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SKI » RIDE » SLED » SHRED

FEATURES VENTURE SNOWBOARDS

MADE IN... LISA BRANNER OF VENTURE SNOWBOARDS TALKS SHOP

INSIDER PANEL PRO STORYTIME WITH KERI HERMAN

SOUNDWAVES ROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEY GETS

COLORADO RESORTS

THE GALLERY JOHN TURCOTTE

THIRTY DAYS TO GREEN

BACKCOUNTRY BRAIN

THE BUZZ GREAT EATS AT SNOOZE

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THE COLORADO KID WITH POWDER AND SOUL

EYE CANDY

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Aaron Dodds, Jon-Pierre Stoermer, Ryan Bregante, Fred Marmasater, Dan Milner, Patrick Orton, Jesse Reis, Justin Edmonds, Dan Carr, Jeff Nass, Ethan Stone, Nevada Lee, Brennan Schloo, Scott DW Smith, Matt Doherty, Liam Doran, John Waugh, Larry Peirce, Jeff Brockmeyer, Jeff Potto, Chris Faronea, Dean Blotto Grey, Ben Koelker, Mike Page, Jake Lawlor CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

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» VENTURE SNOWBOARDS ARE BUILT TO WITHSTAND THE MOST EXTREME BACKCOUNTRY FOR LONG-TERM USE.

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SUSTAINABILITY, EVIL TWINS, & SHAPE SHACKS, OH MY! LISA BRANNER OF VENTURE SNOWBOARDS TALKS SHOP by lynnea tamsen IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR “AVERAGE”, STOP READING RIGHT NOW.

This is not your average sports gear factory. This is not your typical mentality. And these are NOT your mainstream owners. Venture into a new brand of snowboard territory…if you can stand the altitude.

Silverton, Colorado, has proudly boasted Venture Snowboards since 2002…but hubby-and-wife co-owners Lisa and Klem Branner craved Southwestern Colorado long before they had an “Open” sign on their shop door, and “pow” became a socialmedia-rampant term. “My first real powder day was at Wolf Creek… we’d watch the weather forecast, and when it was hammering in Southwestern Colorado, I’d call Klem and say, ‘pack the car, we’re going’. So we’d drive down, sleep in our car, and then get up there to ride powder all day. I remember being woken up at 2 and 3 in the morning by the guys who clear out the parking lot…they wouldn’t kick us out; just made us move so they could plow around us.”

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Clearly, this wasn’t your normal “let’s start a nifty business!” kinda’ duo…this powder hound team was down-toearth; relevant; and serious about their snow time. Factor in a mister with a mechanical engineering background, a missus with a newfound passion for riding, and Border Collie named Juno, and you’ve got the stuff Venture is made of. And this stuff is gooooood. Jonesin’ to know more? Thought so…

Q&A JAM SESH…GO! ECM: What are the core values of Venture Snowboards? LB: From the beginning, we’ve wanted to incorporate environmentally-friendly materials into the product; to reduce waste in any way possible; and just really being eco-conscious through everything we do. These values continue to influence everything we do to this day.

For example, we always look to source materials as close to home as possible.

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(…) Only if there is no U.S. provider will we choose to look to other countries for those components. This is not only good for the economy, but also reduces the need for transport.

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We use Forest Stewardship Councilsponsored wood for our cores….and we’ve recently incorporated castor bean topsheets; that is essentially using oil from castor beans, rather than from petroleum-based oils. (…) We also joke about every board having an “evil twin”. One is the reverse of the other. One base might be predominantly black with red graphics; the other would be red with black graphics, so that none of that gets thrown away. All inlaid bases are done that way, so that we’re maximizing our use of materials. When there IS waste – like wood shavings – we give it away for mulch, compost piles, even to a lady in town who uses it to bed her horse stables. The goal is to waste as little as possible.

Above is a look at some of the Venture boards for the ‘12-’13 season. From top to bottom: the Storm, Helix Splitboard & the Euphoria board. For more details and pricing, check out venturesnowboards.com

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RIDER: ELLIOTT BERNHAGEN

» IT IS IMPORTANT TO VENTURE TO DO THEIR PART TO BE AS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT BEAUTIFUL BACKCOUNTRY LIKE THIS STICKS AROUND.

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“IT’S A LABOR OF LOVE FOR US, AND WE PUT SO MUCH CARE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL INTO EVERY BOARD.”

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LB: Shape shack is really what we’re calling our ‘experimental division’. It’s a place to house whatever crazy ideas we come up with – or big mountain freeride legend Johan Olafsson or other guest shapers comes up with. We play with ideas that we’re not sure will fly…then we build a prototype, and see what happens.

The idea is to have a place where we can let our imaginations run wild, create boards that are way-outside the box, and try them out. Then, if there’s sufficient interest, we can bring it to market in a bigger way…but if not, people can get these really cool limited-edition runs!

Then, of course, we’re powering our factory with wind power; we’ve purchased renewable energy credits through our energy co-op, and we donate to a variety of environmental causes.

quality board that we can. Because we do it all in house, we have such an ability to pay close attention to all of those details, and tighten down on quality control.

Writer’s Note: Don’t even have a recycle bin in your home? Consider yourself schooled…

All snowboarders working in their factory helps, too…everyone who works here LOVES to ride snow! That really translates into a better product.

ECM: The laser-focus around protecting and conserving our environment is beautiful; what else makes Venture Snowboards unique?

Writer’s Note: “Handcrafting”? Sounds like the best microbrew you have ever tasted…except it’s a snowboard. Please start my tab immediately!

LB: The other central core value for us

ECM: Venture has a two-year warranty

is producing a super-high-quality prodon their boards…I’ve never seen a snowuct. That actuboard company ally ties into the have such a thing! environmental SKA BREWING LB: They (the thing, too, beCOMPANY NAMED boards) actually cause if the board last much, much THEIR PALE ALE doesn’t withstand longer than two the abuses that AFTER VENTURE’S years! It’s a labor you put it through, EUPHORIA BOARD. of love for us, and and ends up in a we put so much landfill anyway in care and attention a year or two, what to detail into every good is it? board. If there’s something wrong, we stand behind it. I think our warranty rate We produce boards that are going to is less than 1% of our production. be really bomb-proof in big mountain and backcountry conditions…the perECM: Tell me more about this “Shape formance and the durability are really Shack”; sounds James Bond-y: important to our audience. We’re really focused on handcrafting the highest-

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One of the things unique about Venture is we own our own production facility; we can take a board from concept to reality in a matter of days. Writer’s Note: You can find the swallowtailed, binding or binding-less Euphoria in the 2012/2013 Venture lineup. ECM: What’s new this season – any topsecret announcements? LB: There’s definitely stuff in the pipeline, but I’m not quite at liberty to discuss it yet…but keep a keen eye on the Shape Shack, and we’ve got some new shapes cookin’ up for ya.

If you’re a rider, do your sport justice, and visit Venture Snowboards the next time you’re in Silverton. Better yet, block out December 1st on your calendar; this is the Silverton mountain kickoff party, co-hosted by Venture Snowboards and Ska Brewing (who actually has a winter Pale Ale named after Venture’s “Euphoria” board). And in the meantime, the www. venturesnowboards.com site is one of the best snowboard destinations you’ve ever seen. Chock full of relevant industry content, blogging, and where-tobuy Venture boards links, don’t blame me if hours of your day suddenly disappear into thin Silverton-esque air. Signing off with Venture’s signature tagline, Think Snow.

