Thousands of words have been spilled in gushing praise of legendary director François Truffaut’s Small Change, but leave it to equally legendary film critic Pauline Kael to sum up this 1976 movie most succinctly, describing it as “a poetic comedy that’s really funny.” A series of vignettes filmed with Truffaut’s…
Since Josh Blue, a local comic with cerebral palsy, won NBC’s Last Comic Standing back in 2006, things have certainly changed — including his material. “Now that people know who I am, I don’t really have to talk as much about the disability stuff,” Blue says. He’s also been hitting…
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So it almost goes without saying that Santa Claus isn’t known for being the dude with the most wicked moves on the mountain. He’s better known for superlatives involving his stomach, his speed in a flying sleigh, and his generosity with his stash. But as the following videos attest, Mr…
Okay, I know last week’s unnecessary but desperately desired product was kiddie-oriented. This week’s — the Wham-O SnowBall Blaster is even more so. But it’s perfect for a snowball fight on a white Christmas. Better yet, outfit the whole clan and have an all-out snowball war…
“We are a local store that could use a leg up this season,” writes Marily Macdonald, marketing coordinator for the Outdoor Divas shops in Boulder and Cherry Creek, just as I’m heading out the door to scrape the snow off my car and scrape together the last of my last-minute…
When Breckenridge team rider and Summit County local JJ Thomas took 3rd and stepped to the podium after the Dew Tour Superpipe Finals at his home mountain on Saturday, he did right by both the Summit Unchained “Buy Local” campaign and his new sponsors at Unity Snowboards.Unity hooked the 2006…
While digging a snow pit and pitching a tent in winter is great preparation for high-altitude mountaineering and a fun experience in its own right, Colorado has a better solution for winter overnights in the 10th Mountain Division Huts — a series of backcountry huts that offer borderline decadent backcountry…
Well, maybe only if you’re Swiss: A study built from questionnaires given to 782 injured skiers at trauma centers and 496 uninjured skiers in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland found that drinking alcohol was not likely to contribute to injury, but indulging in marijuana did.Keeping in mind that this…
I happened upon 3dskimaps.com on the intertubes last week and think it’s one of the biggest innovations in ski maps since, I dunno, folded paper…
The recent East Coast storm motivated one Teton Gravity Research follower to grab his short skis and trek 300 yards from his house in search of face shots. He found what he was looking for next to a stoplight on a newly constructed road. Here are nine photos and a…
At the far east end of Telluride, Bridalveil Falls is breathtaking in its beauty. Standing 430 feet high, it pours over a north-facing wall in a canyon. Come winter, the falls freezes into a delicate blend of hanging icicles, cauliflowers, and brutally steep ice.In 1974 steep ice climbing was still…
For my money, Kayakers seem to be doing some of the most interesting things with video of late. Witness this test footage from Forge Motion Pictures using the RED and 5d mk2 cameras (ultra-pricey, ultra-high-definition snazzy-poo cameras). Here, they’re shooting a sequence on Colorado’s Crystal Gorge, and damn it if…
We’re going to find out when GoI70.com officially launches.Developed by the I-70 Mountain Corridor Coalition, the site is currently in beta-testing mode, with hopes of unsnarling the assorted traffic jams, jellies, and marmalades that are all too common in Colorado’s high country…
Last month fellow blogger Eric brought you his top 10 ski movies of both the good and bad variety. Here’s a look at a soon-to-be-released flick that might end up deserving a spot on ski movie lists in the it’s-so-bad-it’s-good category. Coming out in March, Hot Tub Time Machine stars…
Last Tuesday, freeskier/BASE jumper/announcer Ted Davenport, adventurer-of-all-trades Matt Hecker, software salesman/Base jumper Collin Scott, and photographer/BASE jumper Jacob Fuerst became the first people to be filmed ski-BASE-jumping off of a 460-foot wall in Glenwood Canyon — see the sick embedded video from ESPN.com above. Davenport, Hecker, and Fuerst actually became…
Snowboarding judges are notoriously stingy, especially at the beginning the season, and even getting close to a perfect score is pretty much unheard of, so Danny Davis’ 96.50 in the pipe at Breck for the first stop of the 2009-2010 Winter Tour on Saturday is something to talk about. Last…
Let’s face it: at this time of year, almost everyone is a blithering basket case as the last days of the holiday season approach. If you’ve already done all your shopping, good for you; go have a hot toddy with the rest of the well prepared people you know.For me,…
While not hitting a tree is obviously tops, there are a few other things you can do to increasing your chances of staying healthy this season.On Wednesday, the New York Times Well Blog covered a study from the British Journal of Sports Medicine: Almost 800 injured skiers filled out questionnaires…
Last weekend, three climbers went up and attempted a climb of Mt. Hood in Oregon. Luke Gullberg was found dead from a combination of hypothermia and minor injuries sustained in a fall. His companions, Anthony Vietti and Katie Nolan, were nowhere to be found, and an exhaustive search was undertaken…
The Winter Dew Tour soared into Breck on Thursday, and photographer Soren McCarty was there. See more of his photos after the jump…
Hold your breath, adrenaline spectators: The Winter X Games 14 in Aspen will get two new events this year: Skiing SuperPipe High Air and the amazing-sounding Snowmobile Knock Out. Skiing SuperPipe High Air takes the top six skiers in the world and challenges them to compete in a 30-minute session…
