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Video: Watch Leo’s Smoke Shack explode after ski area marks it for destruction

Inside Edition's hysterical report about ski-area smoke shacks -- a phenomenon our William Breathes has been covering for years -- was quickly followed by the destruction of Leo's Smoke Shack in Breckenridge, the most elaborate structure featured in the IE piece. Although a ski-area rep who spoke to us about...
By Michael Roberts
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Inside Edition‘s hysterical report about ski-area smoke shacks — a phenomenon our William Breathes has been covering for years — was quickly followed by the destruction of Leo’s Smoke Shack in Breckenridge, the most elaborate structure featured in the IE piece.

Although a ski-area rep who spoke to us about Vail Resorts’ ongoing war against smoke shacks confirmed this action, he didn’t tell us how it was done. But now we know: We found a video of Leo’s being blown up in spectacular fashion. See the clip below.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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