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SLC’s Big Budha

The ‘Big Budha’ from SLC’s Fox 13 is a staple of the OR Show. His coverage from the floor of the show is great, as long as you don’t mind the 4:45 a.m. wake up call. Kenji gets cut off, but Penn appears to be properly caffeinated for his segment, pimping the new BD Drift [...]

Everyone Deserves a Snow Day

This post is a bit premature as there isn’t a single flake of snow on the ground here in Carbondale, but I thought I’d post it now so that Penn and Nate have time to forget about it by midwinter when I may need to put the following tools to use.
The theme of Copper’s new [...]

Sorry Colorado Office…

Sorry Colorado, Jackson comes out ahead AGAIN in Skiing magazine’s Resort Best of Best Awards, taking Best Backcountry Access, Best Steeps, and Best Guide Service awards. Ajax, Highlands, Snowmass nowhere to be found. I’m surprised Buttermilk didn’t get best steeps, really. And Snowmass could surely round up the “Most Fanny-pack Sightings” Award. Maybe next year.
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For Nate and Lindsay on their Hipster Fixies

Life At Backbone Is About Being #1 (At totally ridiculous things)

Sometimes at Backbone we are working way too hard to get out of the office. And, when we do, we all have different athletic talents so its hard to agree on what to do. I bike uphill like a 90 year old woman, Mavis hates hiking, Ian only likes to Rollerblade, and the list goes [...]

From the archives

Well looky here….we just found this terrific photo of our fearless leader, Penn Newhard, modeling the latest winter fashions, circ 1990. Click photo to see its full glory.

And then there’s this photo from just last week.

The more things change…the more they stay the same.