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“Know Before You Go”

My riding partner and I took a few days last week to ride the Kokopelli Trail in Colorado and Utah. This 142-mile multi-use trail starts in Loma, CO, just outside Fruita at the popular Mary’s

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Hitting the Bag at Aspen Highlands!

I am a fourteen year-old Telemark, and a Nordic, skiing girl from Aspen, Colorado. The local ski team AVSC, Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club, was introducing the new freestyle team airbag and they hosted

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10 Steps to Pissing Your Friends Off: Heli-Ski Edition

Win a $16K Alaskan Heli Skiing trip, from of a Facebook contest simply for entering in your email address. Be only allowed one friend to bring with you, for the all-expenses-paid trip of a lifetime.

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Bikes in the snow, welcome to spring in the Rockies!

A fresh blanket of snow, is just what town needed to cover the grimy streets of spring and remind me why I love the shoulder season — flip flops one day and freshies the next!

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On the Road in Nicaragua

Nestled between San Juan del Sur and Popoyo, the sleepy town of Playa Gigante sits between a steeply rising headland to the south and a plateauing coral outcropping to the north.  Early in the morning

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On the Road in Nicaragua:

I arrived in the Nicaraguan beach town of Playa Gigante just over a week ago for a multi-month hiatus in Central America.  Fresh from quitting my job and subletting my San Francisco flat, I situated

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Skiing on Mt. Rainier

I started dreaming about skiing on Mt. Rainer a little over 13 years ago after a climbing trip with the guides at RMI. At that time I went up the Disappointment Cleaver Route, the traditional

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Snow Season Dangers

The first Colorado avalanche fatality of the 2012-2013 ski season occurred this week inside the gates at Snowmass Mountain. The details can be found here. This should serve as a reminder to riders that early

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Last Minute Gift Ideas

If you’re organized, gifts are purchased, wrapped, shipped or maybe already exchanged. But, we’ve been spending too much time playing, and are just getting started. In case you still need ideas, here are a few

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