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UPON A TIME THERE WAS A GIRL WHO KNEW ALL ABOUT HOCKEY

stops and Minnesota winters. A girl who could care less about skiing. A girl who had no clue what “X-Games” could possibly mean. This girl is now ancient history. So settle in, grab a Ponytail (which you’ll learn about later), and listen to this girl’s story…

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CHAPTER ONE Hockey Skates and Colorado Dreams

Today, Keri “Care Bear” Herman is a name synonymous with “Breckenridge”, “medal-winning skier”, and “huge air”. …but it wasn’t always this way. It all began with a pair of hockey skates and an upper-Midwest ice rink. That’s right; this now-pro skier started her athletic career with nine years of playing hockey, a view of Bloomington, MN, from her kitchen window, and as an oldest sibling in her family. This was Keri Herman’s world…until, of course, Colorado took over. Enter the University of Denver, and a degree pathway of Finance and Marketing. Keri’s dreams expanded to include visions of working at a big-wig financial institution on Wall Street, wearing dapper suits and heels on the daily. Her days were spent studying, and her weekends caravanning up to the mountains, because apparently, her mountain-loving schoolmates tended to enjoy “snowy” things in the winter…so, she snagged a (then known as) Colorado Pass, and proceeded to “ski just enough days to pay it off… we were coming up mainly on college weekends to party, and maybe we’d go skiing for half an hour. Yeah, so I wasn’t into it, I didn’t care…it was something to do, cool, whatever.” It was 2001. And skiing was a social event that allowed her a fast-track to

the bar at the bottom of the hill….little did she know then that Colorado had much bigger plans for her. CHAPTER TWO Discoveries and Rail Slide Love Affairs

Fast-forward to chapter two…where studying abroad in Australia, snorkeling her

is awesome! Kind of just picked it up like that…so, I was 21 when I first hit my jump and rail… and I ATE IT. I FELL. IT HURT. It reminded me of hockey; trying new things…and I was like, ‘oh my God, this is so much fun; I bet I can do this; let me try this again…!’” When asked who she

into the sport – and didn’t see the larger picture – and I think that’s what helped me from getting intimidated.” As a result of this smaller scope, Keri took on a “little by little” mentality, working up to her full potential in a proverbial “I think I can, I think I can”-style. “ I only saw the people around me… so I was like, just a little step forward…’oh, I can do that!’…and ‘I can do that!’” The little Keri-ThatCould continued to chug-achug forward, until all of a sudden, she found herself in competitions and suspended in air that made people exclaim, “oh my GOD, how could you even take a jump that big!?” Jib by jib, and jump by jump, she got better and better. It was a time of growth… and she was head over heels. CHAPTER THREE Ponytails and Winning!

I CAN GET INSPIRED FROM ANY LITTLE THING AROUND… IT’S FUN; IT’S EXCITING; AND EVERY DAY I HAVE AN AWESOME DAY BECAUSE OF IT.”

days away with marine biology studies, and experiencing a year of back-toback summer left her craving winter again. Returning to Colorado, Keri vowed to ski more that year…simply because she needed to be active and was o-v-e-r the summer. It was during this season that she met her first rail: and it was love at first slide. “… I found rails and was like, WHAAAAAT?! This

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looked up to during those early learning years, she responds modestly and emphatically, “Anyone who could do anything was my inspiration at that time!” Because her newfound infatuation sprang up unexpectedly, there was no pressure, and everything was fresh and novel. “I didn’t really understand that there was ‘professional skiing’ – that made no sense to me. I had a little teeny eyehole

By the time chapter three rolls around, this ski maven is knee-deep in powder and awards and killing it…all in her home of Breckenridge, Colorado. “It’s the best place, hands-down. I wouldn’t live here if it weren’t my favorite…the reason I’m here is because I love it so much… on and off snow.” During this phase, Keri’s all about expanding her bag o’ tricks, zooming down the hill with an ever-changing crew of friends (“there are so many people with so many different styles, and so many ways to enjoy the day”), and creating her niche. Oh, and let’s not » CONTINUED ON PAGE 25

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forget to mention her habit of winning crazy awards in this chapter. Speaking of which…what was it like to receive her first X-Games silver medal in 2011? “I felt SHOCK, CONFUSION… every single emotion came over me…like, ‘how did I do that!?’ Just like that moment in ‘Old School’, when all of a sudden Will Ferrell blacks out, says a speech, wins the debate…and then comes out of it and wonders, ‘WHAT HAPPENED!?’…that’s exactly how I felt.” Talented, self-deprecating and funny? This Care Bear is downright awesome, through and through. Oh, and even after a growing pile of medals, fame, and sponsorships of brands like Monster, Under Armour, and GoPro (to name a few), the humble pro skier is still “inspired by everyone.” “Obviously Sarah Burke was a HUGE inspiration –no matter what, she was always trying to be better, and learn something new…but the same thing that inspired me with Sarah, I get from other people, also…like watching little kids hit a rail for the first time, who are SO excited…I take motivation from that person…I can get inspired from any little thing around… it’s fun; it’s exciting; and every day I have an awesome day because of it.”

And this “awesome day” doesn’t end there. When her sun sets on the mountain, new tricks have been locked down, and comps have been won, you’ll find Keri celebrating life in another way…to the tune of an après beverage or two. Her drink of choice? “A PONYTAIL! We made it up in Breck. It’s a Vodka soda – but we don’t want to look like wusses drinking water – so you gotta’ put a splash of cran in it to make it look like you’re partying” Um… who wouldn’t want to party with Keri Herman? The time is now...and she’s drinking Ponytails and taking names. THE NEXT CHAPTER… For someone who has stated, “Ask me when I was 20, and I would never have had any idea that my life would be like this…EVER”…it’s ridiculous to believe that “20” was a mere ten years ago. We can’t wait to see what the next pages of Keri “Care Bear” Herman’s story holds. You don’t have to have a ponytail on your head – or in your hand – to take a page out of this girl’s book… we could all use a little more Keri-isms in our lives.

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BOULDER DUBSTEP COLLABORATION GETS THE PARTY STARTED by mike cook

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN OUR WORLD

Famous pow-pow beckons to the interests of three young DJs from Cali, Vermont, and Ohio? Transplant those three to Colorado, root them in the Boulder electronic scene circa 2010, and what you get is one of the fastest up-and-coming Dubstep collaborations to call this talent-rich Colorado EDM scene home. How then do you go about naming such a trifecta of true electronic power? According to Matt Berryhill, Matt Flesher, and Andrew Hathaway, you simply combine the three coolest things you can think of--which for these three turns out to be robots, pirates and monkeys. Thus, you have » ROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEY MATT BERRYHILL, MATT FLESHER,

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AND ANDREW HATHAWAY HAVE BEEN TAKING OVER THE COLORADO SOUNDWAVES SINCE 2010.

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under, behind and seemingly through Despite the explanation offered, each other to put three distinct flares RPM’s name might be the biggest myson any track at hand. These antics durtery associated with the group. What ing live shows are often akin to a game isn’t a mystery at all is how in just a of Twister above the midi-controllers; few years they’ve sealed their fate as it’s a wonder someone one of Colorado’s doesn’t have to untie best-known, young the three after every electronic acts. THEIR LIGHTperformance. Near the Upon popping onto end of Spring 2012, the scene, RPM wastHEARTED, UP-BEAT, the group sought to ed no time in craftBOOGIE-DOWN BRAND create an album that ing a sound, a name, OF ELECTRONIC IS would be an openand a following for to-close anthem for themselves. Their FITTED TO MATCH that grimy, sweaty, unique, homegrown PERFECTLY WITH scorching restlessblend of Dubstep THEIR HIGH-ENERGY ness we all feel when has withstood getsummertime comes ting lost within the PERFORMANCES. gnarling its teeth, and presently over-rinsed everyone knows it’s (replayed/remixed) time to get down like sound palate of the a bunch of animals. The group has been genre. Basically, RPM hasn’t gotten lost touring their new album, Heat.Wav in the sea of noise out here in the “Bass all summer, and this newest release is Capital,” and that says a lot. RPM’s highalso their first to be featured on iTunes. energy drumbeats pound beneath purrFrom opener to headliner; hole-in-theing bass lines like a racing heart, while wall-rockers to festie sized-credentials; an array of robotic synths get your feet from new albums to bigger aspirationsthe 4/4 they crave to get groovy on the -one thing is for sure, RPM have been a floor. Their light-hearted, up-beat, boobusy bunch. EPIC Colorado’s very own gie-down brand of electronic is fitted to Rhonni Jameson was lucky enough to match perfectly with their high-energy catch up with RPM in their hometown performances. On stage, three become of Boulder. Here’s what she found out... one as the boys reach around, over, 30

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So, as the leaves begin to turn around Boulder, RPM find themselves winding down from the slew of summer tours they have just recently wrapped up. Heat.Wav accomplished just what the boys had hoped by providing RPM a repertoire of energetic summertimefire that kept kids bouncing all the way around the US, May to September. After riding the successful .Wav all summer long, a perfect curtain-close to the scorcher touring season found RPM

» RPM RETURNED FROM A SUMMER OF TOURING ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PLAY A SOLD OUT SHOW TO THEIR HOME CROWD AT CERVANTES BALLROOM.

back home in Colorado. Just as that familiar chill of fall began flirting its way back into the breeze, the trio were presented with a welcome home gift of sorts: they got to rock a sold-out Cervantes crowd in late September. With the energy swelling those old walls of the Cerv’s Ballroom, RPM took it upon themselves to continue hyping up the venue sufficiently enough to rage the house officially down for DnB powerhouse Figure. It seems safe to say that

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only bigger things lie on the horizons for RPM. The boys look forward to a few more shows around Colorado, including Halloween at The Abbey Theatre in Durango. The group also said, when that fluffy white stuff we’ve all been craving finally starts to come down, they will kick off a string of skitown shows to express their love for the Snow Culture that brought us all, including RPM, home in the first place.

