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How to give a gift when you spent all your cash on new skis.

Who is Cosmic Joe?

The skiing is as tight as ever, and the shenanigans might even be looser.

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Our very own editor in chief, Kim “The Mouth” Beekman and I, Leslie Hittmeier, will totally tell you what to drink this weekend while you sit on the tailgate of your Toyota Tacoma after a long day of touring in the hills.

While many ski towns and ski resorts are laying low, quietly waiting for another winter, plenty of others are turning the volume all the way up with all sorts of kickass music festivals this summer. These 10 are amongst the very best.

Slopeside live music, wacky costumes, and tons of beer? Sign us up for these spring festivals.

The must-hit classic on every red-blooded skier’s bucket list.

Here's where you can see Pretty Faces, the all-female ski film directed by Lynsey Dyer, this fall.

Because we like listening to Jock Jams almost as much as we like skiing.

You’ll find brews, jams, and sun at these mountain festivals.

Where to find the best spring corn, pond skims, and end-of-the-season parties.

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The 35th Annual Mountainfilm Festival takes place Friday, May 24, to Monday, May 27, in Telluride, Colorado.

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Glen Doherty, killed last September in Benghazi, Libya, loved skiing the 'Bird.

Want to tell that special someone that you like-like them almost as much as you like-like skiing? Try our Valentine's Day Card generator, then share using the functions on the right. >>

All access to the only winter concert at Red Rocks.

Chatting up the headliners of Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks.

What would you trade for a year's worth of beer?

All-day beers that taste like breakfast.

Photos from the Superwoman Sally fundraiser in Jackson, Wyoming.

Delicious microbrews you should be drinking.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are rocking Denver this February.

A fundraiser in Jackson on 12/8 to benefit Teton County SAR and the Jackson Hole Ski Patrol.

The search for lovers of snow and microbrews at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival.

A skier’s guide to the greatest event in beer.

Summer big mountain riding in Montana

Gavin Gibson punches clock, dons safety glasses, and mans workstation

It’s poo-TEEN—you silly whore.

While no one in Aspen has a problem with indulgence, there’s no shortage of hardcore skiing either

The first ever winter concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre went down last night. It was epic.

For a week in January, Aspen becomes the center of the jibtastic universe when the Winter X Games comes to town. With 80,000 spectators (heavy on the park rats), dozens of free events, and parties—i.e. free booze—galore, Aspen is going to go off. Here’s your insider’s guide to the 2011 Winter X Games.

On Friday, January 27, Atmosphere, Minneapolis’s legendary hip-hop group, will headline Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre during the ski industry trade show. We called Atmosphere’s frontman Slug to chat about the concert’s lineup, headphone music, and the great equalizer.

Common and Atmosphere are playing during the ski industry trade show.

Beer will never die, but classic booze are experiencing a revival. Especially in mountain towns.

A hut trip night time activity. Because you were going to get bored with cribbage.

A new Telluride brewery continues an old tradition: Good beer for thirsty skiers.

It hasn't snowed much yet so we went to the Great American Beer Festival. It was a blast. Here's what we saw.

Beer and skiing is a beautiful combination so we took full advantage.

Send us pictures of your best '80s ski outfit to win.

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Tasty libations from Bison Brewing Company in Berkeley, California.

Happy Cinco De Mayo, from our office to yours.

We've got an all-encompassing mountain microbrew finder coming your way on Skiing Interactive. Check out this video from our beer test, and see the great lengths we went to to fully understand ski town beers.

Athletes and editors' picks for the best patties.

Snowbird hosted the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour finals this weekend. Angel Collinson and Drew Tabke nabbed top honors. By Jesse Ambrogi-Yanson.

In ski towns, St. Paddy's Day is synonymous with green beer and going big. Here are some of the best places to ski AND get your Irish on this Thursday.

So there I was, standing in line at the local six-pack, silently fuming at the masses of gapers who couldn’t manage to count in even numbers, and the lackadaisical lift ops offering as much help as a bucket of hot water at an Igloo commune, when I got to thinking about some things that we skiers could do this year to strengthen our snow-worshipping community and make skiing even more fun. Here are some New Years resolutions for skiers.

Reward yourself and your liver.

Gone are the days of drinking stale 7-11 coffee before heading to Brighton, Solitude, Alta, or Snowbird. Olympic medalist Shannon Bahrke opens Silver Bean Coffee at the base of Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.

Oatmeal, a cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese, orange juice, and water. That’s what TGR and Poor Boyz athlete John Spriggs had for breakfast this morning.

