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ROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEYBOULDER DUBSTEP COLLABORATION GETS THE PARTY STARTED

FALL 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MADE IN...LISA BRANNER OF VENTURE

SNOWBOARDS TALKS SHOP

INSIDER PANEL PROSTORYTIME WITH KERI HERMAN

SOUNDWAVESROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEY GETS

THE PARTY STARTED

SILVERTONTHE COLORADO KID WITH

POWDER AND SOUL

INSIDER PANEL

SHREDDING THE HILL WITH

BILLY RODRIGUEZ

COLORADO RESORTS

THE GALLERYJOHN TURCOTTE

THIRTY DAYS TO GREEN

BACKCOUNTRY BRAIN

THE BUZZGREAT EATS AT SNOOZE

DEW TOUR

EYE CANDY

WHAT’S THE HAPS

TALK SHOP

PHOTOHUNT

ON THE COVER:Shawn Cypher at Vail Mountain. Photo by Ryan Bregante. Check out the Eye Candy section for more photos like this.

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by lynnea tamsen

LISA BRANNER OF VENTURE SNOWBOARDS TALKS SHOP

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 Bran-ner craved Southwestern Colorado long before they had an “Open” sign on their shop door, and “pow” became a social-media-rampant term.

“My first real powder day was at Wolf Creek… we’d watch the weather forecast, and when it was hammering in Southwest-ern 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.”

SUSTAINABILITY, EVIL TWINS, & SHAPE SHACKS, OH MY!

MADE IN

JESSE REIS RIDER: JUSTIN MCCARTYAARON DODDS RIDER: SKYLAR HOLGATE


Clearly, this wasn’t your normal “let’s start a nifty business!” kinda’ duo…this powder hound team was down-to-earth; 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 influ-ence everything we do to this day.

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

(…) 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.

We use Forest Stewardship Council-sponsored wood for our cores….and we’ve recently incorporated castor bean topsheets; that is essentially using oil from castor beans, rather than from pe-troleum-based oils.

(…) We also joke about every board hav-ing an “evil twin”. One is the reverse of the other. One base might be predomi-nantly 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 shav-ings – 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.

SNEAK PEAK

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

!

PATRICK ORTON 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.

PATRICK ORTON RIDER: ELLIOTT BERNHAGEN AARON DODDS RIDER: JOHAN OLOFSSON


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

DAN MILNER RIDER: JOHAN OLOFSSON


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

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

ECM: The laser-focus around protecting and conserving our environment is beau-tiful; what else makes Venture Snow-boards unique?

LB: The other central core value for us is producing a super-high-quality prod-uct. That actu-ally ties into the e n v i r o n m e n t a l thing, too, be-cause if the board doesn’t withstand the abuses that you put it through, and ends up in a landfill anyway in a year or two, what good is it?

We produce boards that are going to be really bomb-proof in big mountain and backcountry conditions…the per-formance and the durability are really important to our audience. We’re re-ally focused on handcrafting the highest-

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.

All snowboarders working in their facto-ry helps, too…everyone who works here LOVES to ride snow! That really trans-lates into a better product.

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

ECM: Venture has a two-year warranty on their boards…I’ve never seen a snow-

board company have such a thing!

LB: They (the boards) actually last much, much longer than two years! It’s a labor of love for us, and we put so much care and attention to detail into every

board. If there’s something wrong, we stand behind it. I think our warranty rate is less than 1% of our production.

ECM: Tell me more about this “Shape Shack”; sounds James Bond-y:

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, cre-ate boards that are way-outside the box, and try them out. Then, if there’s suffi-cient interest, we can bring it to market in a bigger way…but if not, people can get these really cool limited-edition runs!

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 swallow-tailed, binding or binding-less Euphoria in the 2012/2013 Venture lineup.

