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The short documentary about skier and mountain biker Steve Karzewski won the local NEPSA Awards in Aspen this spring. Now, it’s heading to the 5Point Adventure Film Festival in Carbondale, where it has the potential to reach a wider audience.
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The program included athletes, advocates and influencers from all over the country. They gathered for snowboarding lessons, festive parties and fireside chats about race and inclusion, in an effort to show more people the joys of mountain adventure.
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At the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, an entire semi-truck trailer filled with adaptive equipment ensures that every participant can get out on the mountain.
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As high-altitude first responders, ski patrollers have technical skiing skills, level-headed composure, and the ability to pivot from snow science to emergency medical care at a moment’s notice. To process the stressors of the job, they often lean on one another — and turn to skiing to unwind.
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This year’s “Boot Tan Fest” at Sunlight Mountain in Glenwood Springs brought hundreds of women and femme skiers together to celebrate their common love for the sport — and participate in a famed naked ski lap that’s become an annual tradition.
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The program is a chance for kids to just be kids — and connect with new friends who understand what they’ve been through. This year’s event ran March 22-29 at Buttermilk Mountain.
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A Vietnam veteran from Boulder finds healing and a sense of purpose as an adaptive ski instructor and ski guide for the blind.
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Buttermilk Mountain is first to close on March 31, with their annual “Bacon Appreciation Day” to end the season; other resorts will host their own events throughout April.
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A ski area expansion at Aspen Mountain has given many inbounds skiers and riders the chance to experience new terrain, but a closed boundary limits access points to the backcountry. Aspen Public Radio reporter Kaya Williams spoke about the matter with Aspen Journalism contributor Elizabeth Stewart-Severy, who looked into the closure for a story this winter.
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Last ski season, a record number of skiers and snowboarders visited resorts in the Rocky Mountain region, including Colorado. The vast majority of them were white. There’s an effort in Summit County to make these snowsports more accessible to everyone, and it’s being led by a longtime resident who understands the immigrant experience.
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The leader of a nonprofit called Women of Winter says it takes collaboration to make sure everyone feels welcome in an industry long dominated by men.