Our weak link at this point, in regards to our March adventure, is our snow camping skills. We're limited in this department, and while there are a lot of carry-overs from our summer skills, there are a lot of differences… Continue reading

Well, life has once again become hectic – it has a nasty habit of doing that, doesn’t it? Part of the chaos come from the place where Dan and I work being sold, but I’ve had more than enough of… Continue reading

Happy New Year all. Well, our snowy December has pretty much continued on right until the end of 2012. They are saying a drier pattern is moving in for the next 10 days or so, but we can't really complain… Continue reading

Elaine determining that Santa's landing strip will be nice and soft this year! This is starting to become a family tradition of ours, going for skis on Christmas Eve. Last year it was a tour up to Lost Lake, and… Continue reading

For a day billed as the end of the world…well, it was not. Another dimension, alignment of the galaxies? OK, we could go for another dimension, as the one we are on seems hell bent towards destruction. Winter temperatures 4°… Continue reading

When storms arrive on scheduled work days, you go dawn patrolling. Back-to-back mornings of waking up in the pitch black, testing the studded snow tires, breaking trail, climbing mountains, skiing powder and filling the soul with goodness. Then, when the… Continue reading

Change is hard. Humans are creatures of habit, and asking us to change our precious routines can be like asking a charging moose to just stop. I, like most, feel good about change when I’m behind the steering wheel with… Continue reading

It's 4:30 am, Orion is raging and I can't sleep. It's not a bad can't sleep. In fact, it's been this way my whole life. You see tomorrow, or today, a group of friends, my wife and – bless the… Continue reading

Since Elaine and I ski a bunch and also happen to work in a backcountry ski shop, with access to a fair bit of gear (don't hate, the pay ain't great!), I figured this would be a good forum for… Continue reading

We’ve had a few tired days…Thursday and Friday we managed a few hours up at Eldora each day, but nothing too exciting. (Hey, it’s Eldora, with about three runs open. But we did check out Bunny Fair Bowl – sick,… Continue reading