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A Conversation with Jen Brill THE COLORADO KID WITH POWDER AND SOUL by lynnea tamsen IF “SILVERTON MOUNTAIN” WERE A PERSON, HE’D BE NAMED something

bad-ass, like “Maverick”, and be the coolest kid in school. He’d be the kid who never had to say much to impress; who had an undercurrent of raw, intoxicating roughness about him; who set trends like it was no big deal; and who got all the girls without trying. You know the type…and it was just stimulating to be in his presence. Silverton is this kid. And if Silverton is this kid, then Jenny Brill is his rad mama.

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where “you could lay in the middle of the street on a Saturday night” (and not get run over), Silverton Mountain has quickly become a Colorado legend, in only a few short years. But don’t be fooled: this place is anything but “sleepy”. Initially established in the 1800’s as a mining hub, today’s Silverton is brimming with unique entrepreneurs who mean business, a throwback-to-thegood-days family feel, and is even the proud home to the up-and-coming Venture Snowboards. What you won’t find here is any hint of Corporate America in sight (input sigh of relief). You’ll get over it, though…your daily Caramel Macchiato habit will be history the second you lay eyes on the looming 13,487’ peak before you. Jenny and Aaron Brill are woven the town supported it.” The other four into the fabric of this very peak, and percent? Well, they were a handful this town. Enter two skiing and riding “backcountry skiers who didn’t really peas in a pod who had a vision they want a bunch of other backcountry couldn’t shake: a back-to-basics mounskiers around”, adds the good-natured tain experience. In a world filled with owner. “…But in the end, it all worked designer duds and luxurious-sounding out, obviously.” ski resort taglines, all these mountain But enough about history. Jenny Brill owners wanted was to bring back the wants to talk about the “now”, which is good stuff. Or, in Jenny’s words, the pow and heli runs and après and getting “retro” stuff! “All along, we’ve been back to basics. So sit back and dream of like, it’s ‘retro skiwinter, as she walks ing’. We didn’t invent us through everything anything new; we’re you ever wanted “…EVERY DAY I WORK bringing back the to know about this way it USED to be”, mountain…and more. UP THERE, SOMEONE she quips in a spirited TELLS ME IT’S THE tone (which instanA DAY IN THE BEST DAY OF taneously makes you SILVERTON LIFE want to be her best A snow playground SKIING OF THEIR friend). So, when she with no groomers in WHOLE LIFE” and her husband/cosight, powder fields worker/partner-into be found weeks snowboarding-crime after a storm, lines scoped out a then-500-person town, in every direction, as far as the eye they knew it had the perfect raw ingrecan see…no, this is not a juicy halludients for supporting their concept. It cination; it’s real, and it’s every day at felt right. The town knew it was right, this place! So, although you “win” no too; a sentiment reinforced by a letter matter what, your typical Silverton from the mayor stating that, “96% of day depends on whether you opt for a 36

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guided or an unguided experience (both endeavors involve a three-page waiver, naturally). “If you choose unguided, you basically sign your waiver, maybe grab a bottle of water – there’s no running water on the mountain – head up the chairlift; find out what’s open when you get to the top, and choose your way down”, says Jenny, without skipping a beat. Going “guided” gets a little more logistics-oriented, as you rally at a quarter to nine in the park-

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RIDER: WYATT GLYNN

» EVERYDAY AT SILVERTON YOU CAN FIND NEW UNTOUCHED SNOW WHETHER YOU HIKE OR HELI TO IT.

ing lot, divvy yourselves up into groups based on either friends or ability, listen to a safety briefing, and then eagerly follow your guide up the lift. When it comes to ability, “usually, it’s not the downhill that separates people; it’s the uphill, and whether they’re acclimated to the altitude.” Remember, this place is a one-chairlift-kinda’ town, and the whole point is to hike, rough it, and embrace the extreme. The rest of your day – whether

guided or unguided; take-your-time; or ragdoll-down-like-crazy – is spent flying through uncharted territory, motor-boating the softest snow in North America, and reigniting the passion for your sport. You don’t “ride” Silverton; you become part of Silverton. And the goofy smile on your face all day shows everyone just how infatuated you’ve become with this mountain. On your journey, you might even run across Jenny, who thoughtfully muses, “It sounds

cheesy, but every day I work up there, someone tells me it’s the best day of skiing of their whole life…I want EVERYONE to feel that.” THE NIGHT VIBE Not to disappoint, the après scene is as raw and soulful as the mountain itself. The picture Jenny paints seems almost as deliciously inebriating as the libations themselves, “So, at the end of the » CONTINUED ON PAGE 39

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i SILVERTON MENU day, most people meet at the bar, which is our tent – which was the check-in station early in the morning – and the keg will roll out, and bottles of Jäger and tequila will start flowing…” Come on; this is like a grown-up version of hanging out with your best friends in a tree fort. But with booze and snow! When the après party overflows into town to places with names like “Grumpy’s Saloon & Restaurant” and “Shady Lady Saloon”, the same comforting, no-frills feel of camaraderie continues…until the best day of your life sleepily comes to a close. THE NEW SCHWAG If you’re not already over-the-moon convinced and ready to book your Silverton trip, this sneak-peak at what’s in the works this season? I have one word for you: Mountaineering (and you thought helicopters were cool!). You heard the details here first via Shred Queen Jenny herself: “Silverton Mountain will begin hiking access, and heli drops for an upgrade fee, to new runs that require rappels in or out of

couloirs and/or big snowy aprons. This will allow access to places like the Mad Dog, Close Out Couloirs off Storm Peak, and the Hidden Valley – which is a large, open powdery bowl with no accessibility except via a 100 ft. rappel.” This one’s definitely for you, backcountry dreamers; if you’ve been jonesin’ to get out there and try rappelling with your crew, this is a perfect first (not to mention, guided and safer) step in the right direction. And finally…Jenny wants to leave you with these thoughts: Silverton is seriously extreme, but it’s much more accessible than you think! “You don’t have to look good going down anything, but you have to be able to get down everything”, she says lightheartedly. “It’s really a malleable experience…you can make it into what you want, versus other resorts telling you what type of trip you’re going to have.” Silverton can’t wait to see you this season. But in the meantime, you can drool over this mountain – and the town – anytime with a visit to www. silvertonmountain.com.

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SKIER: PEPE FUJAS

MAIN COURSES Season Pass ($499 until limited supply runs out; then $799) Unguided lift ticket ($49/day) Guided-only skiing ($139 / day from Jan17-Mar31, 2013) A LA’ CARTE: Heli Drops By-the-Run ($159/drop) All-Day Heli ($999/day) DESSERT: Private Guide Services ($425/ one person; $650 for two) Private MOUNTAIN (book the whole mountain; prices vary) TO FIND OUT MORE, VISIT: http://www.silvertonmountain.com/ page/mountain/pricing

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THERE’S A SAYING, “A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS”…

This is what we have to say about Colorado ski resorts…

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THE GALLERY WITH JOHN TURCOTTE

by chelsea coy

by ryan bregante

VAIL VALLEY STREET ARTIST, JOHN TURCOTTE PAINTS WITH A PUNK ROCK EDGE BORN IN SAN DIEGO AND RAISED IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA,

up-and-coming Colorado artist, John Turcotte--nick-named Long Hair Don’t Care--has been an absolute pleasure to watch evolve into a professional artist over the last year. It all started when a friend of his saw some of his work and asked him to do an art show at a local bar. After selling many of his paintings, he gained the confidence to pursue his artwork as a profession.

