ACTIVISM

CU’s Swiss Miss

by Doug January 19, 2010

Heidiskis Goes Big, Gives Back Take one childhood spent skiing in Squaw and Sun Valley and add four years racing for CU. Now add a subsequent career as a financial analyst followed by a move to Switzerland to study at the Center College of Design. Top it off with long blond hair, a buff bod, [...]

We ♥ Charity Ski Events

by Doug January 19, 2010

Last year’s inaugural Exceler8s Festival (which consisted of two days of guided skiing, a dinner and a silent auction held at Silverton Mountain) raised over $13,000 for The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado River Basin Project. We offer a hearty atta boy to founder Brian Allison, a Boulder native and Director at Cisco Systems, and his team [...]

The Nuclear Option: Clean Up the Cold War’s Environmental Mess

by Doug December 7, 2009

The toxic nuclear missile silos scattered around the country are a small but dangerous part of the fallout from the Cold War. The state of New Mexico did something about them this fall when a dozen retired Atlas F missile silos near the city of Roswell were decontaminated. Citizens and the Army Corps of Engineers [...]

Tell the world about your own private everest and win $10,000

by Doug December 7, 2009

Hanesbrands Inc wants you to know that it’s more than just the supplier of those tighty whities. This spring, they’ll send a team to summit Everest, testing new socks, base layers, insulating layers and soft- and hard-shell garments developed by the longtime underwear giant. And here’s where it gets really good—they want to hear about [...]

The Bike Path to Peace

by Doug December 7, 2009

Rebuilding Rwanda with the power of the pedal When I told friends I was going to Rwanda, the first thing they asked was, “Is it safe?” usually followed by “Why?” Knowing little more about the country than the genocide of 1994, when Hutus took up arms against Tutsis and nearly 1 million people perished, most [...]

Off the Street

by Jayme Moye October 5, 2009

Homeless Gear will take all that swag that’s clogging up your garage and give it to people who really need it We’re guessing you’ve upgraded your tent, sleeping bag, hiking boots and ski shell in the last ten years. Twice. We’d also bet that you’ve still got all the old stuff stashed in the spare [...]