Boulder-based Spyder Active Sports just inked a deal with Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso.
The 26-year-old will be showcased in print advertising and brand collateral in the coming seasons, and her input will be used in the development of women’s outerwear and base layer for the brand.
The 2006 Olympic giant slalom champion won two silver medals at the Vancouver Olympics to become the most decorated woman in the U.S. Ski Team’s Olympic history. As the founder of Kiss My Tiara lingerie company, she also knows a little something about base layer.
Paddling event caps festival.
The fifth annual Paddling Life Pro Invitational is set for May 31 on the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs, capping the 30th anniversary of the Yampa River Festival. The unique event tests downriver creek kayak racing and freestyle kayaking, with the best overall score determining the champion. Reigning men’s and women’s freestyle world champions Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson are listed among the competitors.
The competition is followed by a party at the Boathouse Pub. Info: or 970-870-0880.
SUP returns to Glenwood Springs.
Registration is open for the 2010 Whitewater Stand Up Paddling Championship, which returns for the second year to the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs on May 31. The three-part SUP competition begins with a downriver race from Two Rivers Park in Glenwood to South Canyon (6-plus miles), followed by a new “SUPcross” event and a surfing contest on the standing wave at the Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park in West Glenwood. Awards will be given to winners in men’s, women’s and junior (14 and under) divisions.
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Win a Thule at Teva.
The Teva Mountain Games in Vail has partnered with Thule Rack Systems to create the Thule Stash & Dash Challenge at the nation’s largest outdoor adventure event taking place June 3-6. TMG attendees will have the chance to win one of three Thule rack systems in a timed competition to see who can load the Thule vehicles with gear the fastest. The winner of each time trial will receive a Thule discount card, and the top three Stash & Dash times will win rack systems.
Formal competition include World Cup and amateur climbing, kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, road cycling, trail running, a half-marathon, fly-fishing and stand up paddling. The Teva Mountain Games also include a photography competition, interactive exhibition and demo area, DockDog canine competitions, the Serac Adventure Film School, an interactive family area, free concerts and mountain lifestyle parties.
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Clean up for the love of the pass.
Friends of Berthoud Pass will stage an Adopt-a-Highway litter cleanup June 19. Volunteers are to meet at the summit parking lot at 8 a.m. with sunscreen, water and work gloves. Spend a couple hours cleaning up candy wrappers and cigarette butts before firing up the grill for a cookout. Trash bags, safety vests and lunch are provided, and every volunteer earns an “I (heart) Berthoud Pass” T-shirt.
Scott Willoughby, The Denver Post
