Spencer Miller

Spencer was born by the sea in Miami, but migrated to the mountains. He is in his second year at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, studying English and kinesiology. When class gets out, he boots over to the mountains to shoot photos, make videos, lay down deep carves on his snowboard, and jump things on his bicycle.

Connecticut Ski Area to Offer Year Round Skiing and Riding:

What does a little hill in Connecticut have that Squaw Valley, even with its immense snowpack, couldn’t seem to pull off?  The answer: year-round skiing. Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort in Middlefield, CT, is taking a daring leap and offering an alternative method to keep patrons sliding through the four seasons.  The only catch: there is no real snow involved.  Rather, an […]
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Brandon Semenuk Showcases the Pure Bliss of Mountain Biking, Once More

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This edit is sheer perfection.  Picturesque location, crisp sound, impeccable film angles, sharp editing, and Brandon Semenuk with his endless creativity.  He twirls, flips, and skids through these dirt jumps aptly made for a king.  Spoiler alert: wait until the end for an absolutely massive double whip.  Kudos to filmmaker Rupert Walker and the rest of the Red Bull team for […]
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Colorado’s “River Report Card” is Out, and the State is Flunking…

Conservation Colorado just published the first of what it’s calling a “river report card,” where the organization graded eight of the state’s major waterways.  The rubric included water flow, water quality, water diverted out of basin, major damns, and other various factors.  As you can see above, the results were not pretty. Only one river, the Yampa, sitting in the the northern part of […]
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Mother-Daughter Team Navigates 6 month, 1,430-Mile Ski Tour of the Coast Mountains

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Tania Halik, 61, and her daughter Martina, 30, take family time seriously.  And (logically) what other activity can foster mother-daughter bonding better than a 2300 km (1429 mile) ski traverse across the Coast Mountains?  Well, they apparently did not come up with anything better, and set off on this harrowing adventure starting in Squamish, British Columbia and concluding in Skagway, Alaska. This due crossed: […]
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Utah Sets New Record for Skier Visits During 2016-2017 Season!

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Utah just set a new overall record for skier visits with 4,584,658 skier days∗ during the 2016-2017 season.  The number is a 2.85 percent increase from the 2015-2016 season (which equates to 127,083 more skier days in total).  And compared to the five year average, this season had an 8.35 percent increase (which equates to 353,311 more skier days in total). *The National Ski Areas Association […]
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