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Unique Ski and Snowboard Gifts

Dave over at SlopeSource has pulled together an awesome roundup of unique ski and snowboard gifts found over at Etsy. My favorite is this Abominable Snowman Bumble Monster Hat, $27: Get your retro Christmas movie fix on with the Bumble Monster hat from the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer movie. Just like the Bumble Monster, […]

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Street skiing

Here’s an awesome video found over at kottke: This is like street skating except with alpine skis down hilly city terrain. Includes jumps over hung laundry & parked cars, railslides down stairs, etc. Crazy. Great song choice, too!

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Book 1 night, get two nights free at Keystone

From Vail Resorts: Keystone Mountain is open for ski season and to celebrate continued snowfall and fantastic ski conditions, the resort is offering a “White Sale.” For a limited time only, book a one-night winter holiday getaway and get two nights FREE. It’s the simplest gift you’ll buy all season. The White Sale applies to […]

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Events Monarch Mountain

OPENING ALERT: Monarch Mountain will be opening th…

OPENING ALERT: Monarch Mountain will be opening this Thursday, December 8th.

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Flying to Colorado ski areas and resorts

I never thought about how easy or hard it may be to get to Colorado’s resorts. Having lived here my whole life I didn’t appreciate what a hassle it might be (used to be) to coordinate going from door to door. Here’s how you can get to the various Colorado ski areas and resorts: Denver […]

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University Ski Bus

There’s a second bus on the scene, in addition to the Denver Ski Bus the University Ski Bus is offering roundtrips every Saturday. Destinations The University Ski bus will travel to to Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek or Arapahoe Basin. Weekly destinations will be chosen based on customer demand. Pick-up and Pricing As the name […]

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Denver Ski Bus

Denver Ski Bus offers Saturday and Sunday trips from Boulder and Denver to Winter Park and Copper Mountain resorts starting this weekend (December 3, 2011). Pickup Locations The Boulder bus has two pickups: Christy Sports at Flat Irons Mall and CU Boulder The Denver bus pick-up location is: – Christy Sports at Denver West Plaza. […]

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Copper Mountain Video

Copper Mountain Time Lapse

Check out this awesome time-lapse of the front face at Copper Mountain shot by Dustin Henderlong. I love watching the chairs suddenly come on and then stop at the end of the day. The work on the half-pipe is fascinating, too. [geolocation]