Today we hiked and snowboarded down Torreys Peak, at an elevation of 14,267 feet. I left my house in Lousiville at 4:30 in the morning, its been a while since I have been up that early. By 6:30am we were on the road heading up to the trailhead….

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Matt Timmerman

Winter has returned to Northern Colorado, or depending on who you talk to just started. Pacific storms have been backing up and favoring the Rocky Mountains as of late. The next few days look promising to riders thruout the state of Colorado

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Photos: Ben Koelker

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Adam DeVargas

Taos, NM Hundreds of fans came out in full force to watch the Final day of the Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships. Riders and skiers stepped up there game and started the morning with a grueling hike to the top of Kochina Peak.

Solid group of friends!

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Jeff Meyer

Snowboard Magazine and Coors teamed up to welcome the athletes to The North Face Masters of Snowboarding at Kirkwood. Bubs Bar and Kirkwood Resort allowed a bunch of snowboarders to come in, drink free beer and enjoy a night to catch up.

Jim O'Connor made the haul from Jackson Hole

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Vail, CO

Some would look at Vail as only having 28% of the mountain open and decided to go elsewhere, summit county maybe? We opted to roll the dice in search of POW. We showed up Wednesday and had the entire mountain to ourselves. Maybe it was the cold temps, "lack of snow" or work that kept people away but this was the leasst crowded day I have seen up here in ten years.

Words: Mike Hardaker
Photos: Mike Blondon