52 Weeks in Denver | Backcountry Skiing and More

158 | Chasing Powder in Utah

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:36:00 +0000

Here in Colorado, we are still facing a strong El Nino presence that is killing any hope for a persistent storm cycle to reach the central and northern mountain ranges. Last Thursday, over four...

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157 | 09/10 Early Season Ski Edit

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:41:00 +0000

After a long dry spell deplete of any deep powder to be excited about, the three-day weekend starting with New Year's Day at Monarch followed by two consecutive backcountry trips nearby finally...

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156 | Colorado Powder . Day Two of 2010

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000

After scoring a fulfilling resort day on Friday, I took a turn towards the backcountry with nine others as our salivating quest for powder was quickly quenched on Saturday while skiing an area within...

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155 | New Year's Day Powder at Monarch, CO

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:43:00 +0000

What better way is there to bring in the new year than by spending it at a skier's mountain with decent leftover powder? On New Year's Day, Nancy and I made the trek to Monarch, Colorado with hopes...

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154 | Silverton, CO

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:53:00 +0000

While making a southwest Colorado loop with Nancy and Birmingham, America's favorite miniature lion disguised as a Muppet, we found ourselves situated nicely in Durango for a few days as cold air and...

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153 | Christmas Eve Powder at Monarch, Colorado

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:58:00 +0000

Yesterday certainly wasn't the deepest day, but when a mountain skis far deeper than the two inches of new snow reported ... well ... that's all anyone can ask for. Your...

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152 | Loveland, Colorado

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:40:00 +0000

Still not much new snow in Colorado, so here's more "early season" helmet camera footage on the 192cm Moment Garbones while chasing down a few friends at Loveland this past Sunday: Loveland, CO...

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151 | Constructive Metamorphism

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:58:00 +0000

If you're wondering why I've avoided the backcountry recently, you can blame constructive metamorphism, something so elaborately detailed by Peter Marchand, professor of winter ecology (click here...

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150 | Loveland, Colorado

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:32:00 +0000

As I type, southwestern Colorado is awaiting the brunt of the biggest storm to hit the area in weeks while the rest of the state suffers from the El Nino blues. I keep hearing that "everything will...

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149 | MOMENT SKIS: The Biggest Little Skimaker in the World

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:15:00 +0000

Back in early October, I flew out to Reno, Nevada to hang out with the Moment Skis crew for what was supposed to be a relaxing weekend with some friends who I haven't seen since February. Instead,...

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148 | The Greatest Adventure Trip Report ... EVER.

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:13:00 +0000

As day twelve on the slopes quickly approaches with only one day in the backcountry to account for this year, I am no sooner reminded of what true bad ass mountaineering men are all about. If you...

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147 | The Pre-Halloween Snow Storm of 2009

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:01:00 +0000

"For those of you who don't habla espanol, El Nino is Spanish for The Nino." The 2009/2010 winter season marks the return of El Nino which is English for bigger but more infrequent storms for...

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146 | Jones Pass, Colorado

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:44:00 +0000

This past Saturday on October 10th, I joined some familiar faces on a trip that provided the first turns of the 2009/2010 ski season. My last time on snow was back on June 20th at Mount Evans where...

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145 | Loveland Ski Area is FIRST to Open for 09/10 Season

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:56:00 +0000

As posted earlier, both Loveland and Arapahoe Basin opened for the season last year on October 15th. With snowmaking beginning three days sooner this year, I was realistically hopeful for a 10/10...

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144 | Candide Thovex

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Back in March of 2009, a video showcasing the jaw-dropping talents of Candide Thovex executed with ease went viral in the skiing community. Not much has been revealed about the Candide Kamera...

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143 | 2nd Annual CAIC Benefit Bash | Saturday, November 14, 2009

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:26:00 +0000

Given the huge success of last year's inaugural benefit to help raise money for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (or CAIC for short), Aaron Carlson and Joe Vandal are teaming up with an...

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142 | Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:40:00 +0000

Over the weekend, I made my first visit to Eldorado Canyon which is world-famous for being an intimate home to more than five-hundred technical rock climbing routes. While not as well-known, the...

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141 | The Return of Winter: First Snowfall in Colorado

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:45:00 +0000

Exactly four weeks from today, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin will be jockeying for position over which will be able to claim this year's title of the first North American ski area to open for the...

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140 | Four-Wheeling in Holy Cross City, CO

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Three weeks ago, I got my first taste of redneck life and went four-wheeling near Holy Cross City, CO (a ghost town) with my buddy Eric. Going into the trip, we knew that this trail would be...

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139 | Birmy at 17 Weeks

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:50:00 +0000

Without much opportunity for photos recently, Birmy decided to make best use of his surroundings to show off his puppy charm. Currently at 37 pounds, I'm beginning to wonder how concerned I should...

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138 | Breckenridge Fly Fishing Report

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:07:00 +0000

On Saturday, Eric and I headed towards the south side of Breckenridge for a fly fishing adventure that involved a 6-mile roundtrip hike while gaining 1,500 vertical feet. Along the way, we passed by...

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137 | Blue Lakes, Colorado

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:46:00 +0000

This past Sunday, in an effort to work out my 0.06 BAC, I headed to the Blue Lakes area on the south side of Quandary Peak and just below Monte Cristo Creek for an incredibly easy yet very secluded...

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136 | 2009 Breckenridge Beer Fest

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:34:00 +0000

After missing out on the festivities last year due to an unexpected delay while skiing the North Face of Mount Democract, I returned to Breckenridge on Saturday for the 2009 Beer Fest. Two years...

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135 | Fly Fishing on the St. Vrain

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:22:00 +0000

After a long night out at one of downtown Denver's finer wine bars, Trios Enoteca, followed by a trip to one of the city's iconic jazz and blues gems, El Chapultepec, I joined my skiing buddy Eric...

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134 | More Pictures from Coors Field

Thomas.Armento@gmail.com (Thomas Armento) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:45:00 +0000

I went to a couple more Colorado Rockies games last week and spent a good amount of time continuing to practice taking panoramic shots. Always tough to do when dealing with moving objects such as...

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