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» A FEW SAMPLES OF TURCOTT’S WORK (ABOVE) BLOSSOM AND (TO THE RIGHT) DEATH OF THE TREASURY.

Riding that wave of confidence, this developing artist began honing his style. When asked to classify his artwork, Turcotte called it street art. Using methods ranging from free-hand cans, stencils, and markers, he captures the essence of his biggest influences: old punk rock posters and skateboarding graphics. When prompted about the political influences of some of his art, he said that he was just painting the world or the government as he sees it, which is usually with comedic undertones. In his painting Death of the Treasury, he portrays a skeleton in a fancy a suit with a shit-eating grin on his face as he cracks the U.S. Treasury building in half with his boney hands, a satire, he says, of the Wall Street crisis. Another classic Turcotte is the stencil painting of a uniformed police officer’s profile, smiling in ecstasy, with a background of assorted doughnuts--something that reflects his adolescent years as a punky skateboarder. If that is not enough to make you laugh out loud, he stencil paints a giant cow in businessmen’s attire stepping on a McDonald’s that fits perfectly under its bovine foot. 62

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It’s easy to see why Turcotte’s unique and potent satires appeal to so many of Colorado’s youthful art enthusiasts. Turcotte has spent the last three years living the mountain life in the Vail Valley, but is making the transition to Denver this winter where he can focus more on exhibiting his artwork to a wider audience. Lately, he has been enjoying painting murals more than anything. “Creating something larger than life is exciting, not only for the artist, but for the people who don’t have art in their life. When you create something that big, they have to see it.” Turcotte has recently joined a co-op gathering in the Denver Art Society building, which you can find between 7th Street and 8th Street on Santa Fe, Denver’s famed art district. Every first Friday of the month, up to sixty art galleries put their work on display in the

street, including his, and he says there is something affordable there for everybody. He is also starting a T-Shirt clothing line featuring some of the same artwork that he has on canvas. More and more, Turcotte’s popularity is becoming noticeable all around the Vail Valley, where young people can be seen rocking his t-shirts and slapping stickers of his famous Gallant, the signature stamp that he creatively places on each one of his works, all over town. It seems that everyone is truly loving what Turcotte is putting down, and we are all eagerly anticipating his next work of art.

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30GREEN DAYS TO

a month’s worth of tips to live a greener life

Day 1 | Ditch the old electronics. Get rid of tired electronic devices the right way - you can recycle or re-use those worn-out computers, stereos, cell phones, and other electronics instead of sending them to a landfill. Visit http:// www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/ materials/ecycling/donate.htm#local for resources on programs in your area. Day 2 | Go two rounds.

When on a trip, sleep on the hotel linens for two days or more. Considering the average laundry load uses approximately 40 gallons of water, opting out of a daily sheet washing saves some serious resources. Day 3 | Defrost sans faucet. Using running water to defrost food is a drain on resources, literally. Next time, enlist the refrigerator, microwave, or sink filled with water to thaw dinner.

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If the average water usage to simply wash hands is five gallons, imagine the gallons utilized in thawing out a single chicken breast! Day 4 | Become a paperless guru.

Spend an hour today signing up for the paperless option for your financial statements, bills, newsletters, and anything else you may think of. Electronic information distributed via email or displayed via online site is just as legitimate, and is one of the simplest ways to conserve paper. Day 5 | While you’re going paperless… Choose to stop contributing to the more than 100 million trees a year it takes to create and disseminate junk mail. Add your name to the “do not mail” list, which can be found at www.dmachoice. org/dma/member/regist.action

6 Day 6 | Switch fluorescents in the office.

See if operations in

your workplace will

consider changing out T-12 lights to T-8

fluorescents. In addition to preserving energy, many utility companies offer a “Business Lighting

Rebate” of up to $15 per fluorescent conversion!

GO GREEN

GONE ARE THE DAYS WHERE THE TERM “GO GREEN” WAS TRENDY AND MYSTERIOUS. TODAY, GOING GREEN IS A NECESSITY, AND SOME-

thing we can easily incorporate into our daily lives. Moreover, our fair state is known for its eco-consciousness…it’s high time to do your part to represent Colorado in a positive (green) light! This guide will offer 30 ideas – an idea a day for a month – for incorporating a bit more of the green stuff into your world. In the following 30 days of tips, you’ll find some creative, “aha, I never thought of those!” ideas, along with some of the tried and true planet-preserving standbys. Keep reading, and start greening!

DAY 7 | Install Compact Fluorescents in your home. There is a reason “CFL” has become such a buzzword…installing these types of bulbs works! DAY 8 | Add a “think be-

fore you print” icon to your outgoing email messages. Chances are you’ve seen the above prompt, but are perplexed about how to put it into your email signature. Never fear; this friendly reminder is actually quite easy to replicate on your own. Visit the following link for instructions on creating your own email signature http://docbert.wordpress. com/2007/05/06/pleaseconsider-the-environmentbefore-printing-this-email/

DAY 11 | Invest in occupancy sensors. Once relegated to offices, these sensors are now showing up in homes, as well. Whatever setting you choose to outfit with such sensors, the technology keeps lights on when a room is inhab-

DAY 13 | Forgo the cube. When possible, utilize ice flakes or crushed ice instead of ice cubes; they take less water to make.

DAY 14 | (To the left)

DAY 14 | NIX YOUR FEAR OF COMPOSTING.

IT TAKES THOUSANDS OF YEARS FOR THE EARTH’S

FORCES TO BUILD GOOD SOIL ON ITS OWN. HOWEVER, WE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTEN THAT PROCESS BY

ADDING BACK COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS TO IMPROVE THE STATE OF OUR LAND. ADDITIONALLY, STUDIES

DAY 15 | Befriend your meter. Monitoring the electric and gas meters monthly is a good way to gauge conservation progress. Get the entire family involved, and keep an “energy log” on the refrigerator to track improvement each month.

HAVE SHOWN COMPOSTING CAN DEFLECT AROUND 700

DAY 16 | Use a shower timer. This has to do with the FROM THE WASTE STREAM! FOR MORE INFORMATION “slow shower-er” (there is a LIKE THIS AND FOR MORE FACTS TO SQUASH ANY lollygagger in every family) LINGERING COMPOSTING APPREHENSION, NAVIGATE in your household. To create TO HTTP://HOWTOCOMPOST.ORG/. a definitive start and end DAY 9 | Two words: Low-E. point for the daily shower, Consider installing Lowset a kitchen timer on the Emissivity glass in your bathroom countertop. Set home to lower the amount the timer for 10 minutes of energy loss through windows. Low-E ited, and turns lights off when a space max, and challenge your shower-er to windows work by inhibiting the transis not occupied. Visit http://www.enerbeat his or her time by one minute mission of radiant heat while still allowgysavers.gov/your_home/lighting_dayeach week until the desired shower ing light to shine through the panes. lighting/index.cfm/mytopic=12210 for length is achieved. more information. DAY 10 | Get dark. DAY 17 | Install low-flow showerheads. There are many variations on the idea of DAY 12 | Install a tap water purifier. Once an idea that made shower-lovers turning the lights off during a set period Studies have shown that Americans concringe, today’s low-flow models still of time. Maybe your city designates a sume an average of over 25 billion liters maintain a surprising amount of water “Lights Out America” day, or an “Earth of bottled water per year. Additionally, a pressure and are not expensive. How to Hour”? If so, mark this date on your huge portion of the bottles are not reknow if you really need the low-flow opcalendar so that you’re sure to particicycled. Install a purifier for relatively low tion? Complete the exercise below: pate. If there are no citywide “dark days” cost and maintenance, and think of the in place, create your own! Challenge 1) Place a bucket—marked in gallon piles of plastic you’ll keep out of landfills. your office or family on board to keep all increments—under your shower head Need further convincing? Search “plastic lights off for one specified day. » CONTINUED ON PAGE 67 water bottle waste” in Google Images.

