Tag: Snowboarding
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Kick off March’s warmth with Après skiing, fun and cheer | Whiteout
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save March can be considered the “kick off” to Colorado’s high country après season. The sun is getting higher in the sky, the days are getting longer, costumes are being unboxed, and skiers and riders are making plans to break out their favorite alcoholic beverages slope…
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Leadville’s Skijoring event is coming, go be weird and watch | Whiteout
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Now that Groundhog Day has come and gone, the second half of winter is among us, which means all the weirdos start coming out of the wood work to do dumb stuff on snow, including skijoring. Yeah, I said it, weirdos … but man is…
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Mikaela Shiffrin can join the ‘100 Club’ with win 100 at Killington | Whiteout
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mikaela Shiffrin has made the pilgrimage back to the United States ahead of Thanksgiving and should be set for this weekend’s ski races in Vermont. At Killington on Saturday and Sunday, she is slated to race in the Killington Cup, and from the looks of…
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Latina film company Afuera Productions is chasing powder, crowdfunding for 2nd film | Whiteout
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So much focus leans toward the white-dominated outdoor industry’s story that most pass by the people of color’s story existing in the same space. Whether overlooked, a misnomer exists about people of color in the outdoors space or literal representation is lacking due to factors…
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Weird Foothill Guy skis more powder than you do | Whiteout
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly nothing about skiing with Alex Kaufman, aka WeirdFoothillGuy, is normal — and that’s the point. Ski culture has many faces, styles and quirks embedded in its history, however Kaufman has found himself a nice niche away from the traditional aspects of ski culture — and that’s…
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Colorado’s bowl skiing has tons to offer | Whiteout
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save High alpine bowl-riding in Colorado remains one of the best parts of the skiing and riding experience. Several ski areas and resorts offer some version of bowl skiing in the state, excluding Silverton’s experience. Whether the bowl is thousands of vertical feet or a few…
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Vail Resorts reports skier visits down 16% to start 2023-24 season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vail Resorts on Thursday reported season-to-date total skier visits were down 16.2% compared to the prior year season-to-date period. However, season-to-date total lift ticket revenue, including an allocated portion of season pass revenue for each applicable period, was up 2.6% compared to the prior year…
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Colorado distillery partners with snowsports instructors
Whiskey and snow sports go hand-in-hand, responsibly of course, and the Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) announced Breckenridge Distillery as its official spirit supplier. The partnership, unveiled during an exclusive event with the PSIA-AASI National Team at the Main Street Tasting Room in Breckenridge earlier this month, marks…
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Keystone opens Bergman Express lift for 2023/24 season Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Keystone Resort is inviting skiers and riders to adventure to new heights this Saturday with the highly anticipated opening of the brand-new Bergman Express lift. The resort announced Thursday its new high-speed 6-passenger chairlift was installed over the summer and at 9 a.m. Saturday the…
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A white Christmas for Denver and Colorado coming
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Having a white Christmas in Denver occurs approximately 38% of the time and Christmas 2023 looks like it will be added to the white Christmas list. A white Christmas is officially defined as having at least one inch of snow on the ground at 7…