Outdoor Issue

November 20, 2012 Like 0 Allison Perry

It’s Wednesday night. I’m in an RV with three other adults, one baby and two dogs. Considering yours truly has never set foot in an RV and usually spends school nights hiking, skiing or watching Netflix, this is not a…

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Forged in Ink

October 17, 2012 Like 1 Allison Perry

The ink movement’s full-fledged boom seemed to happen suddenly. One day the hipsters infiltrated the streets and coffee shops, and all of a sudden everywhere you went in any major city everyone—from philosophy majors to soccer moms to professional athletes—was…

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A Case for Cycling

August 21, 2012 Like 0 Allison Perry

When I say “road biker,” chances are the image that immediately pops to mind (after Lance Armstrong, that is) is a tall, skinny guy with the muscle tone of an antelope attired in brightly colored Spandex, sporting a helmet that…

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A not so certain climb

June 11, 2012 Like 0 Allison Perry

The dictionary defines “quandary” as “a state of perplexity, or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.” Quandary is also one of Colorado’s most well-known 14ers, particularly due to its reputation as an “easy” 14er. I have been gunning…

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Goin’ Fishing

May 14, 2012 Like 0 Allison Perry

If you’ve been reading this column, you know skiing has been my world since the day A-Basin opened and I devoted every free second of my life to making turns. Consequently, I spent an inordinate amount of time crashing on…

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Sticks and Stones

February 14, 2012 Like 1 editor

There is a scene in Reality Bites when Troy (Ethan Hawke, plaid shirt, greasy hair) answers the phone with “Hello, you’ve reached the winter of our discontent.” Sitting high up on Ruby Express Lift at Keystone last week, I thought…

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Winterizing Your Workout

December 20, 2011 Like 0 editor

You know the drill. Winter arrives out of nowhere. One day you’re ambling along Pearl Street enjoying the warm air and sun or hiking the Front Range, staring at the snow-dusted peaks in the distance, and the next day there…

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The Art of Après

November 28, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

If you are involved with skiing (or snowboarding), chances are you have heard the phrase “après ski.” Perhaps you are savvy enough to know “après” means “after” in French, and that it’s pronounced “ahh-PRAY.”

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Park It

September 21, 2011 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

Every time we drop into Estes Park on CO-66—you know, the point where the entire “park” comes into view, tourists out of their cars snapping pictures—it’s enlivening.