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Get creative with old grocery bags! Start chipping away at that overgrown stockpile of grocery store plastic by reusing and repurposing them. Scope this blog for an ingenious and quirky resource: http://lenpenzo.com/blog/ id1594-amazing-uses-for-plastic-grocery-bags.html

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2) Turn on the shower at the normal water pressure you use 3) Time how many seconds it takes to

fill the bucket to the 1-gallon (3.8 liter) mark. If it takes less than 20 seconds to reach the 1-gallon mark, you could benefit from a low-flow shower head. (Source: www.fypower.org) DAY 18 | Chill. Wash clothes in cold water to preserve the quality of the clothing fibers and to use less energy. DAY 19 | Consider greener cleaning alternatives. There are a slew of eco-friendly cleaners in the supermarket aisles. On the ingredients list, look for words such as, “biodegradable”, “non-toxic”, and “ non-hazardous”. Better yet, look to what you already have in your cupboards for some homeopathic cleaning remedies. There is even a whole website devoted solely to ideas for cleaning with vinegar (http://www.vinegartips.com/)! DAY 20 | (To the right) DAY 21 | Time outdoor watering. Minimize evaporation by watering before 9am or after 6pm. DAY 22 | Discover Xeriscape. Take a lesson from our very own environmentally-conscious state, and rethink the way you envision your yard. After you master the pronunciation of this landscaping term (“Zare-i-scape”), learn about the seven principles of the low-water landscaping movement and how you can make your yard both creatively beautiful and earth-conscious. To get started, visit: http://colorado waterwise.org/XeriscapeColorado DAY 23 | (On opposite page) DAY 24 | Master the thermostat. In the winter, keeping the thermostat at 68 degrees, and then lowering it 3-5 degrees when you are away can save

20% on heating costs. In the summer, setting the temperature 5 degrees higher will save about 10% on cooling costs. Source: www. fypower.org

DAY 20 | PLANT SOMETHING. A TREE, A SMALL GARDEN,

ANYTHING THAT GROWS WILL DO!

DAY 25 | Send useful invitations… or birthday cards, thank you notes, save the dates, you get the picture. Let’s be honest; most paper greetings end up in the trash after a few “aww, how sweet” moments of viewing. If you must send correspondence, create your message on something that encourages future use. Design a message on a magnet, a coupon, an ornament for the tree, gift wrap, etc. Sending a postcard is another idea to decrease the amount of paper – and postage – used. Better yet, bookmark www.Evite. com or www.EventBrite.com to create colorful, track-able electronic invitations. DAY 26

Share your commute. The idea of carpooling is not a new one; but it bears mentioning on this list as a reminder of how sharing a ride can benefit your pocketbook and the environment. Go to http://www.erideshare. com/ to check out carpool setups in across the U.S. DAY 27 | Downsize. This tip requires a major life shift, but is one well worth considering. Simply put, huge homes demand huge resources! Think about moving to a life of paring down to necessities…and moving to a smaller abode. DAY 28 | Get a library card. Remember the library; that wondrous place with an abundance of books to read and then allow others to reuse? Instead of purchasing new books, borrow them. Or, if you cannot bear to be on the waitlist for the latest read, consider investing

in an electronic book reader (such as Amazon’s Kindle or any variation thereof) to save on paper distribution. DAY 29 | Get on board the reusable tote wagon. There really is no excuse to not bring your own reusable bags with you when shopping. Not only do these bags cost an average of a dollar a piece, but they usually hold more, are sturdier, and adorned with fun designs, to boot! Also, more and more stores are offering small discounts for customers armed with their own bags. DAY 30 | Repeat this mantra: There is no “away”. If there is one significant tip to take away from this list, it might be to instill a shift in your and your family’s mindsets. When we remember that everything we throw “away” really just goes out of our sight and to another location to rot, it makes us think twice about dumping things into the garbage for the sake of convenience. There is no “away”. There is only “relocate”.

Whether you’re perusing this article as an already know-it-all green expert, or as a green newbie, it’s always beneficial to stay up to speed on your eco-friendly knowledge. And whether you’ve chosen one tip or thirty to implement, remember that every little bit helps in preserving our planet.

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ON YOUR BODY: Wool blend socks Ski/Snowboard boots Thermals of various warmths Avalanche Beacon Goretex pants and Jacket Insulated face mask/balaclava Vented shell Bandana Polarized sunglasses Beanie Goggles Leatherman multi-tool Lip balm Lightweight gloves Trekking poles Map of area you are traveling Emergency Whistle IN YOUR PACK: 3L Platypus bladder Avalanche Probe Avalanche shovel First-aid kit Extra goggles Ultralight tarp 2 tea lights Emergency blanket 50’ paracord Duct tape Firesteel + tinder Lighter Compass Glow stick/LED light Extra fleece layers Extra warm gloves Extra wool socks Toilet paper Sunblock Food high in protein and carbs Jetboil for melting snow Skins TRANSPORTATION: Skies Snowboard Splitboard Snowshoes Snowmobile Helicopter

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“IT’S ONE OF THOSE SPORTS WHERE IF YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT AND WANT TO GO FOR IT, NOTHING SHOULD HOLD YOU BACK FROM SOMETHING YOU LOVE DOING,”

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VAIL VALLEY PRO RIDER FEEDS HIS ADDICTION ALL WINTER LONG by nikki inglis

by ryan bregante

BILL “MODE” RODRIGUEZ LAY IN A HOSPITAL BED FOR EIGHT

days with a ruptured spleen and a collapsed lung, courtesy of a particularly intimidating up-rail in the Beaver Creek terrain park four years ago. All he could think about was getting back out there on his home mountain; the place where his friends gather at the base of the lift every day, the place where he feels at both safe at home and high on the rush of adrenaline-fueled risks and rewards.

“It’s one of those sports where if you know you love it and want to go for it, nothing should hold you back from something you love doing,” he says against the din of trucks and cars screaming up the Interstate 70 onramp in Avon. “I am willing to say I will put this sport in front of my life because it’s all I do.” There was pain. He lost a lot of blood, he says. But Billy Rodriguez knows pain. He’s felt it before. And not just the physical kind, like all the broken arms and wrists that took years off his parents’ lives as he grew up a shredding little grom in the Vail Valley. But emotional pain, like the heart wrenching feeling of being a 15-year-old kid and suffering the loss of snowboarder and friend Josh Malay, who died in

2004 in a freak snowboarding accident an ocean away. That was when a young Billy made a decision. “That was the time when I decided if I’m really going to do the snowboard thing I’m going to have to do it the way (Josh) did, and he took it to the end for it,” Billy says. “That pushed me to be like, OK, he was 23 years old when he passed away. I’m only 15, I have to keep it going. “He pops into my head a lot when I’m in certain situations, but I’ve learned to space out and clear my mind when I’m riding. There’s that natural fear…. that gets me happy. I get stoked when I get that feeling.” Risk doesn’t faze the 25-year-old professional snowboarder. Risk is a byproduct, maybe even a » CONTINUED ON PAGE 74

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» BILLY IS NO STRANGER TO URBAN RAILS. HE IS EYEING THEM ALL SUMMER LONG PLANNING NEW TRICKS IN HIS MIND.

benefit, of following a passion and feeding an addiction as powerful as snowboarding. Take, for example, what Billy is looking forward to this season. “There’s been a lot of construction going on this summer,” he says. That, to Billy and his friends, is like Christmas come early. He and his crew will be after the complex urban jibs 74

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one sesh one night where the cops didn’t come,” he says. But here’s where Bill upends the tall-teed, smack-talking snowboarder stereotype. He says he and his crew apologize to the cops and always leave when they’re told. He says he even offers to send the cops photos from the session to show them how they turned out. “They like that stuff, they

just have to do their jobs,” he said. “It’s such a small town that every cop knows us now.” Yes, he apologizes, but he doesn’t apologize for the fact that “this is what we do.” Defiance was in his blood from an early age. His parents sent him skiing when he was about 6 years old. By 7, he was sneaking a snowboard. His brother and part-

