Collaboration Fest, Denver's Best Craft Beer Festival

Collaboration Fest comes to Denver for the sixth time in March 2019 photo by Jerome Shaw 

Are you looking for one of the best beer festivals in the country?  Look in Denver on March 16th from 3-6pm at the downtown Hyatt Regency. Collaboration Fest will be back for its sixth year pouring 100 beers brewed from collaborations between 200 breweries.

Cheers to Collaboration Fest - the can't miss beer festival of the year   photo by Jerome Shaw 

Collaboration Fest is an intimate craft beer experience much more approachable than larger beer festivals like the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) or even Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival (BBBBF.) But just like BBBBF there are some incredible big chewy beers for you to sample.  If you love Imperial Stouts, Double IPAs and beers that run over 10%ABV you’ll love Collaboration Fest.  The tickets https://www.collaborationfest.com/2019-ticketing are priced at $65 for the Collaborator Ticket and $85 for the Connoisseur Ticket (early access at 2 PM)

Collaboration Fest at the Downtown Denver Hyatt Regency  photo by Jerome Shaw

This festival is a chance to expanse your style-education and pushes the boundaries of what you regularly drink.  You’ll find beers that defy classification and beers that expand the definition of beer.  There are also beers that bring together two breweries and two beer styles along with what seem to be familiar beers but they often have a bit of a twist.

The brewers from CO-Brew are just one of 200 brewers to participate in Collaboration Fest    photo by Jerome Shaw 

If you make only one beer festival this year make it the Collaboration Fest!

Collaboration Fest is a chance to try new beers - this is a Grapefruit Gose   photo by Jerome Shaw 

Here are a few of the collaborations and beers that will be presented:

Something Brewery & Colorado Plus Brew Pub   Avocado Beer

Little Machine Beer & Joyride Brewing Company  Peanut Butter Jelly (Blend) Concept

4 Hands Brewery & Left Hand Brewing Company  Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout with Boysenberry

Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery & 105 West Brewing Company  Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Ice Cream Old Ale

14er Brewing Company & Eddyline Brewery  Hazy IPA

Odell Brewing - RiNo Brewhouse & Brewability Lab  Mango Coconut Gose

Vail Brewing Company & Lone Pine Brewery  Brut IPA

Liquid Mechanics Brewing & Bottle Logic   BA Barleywine

Tivoli Brewing Company & Grist Brewing Company & Root Shoot Malting  Juicy, Hazy, Milkshake Double IPA with Guava

Crystal Springs Brewing Company & White Labs Brewing Company  Kumquat Rye Sour

Dead Hippie Brewing & Twisted Vine Brewery  Barrel-Aged Honey Ale

300 Suns Brewing & Gemini Beer Company  Imperial Brown Ale

Strange Craft Beer Company & Freetail Brewing Company  Ancho Chili, Bitter Orange, and Lemongrass IPA

Funkwerks & Reuben's Brews  Barrel-Aged Brett Saison with Cherries

Jameson & Revolution Brewing  Nitro Vanilla Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

El Rancho Brewing Company & Barrier Brewing   Pina Colada Milkshake IPA

Dueces Wild Brewery & Brass Brewing Company & Cerberus Brewing Company  Imperial IPL

A full list of beers here.

Collaboration Fest PhotoBlog

Good food, good beer, and good friends at the Denver Collaboration Fest   photo by Jerome Shaw 

TICKET INFORMATION

COLLABORATOR TICKET - EARLY BIRD $55.00  +$6.00
LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE
- UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS
- COMMEMORATIVE GLASS
- NEW: COMMEMORATIVE PIN

COLLABORATOR TICKET $65.00  +$7.00
- UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS
- COMMEMORATIVE GLASS
- NEW: COMMEMORATIVE PIN

CONNOISSEUR TICKET (2PM ACCESS) - EARLY BIRD $80.00  +$8.00
LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE
- 1-HOUR EARLY ACCESS (2 PM)
- UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS
- COMMEMORATIVE GLASS
- NEW: COMMEMORATIVE PIN
- NEW: BEANIE
- MEAL TICKET VOUCHER

CONNOISSEUR TICKET (2PM ACCESS) $85.00  +$8.00
- 1-HOUR EARLY ACCESS (2 PM)
- UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS
- COMMEMORATIVE GLASS
- NEW: COMMEMORATIVE PIN
- NEW: BEANIE
- MEAL TICKET VOUCHER

Collaboration Fest at the Denver Hyatt Regency Hotel March 16, 2019   photo by Jerome Shaw 

Denver, Dallas, Southwest Airlines and Ritz Crackers appetizers, a virtual culinary travel experience.