ECM: What’s new this season – any top-secret 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 calen-dar; this is the Silverton mountain kick-off party, co-hosted by Venture Snow-boards and Ska Brewing (who actually has a winter Pale Ale named after Ven-ture’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 indus-try content, blogging, and where-to-buy Venture boards links, don’t blame me if hours of your day suddenly disap-pear into thin Silverton-esque air.

Signing off with Venture’s signature tagline, Think Snow.

SKA BREWING

COMPANY NAMED

THEIR PALE ALE

AFTER VENTURE’S

EUPHORIA BOARD.

DAN MILNER RIDERS: JONAVEN MOORE & TOM BUR


StorytimeStorytime

INSIDERP A N E LP A N E L

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Keri HermanWITH

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by lynnea tamsen

A DITTY ABOUT SNOW, PONYTAILS, AND INSPIRATION

Storytime


OnceUPON A TIMETHERE 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…


CHAPTER ONE Hockey Skates and Colorado DreamsToday, Keri “Care Bear” Herman is a name synony-mous with “Breckenridge”, “medal-winning skier”, and “huge air”. …but it wasn’t always this way. It all be-gan with a pair of hockey skates and an upper-Mid-west 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 fam-ily. This was Keri Herman’s world…until, of course, Colorado took over.

Enter the University of Denver, and a degree path-way of Finance and Market-ing. Keri’s dreams expanded to include visions of work-ing at a big-wig financial institution on Wall Street, wearing dapper suits and heels on the daily.

Her days were spent studying, and her week-ends caravanning up to the mountains, because appar-ently, her mountain-loving schoolmates tended to enjoy “snowy” things in the win-ter…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 par-ty, and maybe we’d go ski-ing 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 al-lowed 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 AffairsFast-forward to chapter two…where studying abroad in Australia, snorkeling her

days away with marine biology studies, and expe-riencing a year of back-to-back summer left her crav-ing 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

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 re-minded me of hockey; try-ing 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

looked up to during those early learning years, she responds modestly and em-phatically, “Anyone who could do anything was my inspiration at that time!”

Because her newfound infatuation sprang up unex-pectedly, there was no pres-sure, 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

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-That-Could continued to chug-a-chug forward, until all of a sudden, she found herself in competitions and suspended in air that made people ex-claim, “oh my GOD, how could you even take a jump that big!?” Jib by jib, and jump by jump, she got bet-ter and better.

It was a time of growth…and she was head over heels.

CHAPTER THREE Ponytails and Winning!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 favor-ite…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 en-joy the day”), and creating her niche. Oh, and let’s not » CONTINUED ON PAGE 25

JUSTIN EDMONDS. OPPOSITE PAGE: ETHAN STONE


ProPro

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.”


SK ME WHEN I WAS 20, AND I WOULD NEVER

HAVE HAD ANY IDEA THAT MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE THIS…EVER”

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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 H A PPE N ED ! ? ’ … t h a t ’ 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 watch-ing 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 excit-ing; 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 moun-tain, new tricks have been locked down, and comps have been won, you’ll find Keri celebrating life in an-other 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 stat-ed, “Ask me when I was 20, and I would never have had any idea that my life would be like this…EVER”…it’s ri-diculous 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.

WANT MORE OF KERI?Social Media-stalk her at f facebook.com/pages/keri-herman/107822339291148 t http://twitter.com/keriherman

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SOUNDWAVESROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEY


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 collabora-

tions 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 Ha-

thaway, 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.» CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

SOUNDWAVES

RYAN BREGANTE. INSET PHOTO BY BRENNAN SCHLOO

» ROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEY

MATT BERRYHILL, MATT FLESHER,

AND ANDREW HATHAWAY HAVE BEEN

TAKING OVER THE COLORADO

SOUNDWAVES SINCE 2010.

by mike cook

BOULDER DUBSTEP COLLABORATIONGETS THE PARTY

STARTED


Despite the explanation offered, RPM’s name might be the biggest mys-tery associated with the group. What isn’t a mystery at all is how in just a few years they’ve sealed their fate as one of Colorado’s best-known, young electronic acts.

