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Cairn's Official Blog - The Clog
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Written by Jackie Williams
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Monday, 10 November 2008 |
After watching this year’s Warren Miller film “Children of Winter”, I am more than ready to hit the mountains! The annual film featured a variety of breathtaking and scenic places all around the world to play in the snow: Alaska, Vermont, Austria, Utah, Sun Valley, Steamboat, Leadville, Oregon, Crested Butte, Japan, Vancouver, and Iceland. I was especially excited when I saw the footage at Crested Butte. I was there during that huge snowstorm that brought on the most powder ever!
Hard core skiers and snowboarders have all been waiting for the annual Warren Miller film to stoke them up for the season. If you haven’t heard of Warren Miller, now is the time to see why - the world's largest action sports film, which is set to music by Radiohead, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Beck, and others, is shown in crystal-clear high definition. The film tour crisscrosses the nation and nine countries worldwide.
I got an advance copy of “Children of Winter” and had a pre-release party to watch it and get a few reactions as to some favorite parts:
- Alaska snowboarding, meeting at a boat and then taking a helicopter to the steepest mountains! Sea level to 10,000 feet, and extreme snow!
- Iceland – true adventures, sailing to skiing – who would have thought? Let’s go!
- Loved the music, scenery, and humor. Of special interest, getting to know the band and skiers in Vermont. And seeing my home state of Bend, Oregon was great!
- Skijoring in Leadville! Definitely checking that out next year!
- Enough powder to make you hope for a long, long winter!
- The full speed “tree hug”.
- Since I’m so into surfing, Gerry Lopez was a highlight.
- Crested Butte! I was there, it was awesome!
Don’t miss out the spectacular footage with jaw-dropping performances by an impressive assembly of world-class athletes, including Jonny Moseley, Daron Rahlves, Marco Sullivan, Seth Wescott, Gerry Lopez, and Wendy Fisher.
With the purchase of every ticket you’ll get free lift tickets to various resorts (except in Steamboat). It’s definitely worth the time and money to see. By the end of the film, you’ll already be talking about your next trip!
Boulder and Denver premieres are just around the corner:
Boulder Theater
2032 14th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
11/11/2008 8:00 PM
11/12/2008 6:00 & 9:00 PM
11/13/2008 6:00 & 9:00 PM
11/14/2008 6:30 & 9:30 PM
11/15/2008 3:00, 6:00 & 9:00 PM
11/16/2008 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00 PM
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Paramount Theatre
1631 Glenarm Ave.
Denver, CO 80202
1/19/2008 6:00 & 9:00 PM
11/20/2008 6:00 & 9:00 PM
11/21/2008 6:30 & 9:30 PM
11/22/2008 3:00, 6:00 & 9:00 PM
11/23/2008 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00 PM
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Check out warrenmiller.com
for all tour information, videos, photos, and more.
Photo courtesy of Warren Miller Entertainment
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Cairn's Official Blog - The Clog
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Written by Justin Armstrong
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Sunday, 02 November 2008 |
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Get ready for three days of film that will excite and inspire you. The 4th Annual Boulder Adventure Film Festival kicks of on Thursday, November 6th and will feature films spanning from surfing to skiing and exploration to environmentalism. This year's event benefits Leave No Trace .
Films will be shown at various venues across town, so check out the program. Looks like the Boulder Theater is one, so when in doubt, head downtown.
Details:
Boulder Adventure Film Festival - November 6-8
Full Festival Pass - $50
Thursday Pass - $20
Friday Pass - $20
Saturday Pass - $25
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Cairn's Official Blog - The Clog
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Written by Justin Armstrong
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
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It's back. A-Basin and Loveland are open for business and so is the Cairn Ski Report. Get all the latest conditions on over 20 of Colorado's ski and snowboarding destinations. Weather? Check. Snow conditions? Check. Snowfall over the past 48 hrs? Check. When the other 18+ locations will actually be open for business? Check. The Cairn Ski Report has your back.
Bookmark it. Send the link to a friend. Visit and refresh the page often. You don't want it to be lonely now don't you?
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Cairn's Official Blog - The Clog
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Written by Robin Edwards
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Thursday, 16 October 2008 |
For those looking to hear some great tunes and support the local arts scene, on Saturday October 18, Westword cartoonist Noah Van Sciver will release the second installment of his comic book, Blammo. The party starts at 5 p.m. with music by the Pseudo Dates, Modern Witch, and the Bluebird Equation at Wax Trax Records (638 E. 13th Ave, Denver). Around 8 p.m. Van Sciver will introduce and answer questions about Blammo #2 next door at Kilgore Books & Comics (624 E. 13th Ave, Denver). The night is sure to be a blast for fans of Van Sciver's edgy, hilarious work and indie music lovers alike.
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Cairn's Official Blog - The Clog
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Written by Nirvan Khokhani
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
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We try to be Apolitcal at Cairn, but I do think it is important to vote - for whichever candidates and propositions you agree with.
Election Day is Tuesday, Novermber 4, 2008.
Early voting is permitted at the local election office and at other
designated locations. No excuse is needed. Contact your county
office, here. Early voting is October 20-October 31st, in person, and by mail/absentee deadline is November 3rd.
Additional information, here.
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A Mongolian Adventure
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Written by Julie Larson
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
Naadam Festival
The tourists have flocked to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s
capital city for the annual Naadam Festival. The festivities include the nation’s largest wrestling tournament with 512 contestants, archery, horse races and anklebone shooting (participants
flick small bones at sheep anklebone targets). Mongolians go all out for this festival with elaborate costumes,
colorful contortionists, and the peace banners of the great Genghis Khan
(pronounced Chinggis Khaan here).