Jerome at the Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas.
A grandson and a grand dog make
Dallas /Fort Worth a favorite destination.

Were are doing virtual culinary travel this month.  I'm working with my daughter, Tannith on a project creating recipes for Ritz Cracker appetizers based upon my home base and Southwest Airlines destination,  Denver, Colorado and my daughter's home city and Southwest Airlines destination Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas.

Tannith (her blog is FranklyTannith) and I collaborated on the creation of the recipes.  Well,  I should say Tannith created the recipes with just modest input from me.

It seemed natural to tailor the two recipes to our respective cities since we both love these two travel destinations. I travel from Colorado to Texas several times a year to visit my daughter's family. And, every once in awhile I manage to cajole Tannith into bringing her family back to Colorado.

We'll be testing out our recipes and having a little party in Texas later this month.

You can create your cracker creation / travel destination combo.

Ritz and Southwest Airlines want to know where you want to go and how you enjoy Ritz Crackers. One lucky winner will win $5,000 in Southwest gift cards! Just Tweet or Instagram your response along with #LuvRitzSweepstakes to be entered. (Example: "I want to go to #Dallas for the holidays and enjoy Ritz Mint Thins #LuvRitzSweepstakes")

So get on Twitter and/or Instagram and make your entry and please visit http://luvritz.com/  to vote for "The Roaring Fork" and "The Dirty South."  There is a search box to locate them - just enter Dirty or Roaring to locate our cracker creations.

You can vote every 24 hours - so vote early and often!



Here are our recipes:

For Denver, Colorado our cracker creation is called:
"The Roaring Fork”

"The Roaring Fork" our Ritz Cracker appetizer
in honor of the Southwest Airlines destination
Denver, Colorado

Ingredients:
1 cup shredded chicken (directions for shredded chicken will be below)
1 can diced green chilies
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon of your favorite hot sauce
1-2 tablespoons milk
Salt and pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chopped cilantro

Begin by cooking 1 large chicken breast in 2 cups of chicken stock in a medium sauce pan. Season with half the cumin and salt and pepper.
Boil covered for 20 minutes or until chicken is tender when poked with a fork.

Dicing the green chiles

Move chicken to a bowl and shred. A stand or hand mixer is also a great way to shred your chicken quickly. However if you don't have that available two forks and some determination will get the job done.

You can purchase prepared shredded chicken at most groceries.

Add green chilies, salt and pepper and the rest of the cumin. Toss to combine.

In another bowl combine sour cream, hot sauce and milk. Mix into a nice creamy sauce. Set aside while you chop your cilantro.

Now it's time to assemble your crackers. Place crackers on a plate and place a small amount of the chicken mixture on to each cracker. Drizzle with sauce and top with a garnish of cilantro.

Now imagine you're in the Mile High City enjoying a few Roaring Forks with some of Denver’s great craft beers.  I highly recommend a couple ales from Avery Brewing’s Barrel-Aged Series: Rumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale and 5 Monks, a Belgian-Style Quintupel Ale.

For Dallas, Texas we created "The Dirty South"

"The Dirty South" our Ritz Cracker appetizer in honor of the
Southwest Airlines destination, Dallas, Texas

Ingredients:
1 cup farm rich pulled pork (can be purchased at Walmart and most grocery stores.)
1/3 cup BBQ sauce of your choice
1 bag red Cabbage mix
1/3 -1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 TBSP Vinegar
2 TBSP Sugar
Salt and pepper

Start by making your coleslaw. Mix the mayo, vinegar, and sugar into a bowl until well combined. Add salt and pepper and mix in shredded cabbage. Set aside.

Follow package directions for heating pulled pork.

To assemble set crackers on plate and add a small amount of meat to each cracker. Top with cole slaw and drizzle with BBQ sauce.

I recommend the Ritz Bacon Crackers for this savory and spicy delight. Serve with a crushingly cold Dr Pepper or a jigger of Deep Eddy Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka or Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka over cracked ice.






This post is sponsored by Ritz Crackers and Southwest Airlines.