Upon popping onto the scene, RPM wast-ed no time in craft-ing a sound, a name, and a following for themselves. Their unique, homegrown blend of Dubstep has withstood get-ting lost within the presently over-rinsed (replayed/remixed) sound palate of the genre. Basically, RPM hasn’t gotten lost in the sea of noise out here in the “Bass Capital,” and that says a lot. RPM’s high-energy drumbeats pound beneath purr-ing bass lines like a racing heart, while an array of robotic synths get your feet the 4/4 they crave to get groovy on the floor. Their light-hearted, up-beat, boo-gie-down brand of electronic is fitted to match perfectly with their high-energy performances. On stage, three become one as the boys reach around, over,

under, behind and seemingly through each other to put three distinct flares on any track at hand. These antics dur-ing live shows are often akin to a game of Twister above the midi-controllers;

it’s a wonder someone doesn’t have to untie the three after every performance. Near the end of Spring 2012, the group sought to create an album that would be an open-to-close anthem for that grimy, sweaty, scorching restless-ness we all feel when summertime comes gnarling its teeth, and everyone knows it’s time to get down like

a bunch of animals. The group has been touring their new album, Heat.Wav all summer, and this newest release is also their first to be featured on iTunes. From opener to headliner; hole-in-the-wall-rockers to festie sized-credentials; from new albums to bigger aspirations--one thing is for sure, RPM have been a busy bunch. EPIC Colorado’s very own Rhonni Jameson was lucky enough to catch up with RPM in their hometown of Boulder. Here’s what she found out...

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 summertime-fire that kept kids bouncing all the way around the US, May to September. Af-ter riding the successful .Wav all sum-mer long, a perfect curtain-close to the scorcher touring season found RPM

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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 Cer-vantes 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 power-house Figure. It seems safe to say that

only bigger things lie on the horizons for RPM. The boys look forward to a few more shows around Colorado, in-cluding Halloween at The Abbey The-atre 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 ski-town shows to express their love for the Snow Culture that brought us all, including RPM, home in the first place.

» RPM RETURNED FROM A SUMMER OF

TOURING ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PLAY

A SOLD OUT SHOW TO THEIR HOME CROWD

AT CERVANTES BALLROOM.

PHOTOS BY RYAN BREGANTE

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FALL 2012 » EPIC COLORADO MAGAZINE34 SCOTT DW SMITH SKIER: SVEN BRUNSO

A Conversation with Jen Brill

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.

THE COLORADO KID WITH POWDER AND SOUL

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by lynnea tamsen


ESTLED IN A TOWN

where “you could lay in the middle of the street on a Saturday night” (and not get run

over), Silverton Moun-tain 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 brim-ming with unique entrepreneurs who mean business, a throwback-to-the-good-days family feel, and is even the proud home to the up-and-coming Ven-ture 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 sec-ond you lay eyes on the looming 13,487’ peak before you.

Jenny and Aaron Brill are woven into the fabric of this very peak, and this town. Enter two skiing and riding peas in a pod who had a vision they couldn’t shake: a back-to-basics moun-tain experience. In a world filled with designer duds and luxurious-sounding ski resort taglines, all these mountain owners wanted was to bring back the good stuff. Or, in Jenny’s words, the “retro” stuff! “All along, we’ve been like, it’s ‘retro ski-ing’. We didn’t invent anything new; we’re bringing back the way it USED to be”, she quips in a spirited tone (which instan-taneously makes you want to be her best friend). So, when she and her husband/co-worker/partner-in-snowboarding-crime scoped out a then-500-person town, they knew it had the perfect raw ingre-dients for supporting their concept. It felt right. The town knew it was right, too; a sentiment reinforced by a letter from the mayor stating that, “96% of

the town supported it.” The other four percent? Well, they were a handful “backcountry skiers who didn’t really want a bunch of other backcountry skiers around”, adds the good-natured owner. “…But in the end, it all worked out, obviously.”

