Posts Tagged ‘ ski events ’

8th Annual Huck, Rock and Roll Terrain Park Competition

Mar 30th, 2011 | By

After the other parks have put away the rails and dozed the jumps, the Treeline Terrain Park at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will be ready to host an amateur slopestyle competition for snowboarders and freeskiers who aren’t quite ready to call it quits. May 7, 2011, the Treeline Terrain Park will be closed to the
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9th Annual Marmot Grind at A-Basin

Mar 29th, 2011 | By

Don’t miss A-Basin’s 9th Annual Marmot Grind, April 30, 2011! The Marmot Grind is an uphill, downhill adventure race designed to introduce new participants to backcountry skiing as well as challenge the veteran skier. Races are modeled after European randonee events with competitors beginning on foot and running to clip into their skis. Athletes skin
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14th Annual Elk Mountains Grand Traverse

Mar 10th, 2011 | By
Elk Mountain Grand Traverse - image by ecoprimalquest

Crested Butte to Aspen March 25 – 26, 2011 If you don’t know about this event, it all started at the stroke of midnight on April 4, 1998, when “nearly 100 racers gathered in Crested Butte, Colorado. A day later, after racing through a crystal clear night and equally spectacular day, they arrived in Aspen,
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22nd Annual Arapahoe Basin Enduro

Mar 7th, 2011 | By

Only A-Basin would bring you an endurance race of this caliber. On April 13, 2011, skiers and riders will take laps on the Arapahoe Basin Pali chair from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm without stopping. The record is 71 runs and all the proceeds from the event benefit a local charity. Only 30 teams will
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International Airline Ski Federation – World Airline Ski Championships

Mar 2nd, 2011 | By

Crested Butte Mountain Resort is the setting for this years prestigious World Airline Ski Championships, March 6–11, 2011. The organizers of this event felt that Crested Butte was a village and mountain resort which embodies the spirit of the Rocky Mountains and the Old West. Plans have been made for the opening ceremony and welcome
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You’re Not Too Late To Enjoy The X-Games Action!

Jan 29th, 2011 | By

If you have let time slip past you and haven’t made it to the X-Games yet, don’t worry! There is still time to get in on this popular annual winter event. The 2011 Winter X Games 15 goes through the evening on Sunday, January 30th. More than 200 of the best action sports athletes will
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The Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo Returns

Oct 6th, 2010 | By

Exceptional deals on new equipment and a convenient location for gathering updated information and offers from Colorado’s 26 ski resorts are the hallmarks of the 19th Annual Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo. This year’s event will be held November 5-7, 2010 at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver. The show is the undisputed king
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Last chance to take a full moon snowshoe trek at Keystone

Mar 1st, 2010 | By

This will be the last opportunity to experience a unique adventure for the whole family, snowshoeing by moonlight!  On March 27, 2010 you, your family and friends can meet at the Keystone Resort Nordic Center to enjoy this rare nighttime Nordic activity! Imagine trekking through forests and meadows, all the while bathed in the light
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The First U.S. Olympic Medal in Nordic Combined Ever!

Feb 14th, 2010 | By

In an incredible finish, Johnny Spillane takes the Silver Medal in the first Nordic Combined competition in Vancouver! After the ski jumping section, the Steamboat boys, Todd Lodwick and Johnny Spillane found themselves in 2nd and 4th position respectively. Todd Lodwick would start behind Janne Ryynaenen of Finland with a .34 second start delay and
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I knew there was something wrong!

Feb 13th, 2010 | By

Imagine sliding out onto the starting bar of the 90m ski jump and just as you’re about to launch yourself down the incline.., you look down at the last second and realize that the front of one of your bindings is completely ripped out of the ski! Slide back off the bar and think for
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