Springtime in Rockies: Ski Arapahoe Basin -- in your bikini. Viva Colorado!

Spring skiing at Arapahoe Basin is one of the treats the high country of Colorado provides.  You can ski in
morning and have a round of golf in the afternoon. In the photo two skiers kick off the upper cornice at A Basin.

Spring looks a bit different in Colorado than it does in many parts of the country. One day we'll have sunshine and 80 degrees and the next we'll get fresh snow in the mountains.  While skiing in May isn't for everyone and the snow isn't the champagne powder the Colorado Rockies are famous for, a day on the slopes of Arapahoe Basin is something that everyone should experience at least once.  It is a bucket list kind of day to carve a few turns wearing shorts or apres skiing on the sundeck in your bikini.

Skiing is just part of the attraction to a spring day on the mountain.  Working on your tan while enjoying a BBQ at 11,000 feet is another. It can also be a thrill just to get up high on a glorious spring day in the mountains for a hike, a bike or a picnic.

Belly Dancer Sadie Sizzles while performing at a Denver NIghtclub

Sadie Sizzles”

Sadie belly dances at Lotus Nightclub in Denver’s Union Station.

Sadie and Kaya perform at many of the area clubs and during fashion shows and other events. In this case I was there to cover the fashion show for a local magazine and found out my friend Sadie was performing prior to the fashion show. It was a great chance to make some high intensity images. Photographing in club conditions is always filled with obstacles but freezing Sadie’s many motions is a special challenge.

Travel Writing & Photography Workshop and Tour 

Santa Fe, NM  May 29 – June 1, 2014

I have photographed Sadie in the studio on several occasions both in her many costumes and in less.  A Break from Travel - Sadie Glance and Shadow Nude are two of my favorites.

Sadie and Kaya put on a great show... when you are in Denver make certain to catch their act.. http://www.kayaandsadie.com/

The photo was taken with a Nikon D100 digital camera using a 80-200 mm f 2.8 Nikkor lens. The ISO setting was 800 with an approximate exposure of f 5.6 @ 1/500th second.


These images are copyrighted and may not be used or reproduced without direct written permission. For usage information please contact Jerome on Twitter or on Facebook

Everything Big Gets Small Again: Nanobrewery Boom in Denver

Everything Big Gets Small Again: Nanobrewery Boom in Denver

Colorado's craft brewing industry has created some of the biggest fish in the microbrewery pond. The growth has catalyzed a brewing ecosystem, as the big fish have spawned many little fish. Nanobreweries are opening up in Denver at a very swift clip. But one question remains: What is a nano brewery?

The nano brewery motto might well be "go small or stay home." Stay home and drink the canned and bottled offerings of the top commercial and craft brewers, but if you want a truly unique experience, find a nano brewery near you.

Nanobreweries are creating tailor-made experiences for their customers by brewing small batches with special ingredients, revived brewing styles, and an experimental attitude.

"It takes big balls to always be brewing new beers," says Bryan Leavelle of Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew in Five Points.

But there's an upside, adds Leavelle. "Not being tied to a huge inventory of beer is one of the great things about small-batch brewing. Your mistakes cost you less. The difficulty is finding a balance between new beers and the beers your regulars like to drink."

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Jerome has written articles & columns for  Johnny Jet, Recommend Magazine, Boulder Planet, and Encompass Magazine.

Photography and text copyright Jerome Shaw 2013 / www.jeromeshaw.com. This article and photos may not be reposted or reproduced without prior written permission from the author.

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Sip, Savor, and Brew: A Craft Beer Weekend in Vail, Colorado

The unofficial last week of summer is over, the football games really don’t mean much and most of the tourists have left the state. It's time for Coloradans to head for the hills to enjoy the actual last few weeks of summer before the leaves turn gold and fly.  I recommended you sip some great brews and savor wonderful foods in Vail. 

Brian Lutz from West Flanders Brewing Company,  Charlie Berger from Denver Beer Company and Steve & Leslie Kaczeus from Bootstrap Brewing Company will be hauling their brews over to Vail Pass to pair them up with amazing food from the chefs at Atwater on Gore Creek at Vail Cascade Resort September 6th & 7th.  Not only will the brewers bring beer but they will also bring their brewing and craft beer knowledge for the information sessions with topics ranging from “Brewing the Belgians” to “How to Have Fun & Never Brew the Same Beer Twice” and “What makes Colorado different?” John Carlson from the Colorado Brewers Guild is cohosting the informational programs and will join in on the informal question and answer sessions.