But enough about history. Jenny Brill wants to talk about the “now”, which is pow and heli runs and après and getting back to basics. So sit back and dream of

winter, as she walks us through everything you ever wanted to know about this mountain…and more.

A DAY IN THE SILVERTON LIFE A snow playground with no groomers in sight, powder fields to be found weeks after a storm, lines

in every direction, as far as the eye can see…no, this is not a juicy hallu-cination; it’s real, and it’s every day at this place! So, although you “win” no matter what, your typical Silverton day depends on whether you opt for a

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 run-ning 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-

BOTH PHOTOS BY AARON DODDS RIDER: WYATT GLYNN

“…EVERY DAY I WORK

UP THERE, SOMEONE

TELLS ME IT’S THE

BEST DAY OF

SKIING OF THEIR

WHOLE LIFE”


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 fly-ing through uncharted territory, mo-tor-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 Jen-ny, 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 EV-ERYONE to feel that.”

THE NIGHT VIBENot 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 liba-tions themselves, “So, at the end of the » CONTINUED ON PAGE 39

» EVERYDAY AT SILVERTON YOU

CAN FIND NEW UNTOUCHED SNOW

WHETHER YOU HIKE OR HELI TO IT.

BOTH PHOTOS BY AARON DODDS RIDER: WYATT GLYNN

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“YOU DON’T HAVE TO LOOK GOOD GOING

DOWN ANYTHING, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET DOWN

EVERYTHING!”

“YOU DON’T HAVE TO LOOK GOOD GOING

DOWN ANYTHING, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET DOWN

EVERYTHING!”


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 comfort-ing, no-frills feel of camaraderie con-tinues…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 Sil-verton 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, backcoun-try 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 light-heartedly. “It’s really a malleable expe-rience…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.

AARON DODDS RIDER: WYATT GLYNN SCOTT DW SMITH, INSET PHOTO BY AARON DODDS SKIER: PEPE FUJAS

MAIN COURSESSeason 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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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.

by chelsea coy by ryan bregante

THE GALLERYWITH JOHN TURCOTTE


THE GALLERY


Riding that wave of confidence, this developing artist began honing his style. When asked to classify his art-work, Turcotte called it street art. Us-ing methods ranging from free-hand cans, stencils, and markers, he captures the essence of his biggest influences: old punk rock posters and skateboard-ing 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 under-tones. In his painting Death of the Trea-sury, 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 sat-ire, 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 back-ground of assorted doughnuts--some-thing 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 business-men’s attire stepping on a McDonald’s that fits perfectly under its bovine foot.

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 fo-cus more on exhibiting his artwork to a wider audience. Lately, he has been en-joying painting murals more than any-thing. “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 some-thing 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 gal-leries put their work on display in the

street, including his, and he says there is something affordable there for every-body. He is also starting a T-Shirt cloth-ing line featuring some of the same art-work 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 rock-ing 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.

WANT MORE OF JOHN?Find him online here:f facebook.com/john.turcotte.545twww.gallantuprising.com

» A FEW SAMPLES OF TURCOTT’S

WORK (ABOVE) BLOSSOM

AND (TO THE RIGHT) DEATH

OF THE TREASURY.

THE GALLERY


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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.

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. Elec-tronic 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

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A MONTH’S WORTH OF TIPS TO LIVE A GREENER LIFE

6DaY 6 | SWITCH

FLUORESCENTS

IN THE OFFICE.

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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/please-consider-the-environment-before-printing-this-email/

DAY 9 | Two words: Low-E. Consider installing Low-Emissivity glass in your home to lower the amount of energy loss through windows. Low-E windows work by inhibiting the trans-mission of radiant heat while still allow-ing light to shine through the panes.

