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Celebrity

Michael Phelps to hit the snow?

The Ski Channel is reporting Michael Phelps is considering skiing and snowboarding: A couple endeavors that Phelps is most fired up about are on the snow instead of in the water. Skiing and snowboarding have been pastimes that the 27 year old has always wanted to undertake. Hopefully we’ll see him on some Colorado slopes […]

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Celebrity Movie

Support Boarders Without Borders on Kickstarter

Boarders Without Borders is a film following a handful of professional snowboarders on a journey to Iran: The last thing that comes to mind is 14,000-foot mountains covered in Utah-like powder, with densely populated resorts and chalets nestled at the base of the slopes. However, with over 75% of the population of Iran aged 35 […]

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Breckenridge Terrain

Breckenridge expands: approval for Peak 6 adds 543 acres

Big news out of Vail Resorts today as Peak 6 will be added to Breckenridge: Peak 6 will include 400 acres of lift-served terrain and 143 acres of hike-to terrain, expanding the resort’s skiable acres by 23 percent. Breck expects to open the new terrain for the 2013-2014 ski season by adding a new high-speed, […]

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Beaver Creek Breckenridge Vail

Top 3 reasons to renew your Vail Resorts season pass today

I had the chance to review some of the upcoming improvements heading to the various Vail Resorts next season and I’m pretty excited to see whats planned. Wifi in the new Vail gondola means I’ll be on Instagram and Twitter a lot more. Check out my latest post over at Buzz about the top 3 […]

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Beaver Creek Breckenridge Summer

Why you should call in sick and extend your summertime weekends

I’ve been finding more and more activities to do during the summer in the mountains and my latest Buzz post showcases some of the interesting things I’m looking to do this season. Rachel has already had a massage in Breckenridge. I’ve already visited a beer festival in Beaver Creek. We both plan to do some […]

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Deals Gear

Kickstarter: Snowboards with LED lights

Here’s another interesting Kickstarter project (running through June 24, 2012): What we have designed is a snowboard that features LEDs which illuminate through the base layer and light up the snow under and around the board. Unlike other attempts at a similar product our board is not retro-fitted with the lights, but instead integrates them […]

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Technology

Best tools for tracking your summer mountain activity

Now that we’re officially getting into the summer sports (hiking, biking, trail running), I’ve published a few of my favorite tools for tracking my activities over at Buzz.

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Deals Gear Technology

Neva on Kickstarter: phone-enabled ski poles

The world’s first smart ski poles that allows you to see and answer calls, get short text messages and access important terrain information all without taking your gloves off. Watch the video, this looks very impressive and looks like a great innovation into the snow sports industry. Pledge $120 now on Kickstarter to help make […]