Northern Highlights

by Peter Kray November 8, 2010

Seeking fresh snow and no lift lines? Montana’s rugged resorts have lots of new terrain and plenty of fresh stuff to share. My very best day at Bridger Bowl was the worst day of the season—maybe of the last five seasons—at the legendary Montana ski area. A 10-day spring thaw got hit with a cold [...]

Rocky Mountain Bye?

by Peter Kray November 8, 2010

With Number 7 long gone, most pro athletes see Denver as a dead end—but when it comes to actually playing sports, Colorado still rules. This whole town’s never had a bigger hero than John Elway—certainly not in sports, and honestly not anywhere else. Like it or love it, that big-toothed Bronco put this town on [...]

The Custom Ski Is Always Right

by Peter Kray September 8, 2010

What pleases a curmudgeon? His very own Wagners. When my older brother was best man at my wedding, I had a pair of custom skis made for him at Igneous. But he forgot to lock the rack when he went to get them mounted, and they flipped off the roof on the freeway, where they [...]

No Offense

by Peter Kray September 8, 2010

Who’s going to have a tougher time scoring this year in Colorado—the Broncos or the GOP? Here’s the plot: Two marginally talented frontrunners duke it out all summer for the right to lead their team in the regular season. With no standout skills, spotty win/loss records, and forgettable faces, it’s hard to give the edge [...]

The Green Zone

by Peter Kray May 5, 2010

Medical Marijuana is creating a burgeoning new economy in the home of the Rocky Mountain High. Are we experiencing a societal shift or just the latest code word for smoking up? Metaphor has always been at the heart of marijuana culture. Whether it’s calling the harvested plant “tea,” “weed,” “grass,” “hooch,” “dope,” or “joey,” or [...]

That Colorado Sound

by Peter Kray March 23, 2010

Elwayville is awash with good vibes but is the Centennial State’s legacy on the national music scene nothing more than “Rocky Mountain High” and Winger? In Whistler at the Olympics there was a hike you could take to the alpine events if you didn’t want to ride the chair. At the top of the hill [...]