Today In Stoke: Denver Big Air tickets on sale — for a hefty price

The good news? Tickets are on sale this week for the Denver Big Air ski and snowboard competition in Civic Center Park, January 25-26, a two-day event sanctioned by the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association (USSA) and the International Ski Federation (FIS). The Denver Big Air contests will include the…

The Edge: Westword’s Winter Activity Guide 2010-2011

Winter storms have been hammering the mountains, and early-season sliding is already afoot: Ski and snowboard season is upon us. Our annual winter activity guide is here to help. We tracked down more than two dozen intrepid explorers with expertise on each local mountain to give you the inside edge…

Today In Stoke: Ski Boot Camp at Outdoor Divas, Boulder

Today’s a powder day at Loveland (6″ in the last 24 hours), A-Basin (4″), Wolf Creek (6″), Copper (7″), and Keystone (5″) — the first five out of the gates this season. Breckenridge opens on Friday, followed by Winter Park (November 17) and Vail (November 19). If you haven’t whipped…

This Weekend In Stoke: Copper, Keystone, Roller Girls and more

Where to get some action this weekend? Where to begin? For starters, you’ll want to call in sick this morning and make it a three-day weekend: Copper Mountain opens today with its annual Lift Off party running through the weekend. Hit the slopes all day then stop by Jack’s at…

Today In Stoke: Women, Wax and Wine at Outdoor Divas Boulder

Copper Mountain and Keystone both open on Friday — sick day, anyone? — which means it’s time to start waxing up the old sticks for early season snow conditions. If you’ve never done it yourself or need a refresher (or if you’re just looking to sip some wine and meet…

Today in stoke: Travel Channel picks up Sender Films’ First Ascent

Shout it from the mountaintops: The Travel Channel announced this week that it has picked up First Ascent, a six-episode climbing and adventure travel series from Boulder-based filmmaker Peter Mortimer and his crew at Sender Films. First Ascent, co-produced by National Geographic International, has been winning big on the festival…

Today in stoke: Loveland opens Chair 6 tomorrow. Cough. Cough

Feeling a little Friday flu coming on? Tomorrow’s a perfectly good day for a sick day, with more than 33 inches of snow at Loveland since opening day on Sunday and Chair 6 opening tomorrow. Loveland opened Nix Nox and Spillway this morning, and will open Keno, Blackjack, Roulette, Straight…

Photos: Opening days at Loveland and A-Basin

The Loveland Ski and Arapahoe Basin Ski areas opened on Sunday, October 24, and Monday, October 25, 2010 respectively, ushering in another season. Soren McCarty brings back these photos from the slopes. See the full slideshow here: Opening Days! Loveland and A-Basin…

Today in stoke: Opening day at Arapahoe Basin is a powder day

In case you haven’t heard already, it’s a powder day up in the mountains. Loveland won the race to open first yesterday, and Arapahoe Basin’s hot on its heels this morning with more than nine inches of fresh snow (and counting) in the last 48 hours — on top of…

Today in stoke: Forum Snowboards’ Fuck It at Bluebird Theater

Forum Snowboards, Special Blend, and Foursquare dropped all pretense for their 7th feature film and accompanying collection of f-bomb snowboards and apparel, ripe for controversy on the mountain this season and in a school near you. The film is titled, inappropriately enough, Fuck It. It does take a certain kind…