1:35 am. It's Elaine's shift to stoke the fire, but I woke up anyhow. -28.1° outside. Cold. Bitter cold. I'm trying to remember one day in high school…I went skiing at Sugarbush…I think it was -20° F. It was one… Continue reading

Quick dawn patrols are the name of the game the next two days. Kind of dreading it, kind of excited to see what it feels like. TonightSnow likely in the evening…then a chance of snow after midnight. New snow accumulation… Continue reading

Sitting here in the brand-new Nederland Community Library. A beautiful place, and the large window facing south, above the creek overlooks a scene of bleak grey and white winter. A storm has moved in, blanketing the land with snow and… Continue reading

A good day today. Elaine and I needed some quality time together, but as I had to work, it looked like it might be tough. So she came into the shop, and as there was work to do, she volunteered… Continue reading

Very windy ski up at the ghost town with Elaine today. It was a warm wind, so it wasn't too bad. Neither of us are really completely healthy, and we were feeling it, but it was nice to get the… Continue reading

Marriage is the most fulfilling thing I have ever done. And this is weird, but I also feel like it's the most pure. When I was bike racing and ski racing, it was all about me. Selfish endeavors. When I… Continue reading

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Taking advantage of the sick days to get a little business idea off the ground. Yeti Handknit Hats. I've been knitting ski caps with big pom-poms for a few years, and have gotten a lot of positive feedback on them.… Continue reading

Happens just about every year. The winter cold has hit. This one came on abruptly, right after Monday's ski. A harsh cough and a tightness in the chest. By Tuesday, it had progressed to a full on cold, and now… Continue reading

This is for my friends with dogs. I remember hearing a rumor, a few months back, about a new type of ski we were going to start carrying in our touring section at Neptune. Not the newest fangled AT or… Continue reading