Hit the Slots

by Doug September 8, 2010

The fall is the ideal time to hit the road for the red rock vistas and canyons of southern Utah and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Ten years ago, interior secretary Bruce Babbitt created the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, intending its 1.9 million acres to be the crown jewel in the Bureau of Land Management’s [...]

The Bear Truth

by Michelle Theall September 8, 2010

Is the death penalty the only answer for pesky black bears who want to make a midnight snack run on your refrigerator? It’s 3 a.m. on June 18 and Roxborough Park, Colorado, resident, Vickie Ockey, bolts upright in bed to the sound of someone breaking into her home. Her husband arms himself with a mop [...]

Chris Davenport

by Rachel Odell Walker September 8, 2010

The big-mountain monster (and family man) raps about the snow in Chile, upcoming films, books and his new line of Spyder gear. Renowned big mountain skier, ski mountaineer, climber, author and sports commentator Chris Davenport has carved an enviable career out of his love for the mountains. He’s won the World Extreme Skiing Championships, skied [...]

Colorado Homegrown

by Elevation Staff September 8, 2010

These snocavores base their businesses in Colorado. Support them and you support and grow the local economy. Plus, they make some damn good swag. Last winter, Elevation Outdoors spent a weekend riding the cat and shredding Monarch with a gang of core local Colorado brands. Put together by a group called Something Independent (somethingindependent.com), the [...]

‘crosstraining

by Garett Graubins September 8, 2010

What mayhem will ensue when a core ultrarunner and bike neophyte decides to hop in the saddle and race cyclocross? Photos by Winsor White Fifty yards away from the starting line, I pinched my tires one more time and kissed my wife. Actually, my brain was so amped with adrenaline, I might have pinched my [...]

Survive the Drive

by Elevation Staff September 8, 2010

Nothing can suck the wind out of a fat day of skiing and riding faster than a few hours stuck on I-70. Is there any realistic hope of getting a full day in and making it home on time for football and rest for the workweek? Well, yes, and that’s why we have created this [...]