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Matthias “Super-Frenchie” Giraud, Pro BASE jumper | Ski BASE of Castlerock

April 24, 2013 at 10:00 am / Adventure, All Videos, Backcountry Skiing, Featured, Hot Videos

Matthias Giraud (a.k.a Super-Frenchie) is a pro BASE jumper and skier originally from France. This daring Frenchman returns to the Southwest, the region he first called home after emigrating from France. His first stop is Moab, where he jumps Tombstone cliff, and other impressive Moab landmarks. Next he’s off to the mountain town of Durango, his first home in the U.S. The March snow won’t dissuade Giraud as he endeavors to jump a 1,500ft cliff known as Castle Rock, and [...]

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A Morning at the Terrain Park | Durango Mountain Resort

April 4, 2013 at 3:41 pm / Adventure, All Videos, Local Scene

What happens when you get 5 talented riders together for an early morning at Durango Mountain Resort before the slopes open? The results are magical. Thank you to Durango Mountain Resort for making this happen, and to the incredibly talented skiers and snowboarders who were crushing it all morning. Music by: Dr. Deimos and Preyfour

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The Southwest Colorado Winter Guide | A FREE Magazine Published by The Durango Herald

January 11, 2013 at 2:39 pm / Adventure, All Videos, Local Scene

The Southwest Colorado Winter Guide is a free magazine with great information about restaurants, activities and winter events published by The Durango Herald. Pick up your copy to get the inside scoop. From Cortez to Durango, Pagosa Springs to Silverton, the Southwest Colorado Winter guide has information on every interesting attraction along the way.

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Aerial Footage of the San Juan Mountains

January 7, 2013 at 11:15 am / Adventure, Local Scene

Inside Durango TV’s John Trousdale went up in a small Cessna to capture aerial footage of the San Juan Mountains at sunrise on the Winter Solstice, Dec. 21, 2012. You’ll find breathtaking fly-bys of familiar peaks like Engineer Mountain and Silver Mountain from a vantage point that you’ve probably never seen before. It is incredible to know that these epic landscapes are just out our back door in Southwest, Colorado. Thanks to Bob Zahradnik for taking IDTV up to capture these impressive views.

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Dirtbike Skiing | How to Ski without Snow

December 12, 2012 at 8:52 pm / Adventure, Local Scene

IDTV tradition dictates that every fall, our official snow god taunter, John Trousdale, will find a new way to mock the snow gods in hopes that they’ll retaliate with huge storms. We’ve skied down Main Ave, made turns on Hogsback, and even been towed behind a horse. And today? Today we ride! Welcome to dirtbike skiing. Skier John Trousdale taunts the snow gods of Colorado. Made either desperate or mad by the the lack of snow this season, he does [...]

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Durango Parks & Recreation | Gold Medal Award Winner

November 5, 2012 at 6:15 pm / Adventure, All Videos, Fitness, Local Scene

The City of Durango’s Parks & Recreation Department has won the Gold Medal Award from the National Recreation & Parks Association. The Gold Medal Award honors communities throughout the United States that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, resource management, and agency recognition. The prize (along with the honor, recognition, and everlasting glory) is the Grand Plaque Award – a big honkin’ plaque that you’ll soon find hanging on the wall of the Durango Community Recreation Center. Durango was the winner [...]

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Gold Panning Advice | NuggetBrain Prepares a New Pan

October 9, 2012 at 1:03 pm / Adventure, Local Scene

Gold Panning Advice: The best way to find gold starts with a brand-new gold pan, right? Wrong, at least according to gold miner “NuggetBrain” Wayne Peterson. NuggetBrain says the first thing to do with your new gold pan is get it dirty, scratched up, and soaking wet. Makes sense, right? According to NuggetBrain, gold mining might be the only outdoor activity where the first thing you do with your new toys is scratch the heck out of them, get them [...]

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Gold Panning in Durango Colorado | NuggetBrain Wayne

October 9, 2012 at 10:43 am / Adventure, All Videos, Local Scene

Come gold panning with “NuggetBrain Wayne” Peterson and IDTV’s John Trousdale. NuggetBrain brings us down to the banks of the Animas River in downtown Durango to try and strike it rich, just like the gold miners of yester-year. Wayne teaches us the tools and equipment you need to start panning for gold. For about $40 worth of tools, you can pull hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of gold out of the ground. All you need is a little know-how [...]

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Rock Climbing & Helicopter filming | Durango, CO

October 6, 2012 at 3:12 pm / Adventure, All Videos, Local Scene

Check out the behind-the-scenes video and join DurangoTV as they film rock climbing with a remote-control helicopter. Get an insider’s look at what goes in to producing videos for Inside Durango TV. We joined Kling Mountain Guides for some rock climbing at Lemon Reservoir, just a short drive from Durango, CO. Kling Mountain Guides provides guided trips and excursions to tons of activities in Durango, CO. Today, however, their guides were climbing for the camera – a flying camera. Thanks [...]

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Behind the Scenes – Filming FJ Cruiser Commercial in Colorado Mountains

September 14, 2012 at 5:09 pm / Adventure, Featured, Local Scene

Go behind the scenes with the Inside Durango TV crew filming a modified Toyota FJ Cruiser for a commercial in Colorado. Our crew headed up in to the alpine to put this rig thought its paces. See what goes in to producing a commercial. It’s a rare sneak-peek behind the scenes. Just promise not to give away our secrets… Watch this video, then check out the finished FJ Cruiser commercial.

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