DAY 10 | Get dark. There are many variations on the idea of turning the lights off during a set period of time. Maybe your city designates a “Lights Out America” day, or an “Earth Hour”? If so, mark this date on your calendar so that you’re sure to partici-pate. If there are no citywide “dark days” in place, create your own! Challenge your office or family on board to keep all lights off for one specified day.

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-

ited, and turns lights off when a space is not occupied. Visit http://www.ener-gysavers.gov/your_home/lighting_day-lighting/index.cfm/mytopic=12210 for more information.

DAY 12 | Install a tap water purifier. Studies have shown that Americans con-sume an average of over 25 billion liters of bottled water per year. Additionally, a huge portion of the bottles are not re-cycled. Install a purifier for relatively low cost and maintenance, and think of the piles of plastic you’ll keep out of landfills. Need further convincing? Search “plastic water bottle waste” in Google Images.

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 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.

DAY 16 | Use a shower timer. This has to do with the “slow shower-er” (there is a lollygagger in every family) in your household. To create a definitive start and end point for the daily shower, set a kitchen timer on the bathroom countertop. Set the timer for 10 minutes

max, and challenge your shower-er to beat his or her time by one minute each week until the desired shower length is achieved.

DAY 17 | Install low-flow showerheads. Once an idea that made shower-lovers cringe, today’s low-flow models still maintain a surprising amount of water pressure and are not expensive. How to know if you really need the low-flow op-tion? Complete the exercise below:

1) Place a bucket—marked in gallon increments—under your shower head » CONTINUED ON PAGE 67

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 in-

corporating 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!

14DAY 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

HAVE SHOWN COMPOSTING CAN DEFLECT AROUND 700

POUNDS OF MATERIAL PER HOUSEHOLD PER YEAR

FROM THE WASTE STREAM! FOR MORE INFORMATION

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LINGERING COMPOSTING APPREHENSION, NAVIGATE

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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 wa-ter 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 clean-ers 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 cre-atively beautiful and earth-conscious. To get started, visit: http://coloradowaterwise.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 heat-ing costs. In the summer, setting the temperature 5 degrees high-er will save about 10% on cooling costs. Source: www.fypower.org

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 de-crease 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 envi-ronment. 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 sig-nificant 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, remem-ber that every little bit helps in preserv-ing our planet.

GO GREEN

20DAY 20 | PLANT SOMETHING.

A TREE, A SMALL GARDEN,

ANYTHING THAT GROWS WILL DO!

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GOING INTO THE BACKCOUNTRY? HERE IS A LIST OF THINGS THAT

WILL KEEP YOU ALIVE IF YOU GET STUCK OVERNIGHT.

JEFF POTTO RIDER: SHAYNE POSPISIL

BACKCOUNTRYBRAIN QUICK LIST

FALL 2012 » EPIC COLORADO MAGAZINE70 JEFF BROCKMEYER


Wool blend socksSki/Snowboard bootsThermals of various warmths Avalanche BeaconGoretex pants and JacketInsulated face mask/balaclavaVented shellBandanaPolarized sunglassesBeanieGogglesLeatherman multi-toolLip balmLightweight glovesTrekking poles Map of area you are travelingEmergency Whistle

3L Platypus bladderAvalanche Probe Avalanche shovel First-aid kitExtra gogglesUltralight tarp2 tea lightsEmergency blanket50’ paracordDuct tapeFiresteel + tinderLighterCompassGlow stick/LED lightExtra fleece layersExtra warm glovesExtra wool socksToilet paperSunblockFood high in protein and carbsJetboil for melting snowSkins

SkiesSnowboardSplitboardSnowshoesSnowmobileHelicopter

EPIC Colorado would love to hear your opinion! Please submit your ideas at [email protected]

ON YOUR BODY:

IN YOUR PACK:

TRANSPORTATION:

JEFF BROCKMEYER



“IT’S ONE OF THOSE SPORTS

WHERE IF YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT

AND WANT TO GO FOR IT, NOTH-

ING SHOULD HOLD YOU BACK FROM

SOMETHING YOU LOVE DOING,”


“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 be-cause 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 feel-ing of being a 15-year-old kid and suffering the loss of snowboarder and friend Josh Malay, who died in

2004 in a freak snowboard-ing 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,” Bil-ly 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 by-product, maybe even a » CONTINUED ON PAGE 74

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.

