Breckenridge opens today, and we’re not just talking about a single-run ribbon-of-death opening, either: It’s been snowing in Summit County for the last three days and piling up like crazy. “It’s gonna be awesome, I’m not gonna lie,” says Breck spokeswoman Kristen Petitt. “We’re like kids on Christmas up here:…
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…
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’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…
The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls’ A-list traveling team 5280 Fight Club defeated the Charm City Rollergirls (Baltimore, MD), Gotham Girls Roller Derby (New York, NY) and the Oly Rollers (Olympia, WA) on their way to winning the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association’s national championships and the Hydra Trophy this weekend in…
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…
Getting ready to hit opening day tomorrow at Copper Mountain or Keystone? Stop by the Retro Room tonight, 2034 Larimer Street, for a Pre-Shred Kickoff Party and a raffle to benefit Burton Snowboards’ non-profit Chill Foundation. The Chill program partners with local non-profits serving at-risk and under-served youth each year…
In the great tradition of ski porn, there’s no name as porntastic as Powderwhore, the free-your-heel, free-your-mind company responsible for the new telemark ski epic TeleVision. It’s the company’s 6th film in as many years, and the Powderwhore film tour is making its way around Colorado this month with a…
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…
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…
In addition to making feature-length flicks like STOP… Hammer Time!, Denver-based snowboard film crew SixEleven Productions releases weekly video episodes in its Ride With Us series every Sunday during snowboard season, which — now that Loveland, Arapahoe Basin, and Wolf Creek are all open — is officially now. This week’s…
It’s been dumping at Wolf Creek, a perfect excuse to get your tricks and treats on the slopes this weekend: Saturday is opening day, and 10 inches of new snow in the last few days means the Treasure, Bonanza, and Nova lifts will all be running. Early season lift tickets…
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…
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…
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…
Official word just in from Loveland Ski Area: With five inches of snow last night on top of the snowmaking operation they’ve been running all month, opening day is tomorrow, Sunday October 24. Loveland’s staking their claim as the first ski area open in Colorado for the second year in…
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…
We caught Never Summer’s new Made In America video at Snowboard On the Rocks in September, but in case you missed it we’ve got the full 30-minute video after the jump in all its HD local pride glory…
If you’re the praying-for-snow type, the Saint Francis Center Episcopal Diocese of Denver is ready to make you a believer on Saturday, presenting the Early Bird Rail Jam “first snow shred of the year” at the Believer’s Center of Denver (180 S. Garrison Street in Lakewood) on the campus of…
TGR’s Light the Wick gets its local premiere tonight at the Boulder Theater (with a Denver encore tomorrow, 10/16, at Gothic Theatre). If, unlike us, you’re feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of all these ski movie premieres, trust us on this one: Light the Wick is epic. The film was…
Tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the City Park bandstand, you’ll find a lot of flexible people hoping to beat out a yoga event that was recently held in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by lululemon athletic gear, Yoga in the City aims to top a recent lululemon event in D.C. that drew…
Just about every ski area in Colorado is getting natural snow this week and firing up the snowguns to help it along, and opening day at a couple of Colorado resorts could be any day now. To further stoke the fire, here’s another round of snowboard video premiers: Burton Snowboards…
