Quick News
January 26, 2010
# There are a ton of parties, events, and concerts coming to Denver this week as the snowsports industry descends on Denver, Colorado. The 2010 SIA Snow Show trade expo will be taking over downtown. Even if you’re not attending the show, you should be downtown this week as there will be plenty of fun to be had. Check out the Apres Ski website for the comprehensive list of events: http://www.denver.org/apresski/home.aspx
I’ll be downtown all week at various parties and events. If you’re around and would like to meet up, feel free to follow Colorado Snow on twitter or send an email to devin@cosnow.com.
January 20, 2010
# Here we are half-way through January 2010 and most of Colorado’s most popular resorts are at 20-30″ bases. Most resorts don’t have enough snow to open up expert (non-man-made snow) terrain such as the Montezuma Bowl at Arapahoe Basin. So, it’s with even one or two inches that we get excited. It’s not much to get excited for, but it’s something. Given the state of things, every little bit helps. Joel Gratz has more information on the wave of storms moving through Colorado this week. Expect some good snow by this weekend!
January 15, 2010
# Congratulations to Lindsey Vonn, alpine ski racer, U.S. Ski Team member, and Vail celebrity. The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame named her the 2009 Athlete of the Year. This year she re-claimed the overall World Cup champion title and became the first American woman to win the world Super-G title. You can follow Lindsey on her blog at lindseyvonn.com, and is active on twitter at @lindseyvonn.
January 13, 2010
# If you hadn’t heard, Arapahoe Basin is losing it’s “hard core” exterior and becoming “resortized” by Vail Resorts. With the parking upgrades and Montezuma Bowl lift, it’s hard to argue the resort isn’t trying to stay competitive with the major resorts. So, this summer A-Basin will be adding a high-speed quad lift to replace Exhibition at the bottom of the mountain. Suggestions for the name of the lift are being accepted at alanh@a-basin.net with the winner reciving a 2010-11 Arapahoe Basin Season Pass or $300 gift certificate to Arapahoe Sports. (via DenverPost)
January 12, 2010
# It’s going to be a busy weekend January 28 – January 31, not only with the SIA Snow Show be in Denver, but the Winter X Games will be in Aspen. Winter X Games 14 will be broadcast on ESPN and online coverage can be found on their Snowboarding blog and Freeskiing blog.
# If you’re a Vail Resorts season pass holder (Summit Pass, Colorado Pass, Epic Pass), keep in mind you have 6 “Ski With A Friend” passes to use this season. This entitles you to discounted lift tickets at the window. We recently visited Beaver Creek where a $97 adult ticket became $65 with the discount. For pricing details (as it varies during the season) visit snow.com or call 888-215-3867.
Updated: As Nicole pointed out, ‘buddy passes’ are different than ‘ski with a friend’ passes and prices are posted online. Thanks!
New post: Shaun White’s new tricks http://bit.ly/PPiCu
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Seriously, the Project X site is… awesome. I think the sheer romance of the entire website story is where the true captivation lies. The tricks ARE ridiculous, ridiculously ridiculous.
I think, however, that the super-human tricks are trumped by the relatable feeling achieved by the process, I mean.. red bull dragged and pushed the foam pit up a street during a snow storm! Were they high? Granted, my friends and I didn’t have a giant foam pit, or small foam pit, but we’ve all spent hours crafting jumps on neighborhood hills or in backcountry fluffiness… and that effort for the sake of fun (and getting better) is what is truly awesome about Shaun’s new tricks and the site… In my opinion.
But otherwise, I have the utmost respect for Shaun. The new tricks will undoubtedly look like a blur in competition and never again be portrayed nearly as well as they have on the site… but damn.
I completely agree, I’m excited just to see the evolution and the process behind an expert being able to dedicate his time like this (no matter how unrealistic). I feel like some of this video would be in kottke’s history of snowboarding compilation (see his history of skateboarding).