BillSHREDDING THE HILLwith


benefit, of following a pas-sion 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

left behind at those sites. They’ll take over and do what they do best: prob-lem solve their way to cre-ative tricks and film to their heart’s content. Or at least until the cops come.

Sessioning construction sites is not exactly legal, but what’s the risk of a ticket compared to injury or worse?

“Last year we maybe had

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 of-fers 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 par-ents sent him skiing when he was about 6 years old. By 7, he was sneaking a snow-board. His brother and part-

» BILLY IS NO STRANGER TO

URBAN RAILS. HE IS EYEING THEM

ALL SUMMER LONG PLANNING

NEW TRICKS IN HIS MIND.



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 ir-reverent 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 mus-tache 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 any-thing,” 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 Snow-board 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 com-ing really hard with show-ing everybody else in the industry that people that come from Colorado are re-ally 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 su-perficial, 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 inspira-tion 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 any-thing. Just the feeling of hav-ing metal beneath my feet and having control and hav-ing something underneath

“…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.”

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.”

BILLY STATS


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 snowboard-ing. If I have competition, I’m going to put my heart and soul into that compe-tition. If I walk away not

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.”

JUST THE FEEL-

ING OF HAVING

…SOMETHING

UNDERNEATH

ME THAT COULD

PUT ME IN THE

HOSPITAL. I LIKE

THE RISK.



» THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF

PRIME URBAN RIDING SPOTS

IN THE VAIL VALLEY.


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 Schle-

gel, it’s native to Colorado. » CONTINUED ON PAGE 80

GREAT EATS

by kelsey mcmaster

A BREAKFAST NOT TO SNOOZE OVER!

» 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.

& ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIENTIOUS

THE BUZZ


“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 side-walk chalk drawings for reward of the deliciously crafted delicacies that await them. Anything from rich hangover

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 glu-ten 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 leader-ship and involvement in the commu-nity and sustainability efforts. “I’d like to see us step up as a city and start the conversation on residential compost-ing, bike corrals and sustainability,” said Adam Schlegel.

Snooze has received several awards including 5280 Magazine’s Best Break-

» DON’T EVEN TRY TO PRETEND YOUR MOUTH

ISN’T WATERING AT THE SIGHT OF THIS

MASTERPIECE, THE “OMG FRENCH TOAST”.


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, May-or’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

community structure and sustainable business practices that strive toward reducing carbon use.

Over 90% of all waste from every store is either recycled or composted, manager incentives are offered to en-courage employ-ees to get in-volved with the community, every employee goes through sustain-ability training upon hire and all of the food comes from responsible farmers to ensure quality. These efforts in sus-tainability make Snooze a leader in the community and have been inspiring other people and busi-nesses to get on board with the positive change.

But how do you speak to someone’s soul and encourage this mentality and action on an individual basis? According to Schlegel, through the empowerment of others and by experiential learning. You take them to a composting place and a landfill and show them how detri-mental wastefulness can be.

Snooze is also getting local Denver schools and other restaurants involved in school gardens through “Eat Den-ver.” Children now have the opportu-nity to understand where food comes from and use it as a platform for a new way to learn curriculum.

Schlegel believes sustainability makes this biz successful. “Competi-tion always had a $ sign; but if you spend a little bit more today, it pays off in the long run. It’s an investment.” He defines this as a core value, actions

one can take today that can ensure a same or better tomorrow.