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“…PEOPLE THAT COME FROM COLORADO ARE REALLY DEDICATED AND LOVE THE SPORT FOR WHAT IT IS AND ARE ABOUT IT AND IT PUTS A SMILE ARE THEIR FACE WHEN THEY HIT THE SNOW.”

ner in crime, Rick, kept his snowboarding a secret for an entire season. If he’s intense at heart, he’s lighthearted at soul. Quick to laugh and appreciate the irreverent side of his chosen sport, Billy is the kind of guy who would get a mustache tattoo on his finger. OK, so he does have a mustache tattoo on his finger. He also has a tattoo on his chest

of the letters RDTM. The Red Team, as his snowboard crew of 15 years is called, is sort of like a gang, loosely defined. “People would say we’re a gang, but we don’t do anything,” he laughs. “We just snowboard. We don’t try to go and beat up people. We wear red so people know we’re around each other.” He left Colorado for one

summer when he coached at Windells Summer Snowboard Camp in Oregon. But every winter, he’s drawn back into the Vail Valley bubble where it’s easy to get a job, a ski pass and the chance to ride every day with childhood friends. He wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. “I think Colorado’s coming really hard with showing everybody else in the industry that people that come from Colorado are really dedicated and love the sport for what it is and are about it and it puts a smile are their face when they hit the snow.” That’s really what it’s about. The smiles. It’s not superficial, not for Billy who’s lost a rider he looked up to and then, when he was 21, lost his father to pneumonia. With his determined defiance and the inspiration of fallen heroes, he’s learned that he doesn’t have to do what others tell him to feel fulfilled. “I like everything about snowboarding,” he says. “Jumps, powder. But I like to hit a rail more than anything. Just the feeling of having metal beneath my feet and having control and having something underneath

BILLY STATS NAME: Billy Rodriguez NICKNAME: “Mode.” “I don’t know, it’s just what me and my brother have been called forever. It’s just like, a mode we’re in.” AGE: 25 HEIGHT: 6’ 0” SPONSORS: Never Summer Industries, Electric, ThirtyTwo, JammyPack, Coalatree Organics, So-Gnar, RDTM WHERE YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HIM: Never Summer films, random Colorado edits, Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam in Keystone where he won best trick on March 31, 2012 WHAT ADVICE HE WOULD GIVE HIMSELF IF HE COULD GO BACK IN TIME 10 YEARS: “Keep on keeping on.”

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me that could put me in the hospital. I like the risk. “Honestly it’s just to have smile on my face at the end of the day, knowing that I had a good time snowboarding. If I have competition, I’m going to put my heart and soul into that competition. If I walk away not

JUST THE FEELING OF HAVING …SOMETHING UNDERNEATH ME THAT COULD PUT ME IN THE HOSPITAL. I LIKE THE RISK.

hurt, I’m a happy guy.” Even if he does get hurt, he has a Josh Malay tribute tattoo on his shoulder and a memorial to his father on his arm to remind him to live the life he wants to live. And that life looks like this during the winter months: Wake up, eat cereal, head to his locker on the mountain. “Then we pretty much shred until we can’t anymore.”

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» THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF PRIME URBAN RIDING SPOTS IN THE VAIL VALLEY.

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GREAT EATS & ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIENTIOUS

A BREAKFAST NOT TO SNOOZE OVER! by kelsey mcmaster

HINTS OF BACON, FRUITY PANCAKES AND

freshly brewed coffee whirl through the air as one approaches Snooze, a Retro-esque breakfast joint situated on Park Ave. and Larimer in Denver. The Ballpark, or “Mothership” store, is the original of six restaurants, and like its owners, brothers Jon and Adam Schlegel, it’s native to Colorado. » CONTINUED ON PAGE 80 » JON SCHLEGEL (LEFT) BEGAN SNOOZE IN 2006. WITH SOME HELP FROM HIS BROTHER, ADAM SCHLEGEL (RIGHT), HE HAS MANAGED TO TURN SNOOZE INTO ONE OF THE MOST SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANTS IN COLORADO.

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“We’ve taken staple breakfast foods and ‘snoozified’ it,” said co-owner and CFO Adam Schlegel. “We took every day stuff and added something fun and creative to it, making it whimsical.” There can sometimes be a wait, but people are more than willing to bide their time with free hot coffee and sidewalk chalk drawings for reward of the deliciously crafted delicacies that await them. Anything from rich hangover

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busters to lighter healthy options, fare can range from pineapple upside down buttermilk pancakes with caramelized pineapple chunks, house made vanilla crème anglaise, and cinnamon butter to vegetarian, pork substitutes and gluten free options. All demographics and ages come together in a melting pot of Snooze goers to dine over creative drink and food menu items that are available to appease everyone’s dietary needs.

What has created even more buzz than this Denver based business’s fine food and friendly staff, are its leadership and involvement in the community and sustainability efforts. “I’d like to see us step up as a city and start the conversation on residential composting, bike corrals and sustainability,” said Adam Schlegel. Snooze has received several awards including 5280 Magazine’s Best Break-

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fast/Brunch 2007, 2008 and 2009, Best of Westword 2010 and 2011, Whole Grains Award Winner!, Channel 7’s A List: Best Breakfast in Denver 2008, 2009, Hemispheres Magazine: Three Perfect Days in Denver, Mayor’s Design Award 2007 and Denver Zoo’s first recipient ever of the Polar Bears International “Paw of Approval Award.” This award is given to local companies that support a responsible

one can take today that can ensure a community structure and sustainable same or better tomorrow. business practices that strive toward This can be seen not only in reducing carbon use. Snooze’s business structure but also in Over 90% of all waste from every the quality of food and happiness of store is either recycled or composted, its employees and customers. Sustainmanager incentives are offered to enability, playful courage employfare and an enees to get inergetic environvolved with the ment replace that community, every where quality employee goes of life typically through sustainlacks in the serability training vice industry. upon hire and all Snooze’s passion of the food comes gives its patrons from responsible something look farmers to ensure forward to in quality. These the morning and efforts in susthe most importainability make tant meal of the Snooze a leader day, energy. in the community SUSTAINABILITY, PLAYFUL “Guests are and have been more aware today inspiring other FARE AND AN ENERGETIC than they were people and busiENVIRONMENT REPLACE five years ago,” nesses to get on THAT WHERE QUALITY OF said Schlegel. board with the People notice positive change. LIFE TYPICALLY LACKS IN recycling efBut how do THE SERVICE INDUSTRY. forts and may you speak to choose to dine someone’s soul somewhere else and encourage if these efforts this mentality and aren’t being practiced. Besides a full action on an individual basis? According belly, Snooze gives patrons something to Schlegel, through the empowerment to feel good about when supporting of others and by experiential learning. this local biz. You take them to a composting place “All of these things that we are and a landfill and show them how detridoing, and the people that it has atmental wastefulness can be. tracted to do the same, they’ve made Snooze is also getting local Denver it great, they’ve made Snooze, Snooze.” schools and other restaurants involved in school gardens through “Eat Denver.” Children now have the opportunity to understand where food comes from and use it as a platform for a new THE SNOOZE DEETS way to learn curriculum. To learn more about Snooze’s Schlegel believes sustainability sustainability, check out their makes this biz successful. “Competidelicious menu or to find a tion always had a $ sign; but if you Snooze near you, check out spend a little bit more today, it pays www.snoozeeatery.com off in the long run. It’s an investment.” He defines this as a core value, actions

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DEW TOUR BIGGER, BETTER AND ‘TRULY BRECK’ by nikki inglis

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DEW TOUR

FROM THANKSGIVING UNTIL DEC. 16, BRECKENRIDGE’S TERRAIN

park manager Eric Armfield and his team eat, sleep and breathe the Dew Tour. In addition to getting all of their terrain parks up and running, the zealous park crew has to build a smoothly flowing slopestyle course, a perfectly cut halfpipe and for the first time this year, a big air feature.

