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Big Air Fridays are Back!

Aspenskier — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:12:29 +0000

We’re heading into the 8th year of Big Air Fridays at Snowmass, where local competitors and visiting daredevils showcase their skills off the 40 ft jump. Add a big crowd, apres music and revelry in Snowmass Village for the perfect Friday afternoon antics. Open to all levels of tricksters, and kicking off Friday, February 12. More info, www.aspensnowmass.com.

X Games Action is Here

Aspenskier — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:53:12 +0000

First up, Women’s Skiing Slopestyle Final. ESPN Winter X Games kicks off with the ladies, showcasing their freestyle talents. Big jumps, huge gaps, kickers and a couple of rails; this first big event takes place Thursday at 1 p.m.; the rest, taking over all weekend long. www.espneventmedia.com for complete competition schedule and all things X Games. Ride RFTA to Buttermilk, for ease and access, and watch the action live!

What a weekend!

Aspenskier — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:24:42 +0000

Old Man Winter is back, well-rested, and ready to play. Highlands Bowl seemed steeper and deeper than usual, face shots and what felt like 10 inches on Friday; Snowmass, in top form from the Wall to Burnt Mountain, to some of the finer turns of the day on Baby Ruth. Back in town and on the hill, hoots and hollers rang loud and clear, down cascading slopes of Ajax. A good time, indeed, with more on the way…

I TORE MY LBD

killinitwithkim — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:33 +0000

It was a depressing day at the office in the heart of the mountains: I tore my LBD. So, I shared my sorrow on my face book status and my fb friends commented: ‘feel for you girl, I tore my ACL, twice..out for the season’ and ‘ooh ouch, where’s the LBD muscle?’. I had assumed anyone who knew me would also know the fashion abbreviations. LBD is the little black dress that any fashionista can wear anytime, anywhere, even three days and nights in a row, just accessorized for each situation. It is the muscle of the wardrobe. OMG: idea. LBJ little black jacket. Just like any good rider, a LBJ can ride any condition, any mountain, any time. It keeps you warm and dry on powder days, breathes on a sunny spring day, and fits like a glove. Mine is our Aston Shell. I’ll X-ccessorize it for multiple mountains throughout the season. Stay tuned to see me make it work.

Do NOT try this at home

killinitwithkim — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:50:12 +0000

While celebrating NYC’s Fashions Night Out at Barneys, I picked up the knitting needles again, and now Monday nights are for football and knitting. What to knit is really the question. I’m reminded of my passion for snowboarding in the beginning when I would do anything for a season pass, including sitting 120 hours every fall in a grocery store selling Vail season passes. To pass the time, I knitted beanies for myself and all my friends. Finally, winter arrived, the snow packed, and we’d earned our passes and had a hat for every day of riding! Ten minutes on the hill in those hats, my poor, bald boyfriend and I quickly discovered that hand knit hats sucked…the snow stuck, the yarn froze, and the wind whipped right through the hand stiches to the scalp. Just like the time we tried to build a quarter pipe in the yard, I’ve learned some things are just not meant to be done at home. Buy a hat.