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Denver/Boulder, CO

Washington Huskies Humiliate Buffaloes On The Road

Saturday CU faced long time Pac-12 rivalry Washington in the 3rd division game of the season. Washington's Keith Price dominated the game and threw four touchdown passes in the first half alone. The big 52-24 loss drops CU to a 1-6 start and 0-3 in conference. Not only was this game painful for...

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World Rock Climbing Extravaganza!

Now that I got your attention with that blaring headline, I'd like to tell you about a sick competition that I attended on Sunday. It was the IFSC Lead Rock Climbing World Cup, held at Movement gym in Boulder. Movement gym is one of the best indoor rock climbing facilities in the nation. The gym...

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Beer Fest Denver

This past weekend, The Great American Beer Festival went down in Denver, CO. The event is put on by the Brewers Association, and was held at the Colorado Convention Center, attracting 49,000 attendees drinking 2,200 beers over the weekend. Now that's what I call a kegger! Breweries are...

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Top Colorado Brew

This past spring my taste for alcohol finally matured to the point where I no longer enjoy guzzling mass quantities of cheap vodka. If I'm going to drink, I'm drinking beer; don't bother bringing that cheap McCormick's around me. Luckily, Colorado is a brewery hotbed, hosting the highest brewery...

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Freshman Year: a Beautiful Time

A week or two ago I did a piece about ten classic freshman moves. It cast a pretty negative light on freshman. Sure their young and foolish, but I find something refreshing about that in comparison to being all mature and responsible. I was recollecting about my freshman year the other day, and I...

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My weekend: Colorado Ski Movies, Music and More

For this post, I decided that I wanted to talk about my past weekend. Not with the purpose of bragging about my wonderful and exciting life, (OK, humble brag) but to show you all what the Colorado lifestyle is about because I believe my past weekend was the perfect representation.  In one of...

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Weekend Jump-Off: Boulder Sept. 8

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? SumoSkinny has the list for you. Here's what's going down this weekend: Thursday STS9, The Ogden Denver, 9:00pm SubSwara, The Fox Theatre Boulder, 9:00pm Jean Grae, The Boulder Theatre, 8:30pm Dr. Suess “Secrets Of the Deep” Art Exhibition Opening,...

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Boulder Breakfasts? Get The Pancakes, Skip The Bacon

I took up the advice of a friend on Friday and frequented a popular Boulder breakfast spot named The Original Pancake House (not to be confused with the International specimen (IHOP)). Upon entry, I was impressed with the flapjack spot. Relic newspaper articles from famous CU-Boulder athletic...

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Colorado Ski Premier Scoop 2011

A chill in the air, the crisp feeling of the breeze, and the changing of leaves; it can be only thing. Fall is on the way and that means that winter is right around the corner. Another event that also comes with the fall is ski movie premiers. Ski and snowboard film companies release their movies...

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Ram's Pointe Pool Party Back to School Bash

Why is it that every time I see dope party footage, Red Bull is there?  Once again the RB team is part of one of the greatest back to school parties I have seen at the Ram's Point Back to School Pool Party. Apparently things got so live, 4 people were arrested. Probably worth it.  So...

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