This can be seen not only in Snooze’s business structure but also in the quality of food and happiness of its employees and customers. Sustain-

ability, playful fare and an en-ergetic environ-ment replace that where quality of life typically lacks in the ser-vice industry. Snooze’s passion gives its patrons something look forward to in the morning and the most impor-tant meal of the day, energy.

“Guests are more aware today than they were five years ago,” said Schlegel.

People notice recycling ef-forts and may choose to dine somewhere else if these efforts

aren’t being practiced. Besides a full belly, Snooze gives patrons something to feel good about when supporting this local biz.

“All of these things that we are doing, and the people that it has at-tracted to do the same, they’ve made it great, they’ve made Snooze, Snooze.”

THE SNOOZE DEETSTo learn more about Snooze’s sustainability, check out their delicious menu or to find a Snooze near you, check out www.snoozeeatery.com

SUSTAINABILITY, PLAYFUL

FARE AND AN ENERGETIC

ENVIRONMENT REPLACE

THAT WHERE QUALITY OF

LIFE TYPICALLY LACKS IN

THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.

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THE BUZZ


by nikki inglis

BIGGER, BETTER AND ‘TRULY BRECK’

DEW TOUR


“As for the park crew the workload is intense,” Arm-field wrote in an email to Epic Colorado. “But it’s all worth it to bring an amaz-ing event to our park ev-ery 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 re-sort, and town to the world.”

All eyes will be on Breckenridge this Decem-ber 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, en-suring 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 Breck-enridge park crew will be busy this early season building a massive and pris-tine big air jump made spe-cially for the most elite ath-letes ever to slide on snow.

In addition to men’s snowboard and ski big air, the iON Mountain Champi-onships will also host men’s and women’s superpipe and slopestyle in both freeski-ing and snowboarding at the event’s site on Peak 8.

ELEVATING THE SPORTAt 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 pur-chased 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 three-city 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 fu-ture of the event.

“Dew Tour continues to work hand-in-hand with the athletes,” said Moun-tain 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, bet-ter events.”

The event is completely free to attend and will fea-ture live music and oppor-tunities to meet and greet the athletes.

Two NBC stations will broadcast 11 hours of cover-age 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 behind-the-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, Brecken-ridge is the perfect place to host the only winter Dew Tour stop as many of the athletes call Summit Coun-ty home.

“For many of the compet-itors 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.”

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.

DEW TOUR

Thursday 12/13 NBC Sports Network 7:30p - 8:30p

Friday 12/14 NBC Sports Network 4:00p - 6:00p

Saturday 12/15 NBC 2:00p - 4:00p

NBC Sports Network 11:00p - 12:00a

Sunday 12/16 NBC 1:00p - 3:00p

NBC Sports Network 3:00p - 4:00p

Saturday 12/22 NBC Sports Network 11:00p - 12:00a

NBC Sports Network 12:00a - 1:00a

WATCH THE DEW TOUR

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Snowmass Opening DayNovember 22, 2012

Aspen Mountain Opening DayNovember 22, 2012

Aspen WinternationalNovember 24-25, 2012

Bud Light Hi-Fi ConcertsNovember 24, 2012

Aspen FIS NorAM RacesNovember 26-29, 2012

Summit for Life Uphill RaceDecember 7-8, 2012

Aspen Highlands Opening DayDecember 8, 2012

Perpetual Groove, Belly Up December 9, 2012

The Shins, Belly UpDecember 14, 2012

Buttermilk Opening DayDecember 15, 2012

Power of Four Mountain BattleeDecember 15-16, 2012

Third Eye Blind, Belly UpDecember 29, 2012

Thievery Corporation, Belly UpDecember 29, 2012

Steve Angelo, Belly Up December 30, 2012

Winter SkolJanuary 10-13, 2013

Winter X GamesJanuary 24-27, 2013

Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert SeriesJanuary 26, 2013

Reverend Horton Heat, Belly Up January 31, 2013

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 Nordic Center Opens November 17, 2012

