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It’s the weekend, let’s go skiing!

December 03, 2011

It’s a happy day as we’re finally getting some snow!  Conditions are starting to look pretty good as Snowmass Mountain is reporting a 25″ base with a few inches of fresh pow since last night and Aspen Mountain reporting a base of 14″, also with some new pow.  In Snowmass Village today, we’re having a […]

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Pray for snow!

November 26, 2011

The snow has been a little skinny lately and around here, that means one thing: Ullr Fire!  According to our knowledgeable friends at Wikipedia, Ullr is the Norse god of Winter and the one responsible for bringing us our much beloved snow. What exactly is an Ullr Fire, you ask?  Basically it’s an excuse to […]

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Snowmass Mountain opening Early!

November 18, 2011

Well folks, it’s that time of  year again!  Things at the Incline shop have been very busy the past several weeks, as we get all of our new gear in and wait, what’s this?  Snowmass Mountain is opening five days early!?!  That’s right, Snowmass Mountain will be open tomorrow, November 19th, presenting one of the earliest […]

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Mardi Gras in the Mountains

March 08, 2011

Happy Fat Tuesday from Snowmass Village!  Those of you who have not been a part of this celebration you have been missing out.  We have a surprising Lousiana contingent that comes to Snowmass Village for this week every year.  There is a parade, an uphill race, bar specials, and plenty of beads!  If you were […]

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Gear Profile: Salomon

February 21, 2011

Salomon skis have been a staple in our rental fleet for years.   For years Salomon crushed it with their X-Scream category and we still get customers requesting that ski!  Our most popular Salomon ski these days is the Salomon Tornado.  This ski is a great ski for the guy who wants to predominately wants to […]

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Presidents Day Sale!

February 17, 2011

Come check out the shops in Snowmass and Aspen this weekend for a Presidents Day Sale!  The sale is running Friday through Monday and you can receive 40% off jackets and pants and 20% off everything else.  Come grab some gear from tops brands like Giro, Scott, Obermeyer, Dragon, Smartwool, Under Armor, etc…. P.S.  If […]

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Gear Profile: K2

February 14, 2011

K2 has been our most popular rental brand in the 6 years I have been here and that is because they just plain make skis that are easy and fun to ski on.  For years the Recon was the one ski we couldn’t keep in the shop and its replacement, the Rictor has taken on […]

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Gear Profile: Volkl

February 07, 2011

Over the next few weeks I’m going to write a little review on the different ski and snowboard manufacturers that we carry in our rental fleet and I’m going to get it kicked off with Volkl.  Volkl is currently the company that we carry the most gear and I am a big believer in the quality […]

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X-Games week

January 25, 2011

This week the largest event in the ski/snowboard industry comes to Aspen for the Winter X Games.  This will be the 10th year the event has been held at Buttermilk.  I was just at Buttermilk yesterday and the set up and training is in full swing.  The event kicks off on Thursday and runs through […]

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Winterskol 2011

January 13, 2011

Hello from sunny Aspen, Colorado.  If you are in town this weekend it will be a great opportunity to take advantage of some of the Winterskol activies.  Winterskolis the annual celebration of winter in Aspen.  There will be special events going on all weekend in town.  The events really get started tomorrow with the Mens […]

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