Quinn Whitten was born an adventurer. His introduction into this world was in itself a wild ride: his parents racing in a friend’s Suburban through the mountains of Idyllwild, California, and meeting a police escort partway to leapfrog every intersection and just barely make it to the hospital in time. That innate spark took him […]
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Snow League brings global competition to Aspen
Photos and test by Jonathan Suni The Snow League (TSL), undeterred by drought, returned to Aspen on Feb. 27-28 — bringing the world’s top snowboarders together for a halfpipe competition. Professional snowboarder Shaun White created TSL to give athletes the opportunity to shine and thrive season-long, not just every four years at the Winter Olympics. […]
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X Games, behind the lens
Growing up, this junior Sopris Sun reporter watched the X Games on his computer. As a passion for photography grew within, a far-out dream came into the back of my mind: photographing the X Games. At the end of my junior year at Colorado Rocky Mountain School, I found the youth internship program with The […]
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Inventor rides waves of opportunity
It may appear that Chris Karol’s life has taken a circuitous route. Looking closer, you will see that each turn has led to a series of connected pathways. The year 1982 would see the first official snowboard competition, the National Snow Surfing Championships (later known as the U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships), held at Vermont’s Suicide […]