Crested Butte Mountain Resort Opens November 21, 2012

Night of Lights November 30, 2012 Downtown Gunnison

First Friday Gallery Crawl & Music December 7, 2012

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

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

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Pepsi center November 18, 2012

Alice Cooper, Paramount Theater November 23, 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

BOULDER

CRESTED BUTTE

ASPEN

DENVER

WHAT’S THE

WINTER EVENTS ACROSS COLORADO


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

The Polish Ambassador, Agave November 9, 2012

Unlimited Gravity, Agave November 9, 2012

US Ski Team Announcement November 15, 2012

Gondola Dedication and Opening Day November 16, 2012

Beaver Creek Resort Opening Day November 21, 2012

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

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

Snow Daze December 10-16, 2012

Public Film Premiere December 14, 2012

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

Vail’s 50th Birthday Celebration December 15, 2012

Thursday Night Lights December 27, 2012 - March 28, 2013

Vail New Year’s Eve 2013 December 31, 2012

EpicMix Scavenger Hunt January 5, 2013

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

Talons Challenge March 2, 2013

Telluride Bluegrass Festival November 10, 2012

Telluride Opening Day Kick Off November 21, 2012

Telluride Opening DayNovember 22, 2012

Silverton Mountain Opening Day December 1, 2012

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

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

Ghost Ranch Saloon November 17, 2012

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Scholarship Day November 21, 2012

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

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

Better Than Bacon Old Town Pub December 29, 2012

Torchlight Parade & Fireworks Display December 31, 2012

Uncle Lucius, Ghost Ranch Saloon January 5, 2013

14th Musicfest at Steamboat January 5-10, 2013

50th Anniversary Celebration January 11-21, 2013

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

Reno Divorce, Ghost Ranch Saloon January 19, 2013

39th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill January 21, 2013

Stars & Stripes Heroes Week January 25 - 28, 2013

Copper Opening Day November 2, 2012

Opening Day at Keystone November 4, 2012

EMANCIPATOR, three20south November 7, 2012

Breckenridge Resort Opening Day November 9, 2012

Frisco Nordic Center Annual Ski Sale & Swap November 16-18, 2012

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

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

Winter Dew Tour December 15-18, 2012

Winter Ice Show December 15, 2012

River Run Rocks Concert Series Presented by Bud Light December 15, 2012

Keystone Snow Sculptures December 22, 2012

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

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

Jet Edison, Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, Ullrs November 9, 2012

D. Bess, Ullrs November 10, 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 11- March 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

DURANGO

EAGLE COUNTY

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

SUMMIT COUNTY

WINTER PARKOURAY/SILVERTON/TELLURIDE

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

MORE INFO

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ASPEN (ASPEN, HIGHLANDS, BUTTERMILK, SNOWMASS)SKIING (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

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

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

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

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

DENVERMUSIC (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 equip-

ment and ski accessories.

SHOP


TALKWHERE TO GET YOUR GEAR

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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 [email protected]

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 op-erated with the best prices, services

& locations.


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

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 [email protected]

SUMMIT COUNTY (KEYSTONE, BRECKENRIDGE)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 [email protected]

Main Street Sports 970-453-1777 401 S. Main Street PO Box 1560 Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.mainstreetsports.com

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

Mountain Vibe 970-423-6052 [email protected] 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

Slope Style is Breckenridge’s new-est 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


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

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

Mountain Vibe 970-423-6052 221 S. Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424 [email protected]

Underground Breck (970) 453-7400 320 South Main Street Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.undergroundsnow boards.com

OPTICS (glasses, goggles, etc)

Sun logic 970-453-8477 421 S. Main St Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.sunlogic.com

Mountain Vibe 970-423-6052 [email protected] 221 S. Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424

OTHER (etcetera)

Joes Lock & Key 970-389-KEYS PO Box 3253 Dillon, CO 80435 [email protected]


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