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Links & Blogroll

Blogroll

Colorado Mountain Journal – pretty cool Colorado outdoor news page
Silent Summits - Fred Marmsater, a Boulder based outdoor enthusiast
Nordic Trecker – Mike Trecker’s blog on the nordic and cycling world
Ricky Gates- “Mostly Paved” blog from Aspen’s top runner
Outdoor Junkie – Ann Driggers outdoor blog for the GJ Sentinel
Aspen Spin – “Aspen’s Top Blog”
Havell Travels – Kim Havell’s always got something going on
Scott Martin – an author and copywriter freind’s blog on direct response marketing
Happy Trails – Steve and Kathleen’s running/biking/Colorado outdoors blog
Bravabella – Old friend Lyndsay Meyer getting after it in the Alps
Wild Snow- Lou Dawson’s site, needs no further introduction
The Mountain World - Jake Norton’s blog
GooneyRiders – “We rant against waste, commuting by car, and people who take themselves too seriously.”
Two Knobby Tires - Guide to Colorado Hiking, Biking and Camping
52 weeks in Denver – Thomas Armento’s “backcountry skiing and more”
The Mountain Culture - Cloudveil’s blog covering mountain life
Chris Davenport- Check out what Chris is up to- it’s usually something interesting
The Verteblog - Penn Newhard & Carbondale’s Backbone Media blog
Brownie’s blog – a curious one
Adam Moszynski – ripping Aspen skier
Nick Devore - ripping Aspen telemarker
Will Cardamome - another ripping Aspen telemarker
Troy Henkels - not actually a big skier, he loves hanging out in Arctic locales

Guide Services etc.

Amos Whiting - Aspen’s lead climbing guide
Aspen Expeditions - In Aspen and need a guide? They’re an outdoor retailer too
Northwest Mountain School - owners/guides John and Olivia’s Leavenworth, WA based outfit
AMGA – American Mountain Guides Homepage
Smart Mountain Guides – Miles and Liz Smart
Jokull Bergmann- in English his name means ‘Glacier Mountain Man’ – in Iceland he’s your guide
Borea Adventures - Runar and Siggi run a pretty cool operation in NW Iceland
Colorado Mountain School - when heading to Rocky Mountain NP, hire Dale Remsberg
Aspen Powder Tours - sounds fun to me too
Himalayan Experience - in my opinion, the best and only way to go to the Himalaya
Alpenglow Expeditions - Adrian Ballinger’s international guiding operation

Around Aspen

Ski/Avalanche/Weather

CAIC – Colorado Avalanche Information Center – check this one everday!
Biglines.com – “snowriding community” news, lots of info
10th Mtn. & Braun Hut System - hut info and reservations
NOAA – Aspen forecast - weather forecasting
The Ski Journal – online magazine
Powderbuzz – Colorado backcountry website, with some good info
Snotel – Colorado - check snowpack data from around the state
Weather.com – more weather
Weather Underground - more weather
Aspen Nordic - homepage for the Aspen Nordic System with a grooming report updated daily
Teton Gravity Ski Forum - sometimes informative, sometimes fun, sometimes totally lame

Running

Races

Elk Mountain Grand Traverse - 40 mile ski race from Crested Butte to Aspen
Pikes Peak Series - Marathon, Ascent, Garden of the Gods
Lake City 50 - 50 miles around Lake City, CO
Hardrock 100 - 100 miles around the San Juans – coolest thing I’ve ever been a part of
Imogene Pass Run - classic mountain race, 17 miles from Ouray to Telluride
Wasatch Front 100 - 100 miles on the Wasatch Crest(Utah), HARD
Bighorn Series - 100, 50, marathon etc., in June up in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains
Leadville Race Series - A whole summer’s worth of races on foot and bike >10000 ft.
Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc - a goal for the future, 100 miles around Mont Blanc
Bear 100 - totally chill 100 miler late September in northern Utah, superfun
JFK50 – It may be an East Coast race, but we hear good things
Barkley Mountain Marathon - the hardest race EVER(to some)
NYC Marathon - everyone wants to get in this one

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