“As for the park crew the workload is intense,” Armfield wrote in an email to Epic Colorado. “But it’s all worth it to bring an amazing event to our park every year. What makes it all worth it is the chance to influence the sport we all love, and the opportunity to showcase our park, ski resort, and town to the world.” All eyes will be on Breckenridge this December when the new format of The Dew Tour brings a gravity-defying snowsports competition back to the crisp Summit County air. The Vail Resorts-owned ski area now carries the honor of hosting the only winter Dew Tour stop, ensuring the four-day festival of action sports and music will be all out on all fronts. Breckenridge’s event marketing manager Brad Esser says the ski area is honored to be chosen as the host of the iON Mountain Championships from Dec. 13 through 16. “This year’s Dew Tour is set to launch at Breck with a new format that will be bigger, better and truly Breck,” Esser says. “With the reshaping of the Dew

Tour to showcase action sports, Breck will present the first Big Air in Dew Tour history.” That’s right: the Breckenridge park crew will be busy this early season building a massive and pristine big air jump made specially for the most elite athletes ever to slide on snow. In addition to men’s snowboard and ski big air, the iON Mountain Championships will also host men’s and women’s superpipe and slopestyle in both freeskiing and snowboarding at the event’s site on Peak 8. ELEVATING THE SPORT At first glance, the new Dew Tour format looks like a scaling back of the once multi-event tours in both summer and winter. But Alli Sports, which runs seven-year-old Dew Tour and was recently purchased by the NBC Sports Group, maintains the new format will have the exact opposite effect. In April, Alli Sports and Mountain Dew announced a four-year extension of The Dew Tour with a new threecity schedule including two summer and one winter event. The new events, dubbed Beach (Ocean City, Maryland in August), City (San Francisco in October)

and Mountain (Breckenridge in December). Officials said they met with athletes to determine the best course for the future of the event. “Dew Tour continues to work hand-in-hand with the athletes,” said Mountain Dew Vice President of Marketing, Brett O’Brien in a news release from Alli Sports. “They asked for a platform that would elevate their sports and we worked with Alli to deliver that. “With input from the athletes, we’re developing a platform that answers their call for fewer, bigger, better events.” The event is completely free to attend and will feature live music and opportunities to meet and greet the athletes. Two NBC stations will broadcast 11 hours of coverage all four days, using both traditional television and digital platforms. Online at DewTour.com, Dew Tour

Live will offer 18 hours of coverage including live streaming events, athlete interviews and a behindthe-scenes footage. Armfield knows Breck is ready, mostly thanks to his crew, dedication from the snowmaking department and effort from the entire town to host a memorable early season event. And the skiers and riders are ready, too. To Armfield, Breckenridge is the perfect place to host the only winter Dew Tour stop as many of the athletes call Summit County home. “For many of the competitors it’s a home contest,” he wrote. “Or at least a home away from home for many of our foreign friends. We see a lot of the top riders shredding Park Lane and Freeway throughout the season, so I think they feel comfortable here and it translates to great riding during the contest.”

WATCH THE DEW TOUR Thursday 12/13

NBC Sports Network

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Friday 12/14

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4:00p - 6:00p

Saturday 12/15

NBC

2:00p - 4:00p

NBC Sports Network

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Sunday 12/16

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Saturday 12/22

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WHAT’S THE

WINTER EVENTS ACROSS COLORADO

Winter Skol January 10-13, 2013

ASPEN Snowmass Opening Day November 22, 2012 Aspen Mountain Opening Day November 22, 2012  Aspen Winternational November 24-25, 2012 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concerts November 24, 2012 Aspen FIS NorAM Races November 26-29, 2012 Summit for Life Uphill Race December 7-8, 2012 Aspen Highlands Opening Day December 8, 2012  Perpetual Groove, Belly Up December 9, 2012 The Shins, Belly Up December 14, 2012 Buttermilk Opening Day December 15, 2012  Power of Four Mountain Battlee December 15-16, 2012 Third Eye Blind, Belly Up December 29, 2012 Thievery Corporation, Belly Up December 29, 2012 Steve Angelo, Belly Up December 30, 2012

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Winter X Games January 24-27, 2013 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series January 26, 2013 Reverend Horton Heat, Belly Up January 31, 2013

BOULDER Emancipator, Fox theater November 8, 2012 Collie Budz, Fox Theater November 11, 2012 Asher Roth, Fox theater November 13, 2012 The Wailers, Fox Theater December 28, 2012

CRESTED BUTTE Crested Butte Nordic Center Opens November 17, 2012  Crested Butte Mountain Resort Opens November 21, 2012 Night of Lights November 30, 2012 Downtown Gunnison

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First Friday Gallery Crawl & Music December 7, 2012

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Pepsi center November 18, 2012

Rock on Ice (Ice Sculptures) December 14-21, 2012

Alice Cooper, Paramount Theater November 23, 2012

Moonlight Snowshoe Tour December 28, 2012 New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks December 31, 2012 Crested Butte Songwriters Festival January 16-19, 2013 Reno Divorce, The Eldo January 28th, 2012

DENVER The Starz Denver Film Festival November 1-11, 2012 Denver Arts Week November 2-10, 2012 Frogs gone Fishin’, Sancho’s Broken Arrow November 5, 2012 Denver International Wine Festival November 7-10, 2012 EMANCIPATOR, Ogden Theater November 9, 2012 Nas and Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Fillmore Auditorium November 16, 2012

NOFX, The Fillmore Auditorium December 7, 2012 EOTO, The Fillmore Auditorium December 8, 2012 Lamb Of God, the Fillmore Auditorium December 10, 2012 Fun., 1st Bank Center December 13, 2012 String Cheese Incident, 1st Bank Center December 30-31, 2012 STS9, The Fillmore Auditorium December 30-31, 2012 New Year’s Eve Fireworks Downtown Denver December 31, 2012 Boombox, Ogden Theater January 4, 2013 International Sportsmen’s Expo January 17-20, 2013 Reverend Horton Heat Ogden Theater January 26, 2013

DURANGO Finnders and Youngberg, Strater Hotel November 2, 2012 Jeremy Jones FURTHER Video Premier, Abbey Theater November 15, 2012 Ill.Gates, Abbey Theater November 16, 2012 Nappy Roots, Abbey Theater November 17, 2012 Purgatory Opening Day (conditions permitting) November 23, 2012 Liquid Cheese, Durango Mountain Resort December 30-31, 2012 Snowdown 2013 January 30-February 3, 2013

EAGLE COUNTY The Polish Ambassador, Agave November 9, 2012 Unlimited Gravity, Agave November 9, 2012

Thursday Night Lights December 27, 2012 March 28, 2013 Vail New Year’s Eve 2013 December 31, 2012

14th Musicfest at Steamboat January 5-10, 2013 50th Anniversary Celebration January 11-21, 2013

EpicMix Scavenger Hunt January 5, 2013

Bud Light Rocks the Boat Free Concert Series January 12, 2013

Beaver Creek Food & Wine Weekend January 24 - 27, 2013

Reno Divorce, Ghost Ranch Saloon January 19, 2013

Talons Challenge March 2, 2013

39th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill January 21, 2013

OURAY/SILVERTON/ TELLURIDE

Stars & Stripes Heroes Week January 25 - 28, 2013

Telluride Bluegrass Festival November 10, 2012

SUMMIT COUNTY

Telluride Opening Day Kick Off November 21, 2012

Copper Opening Day November 2, 2012

Telluride Opening Day November 22, 2012

Opening Day at Keystone November 4, 2012

Silverton Mountain Opening Day December 1, 2012

EMANCIPATOR, three20south November 7, 2012

Telluride Skiercross/ Boardercross World Cup December 13-16, 2012

Breckenridge Resort Opening Day November 9, 2012 Frisco Nordic Center Annual Ski Sale & Swap November 16-18, 2012

US Ski Team Announcement November 15, 2012 Gondola Dedication and Opening Day November 16, 2012

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

Beaver Creek Resort Opening Day November 21, 2012

Ghost Ranch Saloon November 17, 2012

40oz. to Freedom: Sublime tribute, Agave November 29, 2012

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Scholarship Day November 21, 2012

Birds of Prey World Cup at Beaver Creek November 30December 2, 2012

The Malah – Digital Beat Down, Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel December 8, 2012