The third annual film fest will feature movie premieres, concerts, and more.

Eye Trip, the newest ski movie from Level 1 Productions, debuts Friday, September 10th, at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, Colorado. We spoke to Josh Berman, director/producer of the film, about the upcoming night of powder and debauchery and from our best guess, it will be a heck of a fun time.

Here are five Labor Day activities throughout ski country. Enjoy music festivals, beer and wine, and celebrate the last few days of summer.

The mountain towns of Vail, Aspen, Steamboat, Snowbird, and Park City are all hosting free concert series this summer. By Ramsey Bernard.

New Zealand welcomes winter with pantless races, sheep farmers.

In case you missed the 37th annual Telluride Bluegrass festival last week, we've thrown up a gallery for you. Enjoy.

Summer and smoked meat go together like Lil Wayne and jail time.

Lone Star is the perfect spot for quick and cheap Mexican after a long day on the slopes.

Peas and carrots. Lennon and McCartney. Beer and skiing. Some things were just meant to be.

Sun Valley's legendary Whiskey Jacques bar reopened this season after burning in 2008.. Here's four more old-school ski-town bars that we hope don't suffer the same fate.

The ski season may be winding down, but that means that pond-skimming season is just beginning. We’ve got tips on how to become a pond-skimming pro and what ski resorts host the best ponds and spring festivals to display your newfound prowess. —Brigid Mander

College kids are always finding ways to not actually study. Here’s the latest way they’re procrastinating: The Campus Rail Jam, a touring competition that scores freeskiers on urban jibs located on college campuses. The tour is hitting the road for their 2010 West Coast competition. Next stop: University of Colorado.

Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso made history yesterday when they claimed the gold and silver in the ladies downhill. We were there while they toasted glasses of champagne and celebrated with friends and family.

How does the best skier in the world prepare for today's Olympic downhill race? If you're Lindsey Vonn, you bake banana bread and shave your little brother's head. And your family gets together for a regular, 'ol Midwestern party—minus the karaoke and cheese curds.

Remember the infamous words of Bode Miller from Turin, "I got to party and socialize at an Olympic level"? Well, he was right. Here's a guide to party-hopping Olympic-style.

Remember the infamous words of Bode Miller from Turin, "I got to party and socialize at an Olympic level?" Well, he was right. Here's a guide to party-hopping Olympic-style.

Photographer TIm Dolen was on hand for Friday night's women's Superpipe final and the men's Big Air final.

It's X Games time and our first post breaks down the Big Air competition.

This season, Quebec’s Mont Tremblant opened a $61 million casino, connected via gondola to the ski resort’s base area. Sure, gambling and skiing are fine on their own. But do these two great tastes taste great together?

There's a good chance of bodily harm at La Grave, France’s Derby de la Meije.

At Arctic Man, skiers and snow-machiners unite for one of skiing's weirdest races. There are busted bones, burning couches, and hopes of seeing Todd Palin. Surviving the 4.5-mile race is the easy part. We have helmet cam footage and in-depth account from last spring's race in Alaska.

Every local has their favorite watering hole and every ski town has some great ones. While we can’t guarantee that a visit to one of these bars will give you that warm fuzzy, “I’m home, mom” feeling, we can say that if you’re looking for a warm place with cold beer to end up when your day is finished, these fine establishments should be at the top of your list. And if your favorite isn’t here, don’t be shy, let us know by posting your recommendations in the “comments” section below. —Tom Winter

This week, the first North American stop of the Freeskiing World Tour takes place in Revelstoke, BC. We'll be covering the event from a competitor's point of view. But before we get to the actual skiing, here's a look at the kickoff party that took place on December 26 at Green Street in Salt Lake City.

We made it to Vail’s early-season kickoff party, Vail Snow Daze, just in time to catch some heavy metal and fresh snow.

EVE 6 and a few other more well known bands, like the Barenaked Ladies, are playing free shows in Vail this week and weekend.

Marco Sullivan's fan club, decked in "Marco Rocks" T-shirts and hosting cook-offs, proms, and costume contests, celebrated in style at the annual Birds of Prey World Cup Downhill at Colorado's Beaver Creek over the weekend. Kelley McMillan reports from the grand stand.

Pyramid Brewery’s sweepstakes could get you five days of resort and cat skiing at Squaw Valley.

A Venice, California-based musician tells us about bringing beach music to the mountains, and why L.A. is just like Taos.