Holiday Gift Guide
Sportube, $240
Say goodbye to cold toes and stiff boots. The Sportube heated boot bag takes the chill off your boots and gear before you leave in the morning. The 12v adapter lets you keep them warm on the drive to the mountain. Warm boots are easier to put on and will keep you toasty throughout for a few runs.
Wildsyde Electric Bike, From $1995
Have you ever wanted to cruise your neighborhood or head downtown, feel the wind in your hair, not pay for parking or gas, all while being environmentally friendly? With a Wildsyde Ebike you can travel 35-40 miles per charge and cruise at a comfortable 20 miles per hour. Choose from five different models to match your style.
Custom Wooden Puzzle, From $140
Liberty Puzzles laser cuts ¼-inch wood puzzles in a wide range of images at both the Boulder store and online. The company will also make a custom photo puzzle — either a 9-by-13-inch puzzle for $140, or a 13-by-17-inch puzzle for $170. Get details and submit your image at LibertyPuzzles.com
Strongwater Bitters Collection, $80
Denver’s Strongwater crafts canned sparkling mixers, cocktail syrups and traditional bitters. Complete your home bar with a collection of award-winning bitters, and make craft cocktails with cherry, orange, aromatic, lavender and walnut flavors. And it’s not just for booze. Strongwater also has a sister company, Mountain Elixirs, which makes calming CBD bitters.
Mountain Hip Pack, $59
The fanny pack is back — either slung over the shoulder or around the waist. Denver-based Topo Designs packs, clothes and accessories have been taken on excursions all over the world. This versatile and practical hip pack is made with 100-percent recycled nylon, with bungee and D-ring accessory attachments, adjustable compression straps and dual-adjust waist strap.
Mountain Time Essentials Gift Box, $46
In Colorado, we never stop needing hand cream, lip balm and hydrating soap. And a muscle recovery mineral soak also helps after a hard day of playing in the mountains. Mountain Time Soap Shop makes every bar of soap in Golden with natural ingredients and compostable packaging. Get a handy range of their products in one attractive box.
Smeeny Winterfell Beanie, $79
This 100-percent merino wool beanie is extra soft, super warm and hand-knitted in Steamboat Springs. The ethically sourced yarn is dyed in small batches, so every hat is unique, and comes with an engraved cork tag. A portion of each sale supports the National Park Foundation, Protect Our Winters, and the Intersectional Environmentalist.
The Soiree Box, $159
Gift a party in a box. Blanco Cellars and the Little Cheese Shop is a boutique food-and-wine shop in Denver originally designed to help send “better booze (and cheese) to the backcountry.” They curate a range of dream gift boxes, including this package of two wines, four cheeses, three meats, two crackers, chocolate, fruit preserves, mustard, brittle and more.
Custom Grass Sticks Ski Poles, From $109
Engineer-turned-ski-instructor Andrew Beckler launched Grass Sticks in a Steamboat Springs garage in 2014. The company makes award-winning custom bamboo ski poles and paddles for canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding. Grass Sticks’ bamboo is light and flexible, with the tensile strength of steel and compressive strength greater than concrete.
Funslinger Westbound Snowboard, $620
You might recognize the artwork from Breckenridge Brewery Funslinger Lager cans. The company partnered with Never Summer for a 2023 snowboard made for any condition and terrain. Never Summer has been handcrafting the finest boards in a Denver factory since 1991, and was awarded the first patent on hybrid camber technology.
The Mountain Manhattan Kit, $50
An all-in-one kit for pour and enjoy cocktails, this boxed kit includes a bottle of the Ironton Mountain Manhattan cocktail, a jar of their signature cherries, a printed rocks glass and shot glass.