I had the pleasure of attending the June Sip Savor and Brew, Brewmaster’s Weekend with Kevin DeLange from Dry Dock Brewing Company and Bill Eye from Prost Brewing Company. They not only shared their favorite beers but a trove of beer knowledge too.  That will be the same during the September Brewmaster’s weekend.  You’ll get to learn about brewing and craft beer from three outstanding Colorado brewers.  A word of advice: don’t duck out early either night and miss the beer and dessert pairing or you’ll be sorry.

Package rates for two start at $330 and include two nights accommodations at the Vail Cascade Resort + two passes to all craft beer events for the weekend. Colorado Brewers Guild SOCIAL members receive a complimentary lodging upgrade. Sip, Savor & Brew sessions only are $69 for a weekend pass. Call 800.282.4183 to book your Sip, Savor & Brew Weekend package (mention promo code VCSSB13) or go online at  AtwaterOnGoreCreek.com

What could be better than a weekend of some of Colorado’s best craft beer, gourmet food from one of the best restaurant in Vail and September mountain air? Nothing, see you there.

You can also pick up your tickets for the 2014 Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival. This is 14^th year for this grand event and will debut new venues for the Commercial Tasting & Fireside Bar programs.  Every January, craft brewers from around the country come to Vail to share their liquid art at the festival. One of the most prestigious craft brew events in the nation, Big Beers is known for the impressive roster of craft beer industry luminaries that come to share their biggest and best beers.

The weekend schedule for Sip Savor and Brew September 6 & 7th showcasing the Colorado Brewers Guild & guest breweries: Denver Beer Company, Bootstrap Brewing Company & West Flanders Brewing Company

Friday, September 6th

4:00 – 7:00pm “Meet the Brewmasters” open tasting in Fireside

8:00 – 9:00pm Informal discussion: “Craft Beer: Past, Present, Future”

9:00pm Craft beer dessert to wrap up evening 

Saturday, September 7th

Activity opportunity

2:30 – 3:15pm: How to Have Fun & Never Brew the Same Beer Twice - Charlie Berger, Denver Beer Co./ John Carlson, CBG

3:30 – 4:15pm: Brewing the Belgians - Brian Lutz, West Flanders Brewing Co./ John Carlson, CBG

4:30 – 5:15pm: Craft Beer Culture & Pioneering Entrepreneurism in Niwot - Steve & Leslie Kaczeus, Bootstrap Brewing Co.

6:00 – 7:30pm Small Plates and Craft Beer Pairing 

8:00 – 9:00pm Informal discussion: “What makes Colorado different?”

9:00pm  Craft beer dessert to wrap up evening 

Sunday, September 8th

Activity opportunity / Travel day

For more information about the Vail Cascade Craft Beer Program contact Laura Lodge - 970.479.1514 or visit AtwaterOnGoreCreek.com

Read Jerome's recent story on Nanobreweries in Denver.  You can find Jerome on Twitter at @JeromeShaw and @TheBeerWhore

Photography and text copyright Jerome Shaw 2011 / www.jeromeshaw.com. This article and photos may not be reposted or reproduced without prior written permission from the author. Please contact Jerome on Twitter at @JeromeShaw or find him on Facebook.

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Amaluna & Cirque du Soleil come to Denver - a return to the circus

Cirque du Soleil workers prepare to raise one of the
sections of the Big Top in preparation for Amaluna's
run in Denver. Photo: Jerome Shaw

by Jerome Shaw  Jerome on Google+

The smell of wet canvas, the sight of muscular men hauling ropes and the sounds of animals that aren’t normally found in Southwest Nebraska are just a few of the odd memories that came flooding back to me last week.

I was invited to watch the blue and yellow Big Top being raised in the parking lot south of the Pepsi Center in preparation for Cirque du Soleil’s traveling show Amaluna, which opens in Denver July 18th.

