Archive for the 'Events' Category

Backcountry Film Festival 2010

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Friends of Berthoud Pass and the Winter Wildlands Alliance present the best work from a variety of grassroots film makers. Come enjoy a selection of short and longer award-winning films featuring the best human-powered, deep-powder skiing on the planet. Proceeds to promote and preserve winter wildlands and a quality human-powered snowsports experience on public lands, [...]

CAIC Benefit Bash

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Over the weekend we attended the Colorado Avalanche Information Center Benefit Bash at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. It was great to see so many friendly faces and to be part of the biggest avalanche fundraiser we’re aware of. Friends of CAIC raised in the neighborhood of $30,000 $40,000 in one night and we were [...]

Powderwhore 09

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

2009 was another blowout year for the Powderwhore folks at the Oriental. Thanks to everyone who came out, we had a record-breaking year fund raising and everyone had a good time.

POWDERWHORE Denver 11/6/2009

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Powderwhore FLAKES : Denver, Fri 11/06/09 – Teton Gravity Research Forums

Same as usual– big bender at the Oriental Theater to celebrate the latest Powderwhore big-budget, action-packed, star-studded, stunt show thriller.

2009 – 2010 Dates Announced

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Friends of Berthoud Pass is proud to continue our low cost, high quality avalanche awareness courses for the 2009-10 season.
Bob Tomsky, aka ‘Bobski’, the former Berthoud Pass Ski Patrol Avalanche Training Director, will provide backcountry travelers with a classroom overview of avalanche awareness, avoidance, rescue and forecasting methods and skills.
Topics such as route selection, hazard [...]