Snow Daze December 10-16, 2012

U.S. Freestyle Selections December 17-23, 2012

Winter Dew Tour December 15-18, 2012

Public Film Premiere December 14, 2012

Better Than Bacon Old Town Pub December 29, 2012

Winter Ice Show December 15, 2012

Vail’s 50th Birthday Celebration December 15, 2012

Torchlight Parade & Fireworks Display December 31, 2012 Uncle Lucius, Ghost Ranch Saloon January 5, 2013

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Sprint U.S. Grand Prix January 7-12, 2013 2nd Annual Winter Mountain Bike Race January 19, 2013 International Snow Sculpture Championships January 22-February 3, 2013

WINTER PARK Jet Edison, Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, Ullrs November 9, 2012 D. Bess, Ullrs November 10, 2012

18th Annual Ouray Ice Festival Ouray Ice Park January 10–13, 2013

Vail’s 50th Anniversary Film Premier December 14-15, 2012

50TH Annual Breckenridge Ullr Fest January 6-12, 2013

22ft Copper Superpipe Opens November 22-25, 2012 Two Fresh, three20south November 24, 2012 Snowboard Demo Days December 1-12, 2012 River Run Rocks December 3, 2012 K2 PINK CHASE December 3, 2012

Winter Park Opening Day November 14, 2012 Ski and Snowboard Demofest December 8, 2012 Euforquestra, Ullrs December 28, 2012 Mini Rail Jam Fridays, January 11March 15, 2013, 4-5pm Silver Bullet Base Bash presented by Coors Light® January 19, 26, Feb.9, 16, March 16, 30 2013 Reno Divorce, Ghost Ranch Saloon January 19, 2013 Winter Park SnowDash January 26, 2013

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2012 Best in the West Chili Cook Off December 8, 2012

For more info on upcoming events, please visit www.epic-mag.com for an updated event calendar.

River Run Rocks Concert Series Presented by Bud Light December 15, 2012 Keystone Snow Sculptures December 22, 2012

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WHERE TO GET YOUR GEAR ASPEN (ASPEN, HIGHLANDS, BUTTERMILK, SNOWMASS)

Radio Boardshop 970-925-9373 400 E. Hopkins Ave. Aspen, CO 81611 www.radioboardshop.com

SKIING (soft goods/hard goods/rentals)

UP Snowboard Rentals 970-920-0123 426 S. Spring St. Aspen, CO 81611 www.upsnowboard.com

D & E Ski and Snowboard Shop Aspen 970-920-233 520 E. Durant Ave Aspen, CO 81611 www.aspensnowmass.com Hamilton Sports 970-925-1200 520 E. Durant Ave #106 Aspen, CO 81611 www.hamiltonsports.com Pomeroy Sports 970-925-7875 614 E. Durant Ave. Aspen, CO 81611 www.pomeroysports.com Stapleton Sports 970-925-9169 426 S. Spring St. Aspen, CO 81611 www.stapletonski.com SNOWBOARDING (soft goods/hard goods/rentals) D & E Ski and Snowboard Shop Aspen 970-920-233 520 E. Durant Ave Aspen, CO 81611 www.aspensnowmass.com

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MUSIC (stores, venues, etc.) Belly Up Aspen 970-544-9800 450 South Galena Street Aspen, CO 81611 www.bellyupaspen.com Two Old Hippies 970-925-7492 111 S. Monarch Street Aspen, CO 81611 www.twooldhippies.com

DENVER MUSIC (stores, venues, etc. Cervantes Masterpiece 303-297-1772 2637 Welton Street Denver, CO 80205 www.cervantesmasterpiece.com

EAGLE COUNTY (VAIL, BEAVER CREEK) SKIING (soft goods/hard goods/rentals) Charter Sports 888-295-9797 PO Box 4570 Avon, CO 81620 www.CharterSports.com Charter Sports has 12 convenient ski and board rental locations throughout Vail, Beaver Creek, Avon and Breckenridge. Save 30% on rentals by reserving online at www. CharterSports.com.

Double Diamond Ski Shop 970-476-5500 520 E. Lionshead Cir. Vail, CO 81657 www.DoubleDiamondVail.com “America’s Top Ski Shop” Just Steps From the Gondola

Pepi Sports 970-476-5206 231 Bridge Street Vail, CO 81657 www.pepisports.com Pepi and Sheika have brought you one of the greatest selections of quality skiwear and equipment for over 40 years. In the lower level, we have a full service ski & rental shop containing the finest winter equipment and ski accessories.

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Transition Sports/ The Stash Boardshop 970-845-7388 240 Chapel Place #125 Avon, CO 81620 www.Transition-sports.com www.Stashboardshop.com

Transition Sports accepts all types of “in-season” sporting goods and associated gear. Bring in your old, lightly used outdoor equipment and we will sell it for you in the shop. Consignors receive 60% cash or 70% store credit for all sold items…in certain cases, we may even buy the

gear directly from you.

Venture Sports 888-825-8245 51 Beaver Creek Pl. Avon, CO 81620 www.avonventuresports.com info@avonventuresports.com

SUMMIT COUNTY (KEYSTONE, BRECKENRIDGE)

Voted “Best of the Vail Valley” 10 years running, we pioneered ski & snowboard rental delivery and offer a 100% money back guarantee on all our services. Locally owned and operated with the best prices, services & locations.

SNOWBOARDING (soft goods/hard goods/rentals) Charter Sports 888-295-9797 PO Box 4570 Avon, CO 81620 www.CharterSports.com Charter Sports has 12 convenient ski and board rental locations throughout Vail, Beaver Creek, Avon and Breckenridge. Save 30% on rentals by reserving online at www. CharterSports.com.

Double Diamond Ski Shop 970-476-5500 520 E. Lionshead Cir. Vail, CO 81657 www.DoubleDiamondVail.com “America’s Top Ski Shop” Just Steps From the Gondola

Transition Sports/ The Stash Boardshop 970-845-7388 240 Chapel Place #125 Avon, CO 81620 www.Transition-sports.com www.Stashboardshop.com

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Venture Sports 888-825-8245 51 Beaver Creek Pl. Avon, CO 81620 www.avonventuresports.com info@avonventuresports.com

SKIING (soft goods/hard goods/rentals) Base Mountain Sports 970-453-6405 500 South Park Avenue Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.basemountainsports.com Columbia Breckenridge 970-453-9307 108 S. Main Street Breckenridge, CO 80424 PO Box 5590 breckski@breckgear.com Main Street Sports 970-453-1777 401 S. Main Street PO Box 1560 Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.mainstreetsports.com

Slope Style is Breckenridge’s newest ski shop, and Breck’s only core freeski shop. Located in the heart of main street we’re just minutes away from both the bottom of 4 O’clock run and the Gondola.

The North Face Breckenridge 970-453-1613 322 S. Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.breckgear.com SNOWBOARDING (soft goods/hard goods/rentals)

Mountain Vibe 970-423-6052 221 S. Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424 mountain1859@yahoo.com Underground Breck (970) 453-7400 320 South Main Street Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.undergroundsnow boards.com OPTICS (glasses, goggles, etc)

Base Mountain Sports 970-453-6405 500 South Park Avenue Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.basemountainsports.com Big Hit 970-453-1109 100 North Main # 210 Breckenridge, CO 80424 Main Street Sports 970-453-1777 401 S. Main Street PO Box 1560 Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.mainstreetsports.com

Sun logic 970-453-8477 421 S. Main St Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.sunlogic.com Mountain Vibe 970-423-6052 mountain1859@yahoo.com 221 S. Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424 OTHER (etcetera) Joes Lock & Key 970-389-KEYS PO Box 3253 Dillon, CO 80435 JoesLockAndKey@gmail.com

Mountain Wave 970-453-8305 800-453-3050 600 S. Park Ave www.mtnwavesnowboards.com

Mountain Wave 970-453-8305 800-453-3050 600 S. Park Ave www.mtnwavesnowboards.com Mountain Vibe 970-423-6052 mountain1859@yahoo.com 221 S. Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424 Slope Style 970-547-4417 110 S. Main St, Unit A Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.slopestyle-ski.com

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