My behind-the-scenes peek into what goes into preparing for a Cirque show gave me more than just insight into how many people and how much stuff it takes to create one of these high-flying acts.  For a few moments I was transported back to when I was a child and a traveling circus would come to visit my small town.  They didn’t come every summer and long before I was grown they stopped visiting such hamlets as mine.  I still got go to the circus but we had to travel 30-40 miles to see it.  Lost was the opportunity to hangout in the background and watch the circus being setup, which, for 8-9 year old boy, was nearly as thrilling as the performance itself.  

Gone from today’s experience is the canvas, there is not an elephant in sight and no children peer eagerly as forklifts and workers rush about.  I am here now as an adult watching the setup for a modern day, “slick” circus. Cirque du Soleil has gone from being a band of 20 street performers without so much a musty old tent in 1984 to a company based in Quebec, Canada with 5,000 employees (1300 of which are performers.) 

The Bit Top is raised but that is just on of the early
milestones in readying the Cirque du Soleil village for
Amaluna's Denver run. Photo Jerome Shaw

While much has changes since the more traditional traveling circuses visited my tiny village it still takes a bunch of strong people (more than 60) and lots of cables, ropes and 100 support poles to create the space for the performers of Amanluna.  The 19 meter high Big Top takes 8 days to erect (2 days to tear down) with its 4 − 25 meter masts it seats over 2,600 people. The tent is now made of high tech fabric with a interior structural design that can withstand winds of nearly 75 miles per hour. 

But the excitement preparing for the big show is still here.  And, once the last section of the Big Top was pushed up and the stabilizing poles in place a cheer when up among the workers.

Amaluna opens tonight in Denver and runs through August 25th  I’ll be there tonight and I’ll feel a special sense of connection to this Cirque du Soleil having had the chance to recapture my youth and see what goes into the making of a modern circus.

for more information on Amaluna, performance times and tickets please visit http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/amaluna/tickets/denver.aspx

Watch for my review of Amaluna in the next couple of days. 

Photos and text copyright Jerome Shaw 2013 / www.JeromeShaw.com

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The History of My Travel Wish List

Brazil is one of the candidates for my 2013 Travel Wish List.  I'd love to go
and visit Jennifer and Beatriz in Jardim Redentor near Rio de Janeiro.
I'd also like to visit Belem, Fortalezza, Salvador and Florianopolis.

A couple decades or more ago during the work-lull between Christmas and New Year's Day I began making up a travel wish list. It was most often scribbled on a scrap of paper that I tucked in my desk drawer. In most years I never looked at it again until the next year when it was time make up a new wish list. It was my adult version of a letter to Santa Claus, dutifully filled out but never mailed. Even so, in most years, I'd always get to cross at least one destination off my wish list.

Then one year Sally McKinney, a writer I worked with as a photographer, casually asked me where I'd like go on assignment in the coming year. I did a mental review of the travel wish list tucked in my desk drawer and came up with Hawaii, Montana, Russia, Brazil and half dozen other places that consistently fascinated me. The reasons the locations made my list were varied and random. Montana was the only state in West I hadn't visited and Hawaii was a placed I'd been many times but knew it had much more to offer than I'd so far discovered.  I'd been drawn to Russia since my childhood because my brother had studied Russian in college and Russia's featured prominently in my childhood consciousness as our Cold War nemesis. Brazil was a new fascination, though the Amazon River caught my attention during a movie titled "The Pirates of Blood River" that featured prominently in my nightmares well into my adult life.

My #TravelWishList posts:

                    Part one - The History of My Travel Wish List and The Candidates 
                    Part two - 13-4-’13 - Thirteen Places To See
                    Part three - Six Islands I’d Swim To
                    Part four - Six Places In The US That Are Calling My Name 
                    Part Five - Six Places I’ve Been But want to Go To Again
                    Part Six  - My Favorite Places in Colorado And The Neighboring States

I noticed that something amazing happened over the next 2-3 years. First Sally called to ask me if I''d like me to photograph for her in Hawaii for a food & wine article. Then 6 months later the annual trips Montana for newspaper articles began, the first about the Robert Redford movie "A River Runs Through It." Soon she asked me to collaborate on whitewater rafting story in Costa Rica. Costa Rica wasn't even on my wish list but I an not dogmatic about these things, I am pretty flexible about my list which is good because the company I worked with in Costa Rica hired me the next year to go Russia for them and another company saw my images from Russia and hired me to photograph their river cruise in Ukraine.  

Of course there were several assignments that weren't on my wish list but they should have been, places like Finland and South Beach, Florida that should have been on that list and return visits Alaska and New Mexico. There were many minor successes along the way. I crossed off all but 3 US states from my travel list and got the opportunity photograph the Sandhill Crane migration in my home state of Nebraska and to take a llama tour in my adopted home state of Colorado.

A couple years later Sally called with a 10-day assignment in Brazil. In one of the saddest, most regretted decisions if my travel life I turned this job over to an associate because I already had a better paying gig in Colorado. Be forewarned: don't mess with the TravelWishList gods because it took me nearly 10 years to get another opportunity to travel to Brazil. 

You might have thought I'd be bright enough to see the connection between sharing my wish list with Sally and higher incidence of hits in my list but I guess I am a liiiitttllle sssslllooooow. I put it down to Sally simply being aware of my preferences and nothing more. 

The Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia along
with Tahiti and Bora Bora are candidates for my
Travel Wish List.

I pretty much went back to putting my wish list in the desk drawer, keeping my travel dreams to myself. That was until Twitter caught my attention in 2009. For some unknown reason I began sharing snippets of my desk drawer list in tweets. But this time I saw the global significance of casting my #TravelWishList to the winds and waiting for the travel gods to hear my travel prayers. 

Now this year I am codifying it and sharing it far and wide. I am breaking it down into 13-4-'13 top travel destinations for this year. I'm also listing 6 islands and 6 places in the US that I have never visited. So that makes 25 places. As a bonus I'm listing 6 places I have already visited but long to visit again. Plus  a list of a few places in Colorado and neighboring states that are my favorites and one place in Colorado, that 35 years after moving here, I have yet to visit.  

Here is the list of candidates (in alphabetical order) that I came up with from which my Travel Wish List is selected. 

Are your favorites on the list? 

Alaska Antarctica Argentina Austria Azores Bali Bhutan Bora Bora Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Canary Islands Chile Cuba Costa Rica Easter Island Egypt England Estonia France Fiji Islands  Galapagos Islands Greece Guam Iceland India Ireland Italy Jordan Kamchatka Peninsula Kenya Kyrgyzstan Madagascar Maldives Marquesas Islands Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Morocco Myanmar Nepal New Zealand Norway Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Portugal Romania Russia Seychelles Islands South Africa Spain Sumatra Sweden Switzerland Tahiti Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Thailand Tibet Togo Turkey Venezuela 

Curious facts:  There were no places on my list that started with D, H, L, O, Q, U, W, X, Y, or Z.  Do you have recommendations that begin with these letters?

The letter with the most destinations in "T" with seven.  "S" is second with six. 

Eleven are in the Pacific and fourteen on the Pacific Rim.  North America had the fewest locations with 3 but if you count the Caribbean you get 6 and what continent is Iceland associated with anyway? Seventeen are in Europe. Seven are part of South America. Nine are in Asia.  Two are in Central America.  Eight are in Africa.  Twenty-two are islands.

My #TravelWishList posts: 

Part one - The History of My Travel Wish List and The Candidates   

Part two - 13-4-’13 - Thirteen Places To See

Part three - Six Islands I’d Swim To 

Part four - Six Places In The US That Are Calling My Name 

Part Five - Six Places I’ve Been But want to Go To Again 

Part Six  - My Favorite Places in Colorado And The Neighboring States

Please share your Travel Wish List in the comments.

#Alaska #Antarctica #Argentina #Austria #Azores #Bali  #Bhutan #BoraBora #Botswana #Brazil #BritishVirginIslands #Canada #CanaryIslands #Chile #Cuba #CostaRica #EasterIsland #Egypt #England #Estonia #France #Fiji #Islands #Galapagos Islands#  #Greece #Guam #Iceland #India #Ireland #Italy #Jordan #Kamchatka Peninsula #Kenya #Kyrgyzstan #Madagascar #Maldives #MarquesasIslands  #Mauritius #Mexico #Mongolia #Morocco #Myanmar #Nepal #NewZealand #Norway #Panama #PapuaNewGuinea #Peru #Portugal #Romania #Russia #Seychelles Islands #SouthAfrica #Spain #Sumatra #Sweden #Switzerland #Tahiti #Tanzania #Trinidad and #Tobago #Thailand #Tibet #Togo #Turkey #Venezuela

Looking for a job in the Snow Sports Industry? SnowShow ShmoozaPalooza wants you!

