, and headed for Steamboat with the goal of skiing every Colorado resort for free in eight…
Many Colorado ski areas announced pre-season discounts on 2011/2012 season passes this week. Yes, we know there are still three or four good weeks of Spring skiing and shredding ahead of us, and that Arapahoe Basin will be keeping the dream alive until at least the end of May, but…
Only an evening? Tonight at 6:30 p.m. REI Denver presents An Evening With Earthwatch, your chance to learn about upcoming volunteer expeditions around the world where you’ll combine exotic adventure, scientific research and travel on the cheap. By this time next year you could be doing something meaningful with your…
If you need some inspiration for your next epic trek (or just prefer to live vicariously through the tales of others), stop by Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, 633 South Broadway Suite A, tonight at 8 p.m., where Boulder-based adventurer Andrew Skurka will share a multimedia presentation documenting his recent Alaska-Yukon…
Is it just us, or does Denver’s Skyline Park look for all the world like a purpose-built skate spot? Today’s time-wasting video comes courtesy of 303 Boards, our pick for Best Skate Shop Skate Team in last year’s Best of Denver special issue, and features newcomer Spencer Semien, the latest…
Crested Butte-based Matchstick Productions (ski porn filmmakers extraordinaire) picked up its 7th Movie of the Year nod in January at Powder Magazine’s 11th annual Powder Video Awards for The Way I See It, carving its rep as the world’s premiere pusher of powder porn in ice, if not in stone…
Freeskiers Sean Pettit and Grete Eliassen won the 2011 Red Bull Cold Rush at Silverton Mountain on Friday, showcasing the best of one of Colorado’s most extreme ski destinations (check out the video highlights after the jump). Silverton opened up 22,000 acres of new heli-serviced terrain this season, which helped…
The moon was closer last night to earth than it has been for eighteen years, reflecting the light of the sun onto earth and lighting up the night sky. Photos shot and submitted to Westword by Dustin Schaefer of the Loveland Ski Area…
Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is? Echo Mountain is celebrating its 5th birthday party this year with $5 Friday night lift tickets for the next five weeks, tonight through April 18. And wait, there’s more! Echo’s annual Liptricks Not Lipstick terrain park contest…
The 5th annual Red Bull Cold Rush freeskiing competition is on this week, and for the first time ever it’s right here in Colorado, at Silverton Mountain, where the ski area has gotten more than 40 inches of new snow in the last week. On Day One the good folks…
Gear geeks, this one’s for you: The Women’s Wilderness Institute hosts its 9th annual Gear & Cheer fundraiser event tonight at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, 2590 Walnut Street, benefiting its Girls’ Wilderness Program. $35 gets you in the door, where sponsors like Left Hand Brewing Company,…
Queue up “Rocky Mountain High” for the 2011 Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame awards: John Denver (who is on a roll here — he’s also about to be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame) is among this year’s candidates. As his friend and fellow musician…
Transcript of chat with the incredulous Denver Nuggets fan sitting next to me on the plane last night on my way home from covering the Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships (where, incidentally, Summit County local Eric Willett took first place in the men’s slopestyle competition):…
Goofy-looking Texans on spring break at Colorado ski resorts will have a tough time standing out next week. While a jeans and cowboy hat getup will draw some finger-pointing, it’s got nothing on a band of pink cape-wearing, fake boob-carrying philanthropists…
