For ski and snowboard newbies, Kim Casey knows a good day on the slopes doesn’t start with the latest and greatest equipment, or even a discounted lift ticket. It starts with a hearty breakfast.
“Whether you’re from Denver or the Front Range or out of state, you need a good breakfast — not a donut,” said Casey, general manager for the Copper Ski and Ride School and a veteran ski instructor with 23 years on her resume. “You need protein and carbs and hydration because you are spending so much energy with new movements and new muscles.”
Over the past two decades, Casey has taught thousands of brand-new skiers and snowboarders … More
BRECKENRIDGE — It was just a tap on the back of the helmet from a buddy. But it sent freeskiing superstar Justin Dorey tumbling, once again, into darkness.
“Each time the recovery time would double,” said Dorey, whose career of podiums was earned despite countless crashes and at least a dozen concussions that eventually left him huddling in a dark room, all but incapacitated. “It’s ridiculous how small of an impact it takes to take me out for a year and a half.”
The issue of concussions are front and center in the world of sports, thanks largely to well-publicized … More
Kye Petersen and crew explore one of British Columbia’s most sought after mountain ranges while the ravens watch from the heavens. The gnarly but beautiful Tantalus Range is so close to Whistler’s Sea-to-Sky Highway yet so, so far away.