Full photo gallery and story after the jump
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A Mongolian Adventure
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Written by Julie Larson
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Monday, 25 August 2008 |
Predicaments
What should you do when there aren’t any garbage cans? The Mongolian
capital and countryside are littered with wrappers, cans, and bottles.
Our
group took a rafting trip in the north countryside with a Mongolian
man helming one of the three boats. A girl on his raft offered
him a Choco Pie (a delicious marshmallow snack with a 30-year estimated
shelf life). He gladly accepted, opened the individually wrapped
snack and tossed the plastic into the river. She gasped in disbelief.
The Mongolian man panicked, understanding that he had offended her,
he was momentarily frozen with social anxiety. Five seconds later,
he leapt into the river fully clothed and swam to recover the wrapper.
Priceless.
Garbage
and restroom facilities are relatively uncommon here. There are
random holes in the ground in the city filled with garbage, and the
countryside doesn’t appear to have a standardized method for disposal
of trash.
Bathrooms
here are always an experience. I now understand the value of readily
available toilet paper, and find joy in toilets instead of holes in
the ground with narrow weathered boards on either side for your feet.
The privacy afforded by an enclosed “outhouse” is to be celebrated
too.
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Cairn's Official Blog - The Clog
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Written by Justin Armstrong
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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Hold on to your hats (but not your shoes)!
Adventure Records and Radio 1190 have announced the release of Adventure Records Volume 5, a local music compilation on Friday, August 15th at the Hi-Dive , 7 S.
Broadway, Denver, CO at 8:30 pm. The 18+ show will feature The Swayback, John
Common, Kissing Party, Three Cheers Faraday and Goodbye Champion. Tickets are $10 in advance/$12 at the door, and the CD is included
with your ticket purchase.
This disc feature 16 homegrown talents: John Common, Blue Million Miles, The Swayback, teamAwesome, Three
Cheers Faraday, Dan Craig, Good Housekeeping, deadbubbles, Widowers,
LINT!, Kissing Party, All Capitals, Goodbye Champion, Sherrie Scott and
Lew Collins, Carbon Choir, and Everything Absent and Distorted (a love
story). To learn more about these artists, be sure to check out Cairn's profiles.
In addition to celebrating the release of their new compilation, Adventure Records will also be hosting a new and gently-used shoe
drive for Soles4Soul. Adventure Records is dedicating
this CD to the memory of David Parrish who was slain in Mexico last
year while trying to prevent his mother from being robbed.
Soles4Souls approached the Parrish family about producing a David
Parrish Honorary Flip Flop to honor David's life using a design on the
shoe created by David and his sister, Lesley. Nashville-based
Soles4Souls™ facilitates the donations of both new and used shoes,
which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Please visit www.soles4souls.org/ways_to_help/david_parrish.html for
more details on the life and legacy of David Parrish and
for information on ordering the David Parrish Honorary Flip Flop. Those
providing new, gently-used shoes or a receipt for the purchase of the
David Parrish Honorary Flip Flop at the CD release party will be given
a CD of Adventure Records, Volume 4.
We'll be there, hope to see you all out there too!
And since you are interested, view the band profiles of the bands that will compile Volume 5.
Part 1
(added 8-07-08)
Part 2
(added 8-14-08)
Part 3 (added 8-15-08)
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Cairn's Official Blog - The Clog
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Written by Nirvan Khokhani
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 |
Have a little fun chasing skirts!
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Local Boulder company, SkirtSports redefines the 5k on September 6,
encouraging men everywhere to follow in women’s skirt-clad footsteps
SkirtSports, creator of the original
fitness skirt, announces registration for their fourth SkirtChaser 5K
race of 2008 in Denver, CO, to be held on September 6, 2008. The
innovative race begins with an all-women’s start, followed by a men’s
“skirt chaser” start three minutes later and will conclude with a
post-race block party at Fillmore Plaza (Fillmore Plaza & E. 2nd
Ave., Denver).
“The SkirtChaser Race Series is unlike any race you’ve ever
participated in and we’re thrilled to be bringing it back to our local
community,” said Maria Hennessey, Director of Sales and Marketing for
SkirtSports. “Our goal is to bring both women and men together to
celebrate fitness and socialize in an atmosphere that is friendly,
encouraging, and most importantly fun.”
True to the unique style and flavor of SkirtSports fashion, post-race
events will include a block party with free beer from local brewer,
Oskar Blues, Red Bull mixes, great food, a fashion show and a live
band. SkirtSports
products, sold through Outdoor Divas (2717 East 3rd
Ave, Denver), will be for sale at the party as well as a variety of
products from other community sponsors involved in the race.
Female participants will receive apparel from the new SkirtSports Race
Collection which includes a Catch Me Race Skirt, while the male
“SkirtChasers” receive a men’s technical tee, featuring Coolmax
technologies. Admission to the post-race block party is included with
each entry. Prize purses will be awarded to the top three participants;
first place $500, second place $200, and third place $100.
Registration for the SkirtChaser 5K can be found at www.skirtchaser5k.com, along with details of pre-race and race day events. Entries are limited, so early registration is encouraged.
2008 SkirtChaser National Race Series sponsors include: COOLMAX, Oskar
Blues, Red Bull, PowerBar, Faytex (Dri-Lex), Headsweats and MapMyRun.
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