Oct 15, 2008
Written By: Devin Reams
Visit the Denver area's snow season kickoff event: the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo. "Exhibitors from mountain resorts from near and far will be on hand, as well as tour operators and ski and snowboard equipment manufacturers with the latest info on this year’s best gear." (OnTheSnow.com)
When: November 7-9, 2008
Friday 12pm to 10pm
Saturday 10am to 8pm
Sunday 10am to 6pm
Where: Colorado Convention Center, 700 Fourteenth Street, Denver, CO 80202
Cost: $9 in advance, $12 at the door
Some features include:
the “Rocky Mountain Snowdown” featuring the DNA Rail Jam,
a Kids Snow-Play area where kids can try skiing or snowboarding
Colorado Ski & Golf’s multi-million dollar ski and ...
Aug 2, 2008
Written By: Devin Reams
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the schedule for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. This schedule gives those who want to attend the games to start planning accordingly. Click here for the list of events and schedules. Tickets go on sale in October 2008 and will be 'phased' (click here for ticket details). The winter games will be held February 12 - 28, 2010.
Apr 20, 2008
Written By: Rachel
Let me be frank: the event was a splash! Joking aside I had fun last weekend up at Vail. Bacardi invited both myself and Rachel to attend the Bacardi World Pond Skimming Championships. If you're not clear on what this event is: a bunch of people ski and snowboard down a hill, one at a time, towards a 100 foot long pool filled with almost-freezing water. The goal is to skim across the pool to the other side (but most people do a half-flip and fall on their asses).
A few highlights and our thoughts:
The Jumbotron: It was nice having a ...
Apr 16, 2008
Written By: Devin Reams
If you watched the 2008 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Deer Valley Resort you may have noticed a few local faces tearing up the slopes. One of them happened to be local resident Michelle Roark (U.S. Ski Team) who won the Duals Moguls title (article) this year.
Michelle is a student at the School of Mines in Golden, has competed with the U.S. Ski Team in the Olympics, and taken a number of medals including the World Cup title. Fun fact: as a chemical engineer, Roark has released her own perfume line called Phi-nomenal.
Michelle took some time out of her busy ...
Apr 4, 2008
Written By: Devin Reams
More spring fun starts next week up in Vail with a week-long festival celebrating the sun and the snow:
The mountains will be alive with free concerts from national headliners, on-snow events, street parties…and don’t miss the ever-popular…Bacardi World Pond Skimming Championships.
So head on up to Vail and have a good time. Check the website for details on the schedule, concerts, and information about pond skimming (sliding across a pond in a crazy costume on your skis/snowboard). It'll be good!
Click here to visit the Spring Back to Vail website for details.