The SIA SnowShow at the Denver Convention Center.
Photo copyright Jerome Shaw / http://www.jeromeshaw.com/

The SnowShow is an event closed to the general public but on Friday from 10AM to 6 PM SIA SnowShow hosts an event for those interested in getting their foot in the door in the Snow Sports Industry.

ShmoozaPalooza is your ticket to future SnowShows and a job in the Snow Sports industry. Come on over to the Korbel Ballroom at the Denver Convention Center to talk to the Ski, Snowboard & Winter Sports companies that are reviewing resumes.

Companies particiapating in ShmoozaPalooza as of 01/07/11
BOA Technology
Copper Mountain
Manic Snow
Moment Skis
Oakley
Recon Instruments
Skullcandy
Snowboard Colorado Magazine
Steamboat
Under Armor
Winter Park

*The SIA Snow Show is only open to the industry trade, IS NOT OPEN to the public. Only the Shmooz is open to the public.

More information on the show

More information on the job fair

other stories on Travel Boldly about the SnowShow

Images & Text copyright Jerome Shaw / http://www.jeromeshaw.com/ 

on Twitter at @JeromeShaw & @DenverTwitR

The SIA SnowShow opens to a chorus of cowbells

The SIA SnowShow starts with a clang. Governor John Hickenlooper & other notables sound the opening bell of the Snowsports convention.

Governor John Hickenloper led a rousing Colorado rendition of the cowbell ski cheer to open the 2nd year of the Snowsports Industries of America SnowShow here in Denver. After the sounding of the cowbells 19,000 delegates headed up the stairs and escalators to the show. SnowShow began an 11 year run in Denver last year. While the show is not open to the public several events surrounding the trade show are open to the pubic. Most notable is a job fair on Friday billed as ShmoozaPalooza

More information on SnowShow

http://siasnowshow.snowsports.org/
More information on the job fair
http://siasnowshow.snowsports.org/ShowInformation/JobFairNetworkingEvent/

DenverBigAir hits Denver January 25th & 26th

 

DenverBigAir ramp in Denver's Civic Center park copyright Jerome Shaw 2011 DenverBigAir ramp in Denver's Civic Center park copyright Jerome Shaw 2011

The ramp is built – the snow is made and on January 25^th  & 26^th, 2011 skiers and snowboarders will start flying off the 106 foot jump located in Denver's Civic Center Park.   DenverBigAir is part of SnowFest and one of the public events that surrounds SIA SnowShow.  Concerts by Switchfoot and One Republic are also part of the two-night event.

Tickets for DenverBigAir are $45 for single sessions and $80 for both sessions. 

More info on Denver Big Air available on line at www.denversports.org/denverbigair.html

More info on SnowFest Denver events available at www.milehighsnowfest.com

 

Schedule of events:

January 25th, 2011 - Nature Valley Big Air Challenge ·               3:30pm Doors open to the public ·               4:00pm  Food and beverage open to the public ·               5:00pm-5:45pm Battle of the Brands Ski Big Air Practice ·               6:00pm-8:00pm Battle of the Brands Ski Big Air Exhibition ·               8:15pm Award ceremony ·               8:30 - 9:15pm Concert by Switchfoot

January 26th, 2011 - LG FIS Snowboard World Cup ·               3:30pm Doors open to the public ·               4:00pm Food and beverage open to the public ·               4:00pm – 5:15pm Snowboard Big Air Heat 1 Qualification ·               5:15pm – 6:15pm Snowboard Big Air Heat 2 Practice ·               6:15pm – 7:30pm Snowboard Big Air Heat 2 Qualification ·               7:40pm-8:30pm Concert by One Republic ·               8:10pm-8:40pm Big Air Finalist Practice ·               8:40pm-9:00pm Finals Jump #1 ·               9:00pm-9:20pm Finals Jump #2 ·               9:20pm-9:45pm Finals Jump #3 ·               10:00pm-10:10pm Awards

 Dates

January 25^th 2011 – Nature Valley Ski Big Air Challenge

Time: 5 - 9 p.m.  Doors open at 3:30

January 26^th 2011 – LG FIS Snowboard Big Air presented by Sprint

Time: 5 - 10 p.m.  Doors open at 3:30

Civic Center Park (Broadway & Colfax)

Denver, Co 80202

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