Nearly 450 vets are gathered in Snowmass Village, Colorado this week to participate in alpine and Nordic skiing and numerous other adaptive recreational activities and sports during the 23rd National Disabled Vets Winter Sports Clinic.
The clinic is open to U.S. military service veterans with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic amputations, visual impairments, neurological [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Participants in the 23rd National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic take aim at the gun and archery range
Mega -WHAT?
Traveling for work yesterday I got a series of text messages from a longtime friend and client based in Jackson, WY. A big storm was rolling in and I was working and he was going powder skiing. To be nice, and to protect his identity, we will call him Sulli.
JH reported 21″ of new or [...]
New Belgium Brewing Social Media Efforts
New Belgium has been participating in social media via blogging, twitter, youtube and facebook and the engagement has been tremendous. It is clear the New Belgium community is passionate about the brand and the beer they produce. A recent facebook update garnered 74 responses within a couple of hours. Today they were [...]
Today's Fabrics – Tomorrow's Environment
March 19, 2009 – Polartec hosted a media event at The Loft and Garden in Rockefeller Center, New York City to celebrate their new collection of environmentally friendly fabrics. Fall 2009 garments from the best performance clothing brands in the world were on display to highlight the range of recycled content Polartec fabrics now available [...]
It's Not Everyday
Yes, we ski, climb, bike, run and fish. We also get our fair share of marathon sales and RnD meetings holed up in conference rooms.
So, at a recent BD RnD meeting – they sent us on a field trip. Lunch time Day 2 we hiked all the way past Design and Quality Assurance to check [...]
Carbondale's Sopris Sun in the LA Times
Lately, you can’t read the news without seeing another troubling headline about the recent death of a newspaper or magazine. It doesn’t matter how small or how big, print media is in peril. It’s sad to see and it is indicative of a larger trend. Once these papers shut down, it’s unlikely they will ever [...]
The NYTimes Will Never Die
Why, you ask? Because of brilliant journalism such as this.
Photo from Christoph Bangert
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APPENZELL, Switzerland — The Swiss like their secrecy, particularly in banking. At other times, they are more open. Take hiking.
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In recent years, it has become fashionable for a growing number of Swiss [...]
Sweetgrass On Location: Hokkaido, Japan
Our friends at Sweetgrass Productions have been in Hokkaido, Japan this season working on a new film for September release, although those of you in the RFV will get to see a special cut of the film at the 5Point Film Festival in May. Black Diamond athletes Nick Devore, Jacqui Edgerly and Will Cardamone spent [...]
5Point Film Festival Panel Discussions Hope to Keep the Conversation Going
The 5Point Film Festival is more than just your standard run of the mill film screening. Part of the vision of the festival is yearning to be apart of something bigger – either by pushing our own limits or journeying beyond ourselves to affect the greater good. The two panel discussions presented at the 2nd [...]
Cool Material Covers Our Gear Wishes in One Post
I am truly floored, one post = something for everyone on the Backbone team:
http://coolmaterial.com/cool-list/24-ridiculously-expensive-everyday-items/
Jess D, to help hone her disk golf game:
Luxury Frisbees – $305
Jess Smith, she does live in Aspen:
Gold Backpack – $1650
Sue, fitting for the woman who knows a lot about knives:
Nesmuk Diamond Studded Knife – $39600
For our fishing obsessed Kara:
Million Dollar Fishing [...]
