The Public Works, Icelantic, and Battery621 represented each other and our unified mission at the Sports Career Fair during Sports Career Day, an event sponsored by Denver Public Schools, Denver Parks and Recreation and Goodwill Industries. The event was held at Denver’s Auraria Campus, with the intention of the fair to expose young people to careers related to sports that go beyond professional athletics and coaching.

This marked the first time that Battery621 and its tenants were able to give back to the community in a unified effort. The Public Works was part of a speaking panel which gave insight into sports careers and how young people can begin planning for a career in sports. Afterward, The Public Works teamed up with Icelantic and Battery621 to provide further information to interested students about the great things going on in the snowsports industry, as well as the synergies happening on a daily basis at Battery621.

More more information on Battery621, check out the rest of our website. If you or anyone you know is interested in having those involved with Battery621 speak at a sports or business related event, please email info@battery621.com.

After the exhibition ended on Larimer Square, Something Independent installed their Art of Winter display for a one-night showing at Battery621 for March First Friday. The Art of Winter featured independent, boutique ski and snowboard companies who are incorporating innovative art into their topsheet designs, as well as a group of talented Colorado artists who created original works on recycled skis and snowboards. “Our main goal with this exhibit was to celebrate and support the growing connection between art, industry and snowsports in Colorado”, said Kara Primomo, Art of Winter Event Curator.

The night kicked off with a wine tasting from Infinite Monkey Theorem and beer from Great Divide Brewery. As the night went on, the crowd mixed and mingled, flowing in and out of Icelantic’s gallery space, where guests could then try some beer from Tommy Knocker, another local brewery. All of the skis and snowboards from the Art of Winter were auctioned off at the end of the night, with the proceeds benefiting the Larimer Arts Association and the Something Independent Entrepreneur Award.

“The atmosphere was great and the hosts were very friendly. The whole experience really has me second guessing my career decisions…. Your office space just seems to have such great chemistry. The art exhibit really motivated and inspired me to re-visit some creative ideas I’ve had in the past. I look forward to next time!” –Curtis Sattison, First Friday attendee

A special thanks to Spyder for the use of their space on First Friday; The Public Works for their assistance with the installation; Icelantic and all of our friends here at Battery621!

*Something Independent is an initiative promoting the industry and culture of snowsports in Colorado*

Photos courtesy of Free Lunch Photography

The Public Works recently built a tradeshow booth for Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH, the biggest heli ski operation in the world) for the Young Presidents’ Organization conference.

They incorporated actual heli parts into the beetle kill timber frame booth, including a spinning tail-rotor. They used imagery from their extensive snow sports image bank and installed a vikuiti screen to loop CMH’s videos of their heli ops.

The Public Works also plans on helping CMH build their own image bank this spring. You can never complain about more heli time!

Images of the booth:

To say Icelantic is on fire would be the understatement of this still young 2011. With killers showings at both this year’s SIA and ISPO tradeshows, as well as another record year in sales, Battery621 is proud to have Icelantic under our roof. One local TV station 9NEWS took notice and did a piece which aired last week. View it below: