The Ripple Effect

Did you see The Ripple Effect?

Last weeks WORLD PREMIER was a special Aspen moment.  The film is a visual masterpiece honoring Aspen/Snowmass.  It was produced by Futuristic Films and Aspen Skiing Company and was filmed entirely in the Aspen area and stars our local athletes.

The Ripple Effect is also a bittersweet memorial to beloved local boarder Wallace "Wally Do" Westfeldt who lost his life during a filming sesh.  With the Westfeldt family's blessing, The Ripple Effect was completed and shown to 2 SRO audiences at The Wheeler Opera House.

Local shredders Pat Sewell,Chris Davenport (and his 7 yr old son Stian) and the Cardamone siblings, Will and Kate, star in the rip fest along with the late Wally Do.  We especially dug Sewell's " bluebird drop in" run on Shadow Mountain and the siiiiiiiiiick super gnar line taken by Dav and both Cardamones on the backside of Aspen Highlands.

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AVSC's Cole, Ski Co's Perry and Weems Westfeldt spoke to an emotional crowd.

The Ripple Effect Producers Frank Pickell & Jasper Gray.Movie Stars Will and Kate Cardamone @ The Ripple EffectThe Ripple Effect schwag fest w/ AVSC Kids

Trew Gear: Aspen

A true rider is 'out there' every day.  Whether its on one stick or two, freeriders chase the freedom and seek the speed of ripping--- on mountain.  If you're a freerider---TREW GEAR is for you.

Maybe you saw the Trew Gear RV freeballin' in front of Hamilton Sports the other day.  TREW's mobile HQ was in town 'on tour' to spread the TREW word.  Word up?  Tripp Frey and the PEW bros., Chris and John are on the road  & they're hitting all the sweet POW stashes in the Western U.S.  You can follow their odyssey on line, and check out their stuff at TREWGEAR.Com.  Our brief meeting with the TrewCrew was kind of a like a ski-bum mind-meld ....so we're gonna give their gear a try.  We hope to answer the question on behalf of the TrewCrew---why can't technical outerwear look rad?

It does @ TREWGEAR.com

The crew from TrewGear.com ripped it on Aspen Mountain.

Fur flies in Aspen

Aspen Art Museum / Dennis Basso Freestyle 08: Click 4 pix.We love the Aspen Art Museum (AAM).  Its cool, its artsy, its accessible, its close by and its free.

We think its great that celebrity furrier Dennis Basso chooses to raise coin for AAM by throwing a decadent party and fur fashion show every year.  Dennis Basso Freestyle 08 was an important  see & be seen event during the wild and woolly holiday period in Aspen. All the show ponies were there.

Obviously we're not the most  'granola-y' or politically correct web site on the net, but fur, its just not our bag, baby.  We worked Freestyle 08 anyway.  It was a beautiful party, so we took glamour shotz  of some of the beautiful people who partied with fur in Aspen to benefit AAM.

See the pix at FUR flies in ASPEN.

Tim George Jr. and Nicole RashFur flies in Aspen: Click 4 Pix

Inside Info: #1) At the super-VIP Basso pre party, a custom made fur valued at $200,000 caught fire on a decretive vanilla votive candle.  The fire was extinguished and the coat repaired, but the model who sparked the flame will never live it down. #2)  Actor Orlando Bloom and his lady friend were asked to leave the extremely private Aspen Mountain Club for excessive "canoodling". No PDA's @ AMC.

Sex Bomb: Aspen

This is the guy who planted the Bombs in Aspen.He is now deceased.  Click CNN 4 details.

Despite the lock down, not all the New Years Eve parties in Aspen were cancelled.

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SEX BOMB: Aspen

 

Bomb Threat in Aspen

New Years Eve in Aspen was shut down by a "credible"  bomb threat.  The Aspen Core went into "lock down mode" at about 3pm and the biggest party night of the year was "basically cancelled".  Sources tell us that several explosive devices were found and defused by the Grand Junction Bomb Squad.

The scare, which we labeled "economic terrorism" did not hamper New Year's Eve at the super-sexy Lingerie party at a private home on Red Mountain.

More pix to follow.