An interesting sore throat has been bothering me the past few days – it's only on the right side of the throat – so I've been laying low, working on the ranch and walking around Mud Lake. That suits me… Continue reading

I think I'd be lying if I didn't say there wasn't an element in my life of…lost. I remember reading Lance Armstrong's book, "It Not About the Bike." The book chronicles his foray into cancer, and how he eventually recovered… Continue reading

I tend to lose track in the winter, but I realized just now that I have skied 27 straight months. Basically, it's an alpine/backcountry thing where I consider it a day of skiing if I take a run down. It… Continue reading

Who do you carry your torch for my young man? Continue reading

It's a Sunday morning in this funky little mountain town. I'm sitting in Whistler's Cafe, downing a glass of orange juice, waiting for my favorite, the W.C. Burger – a hunk of goodness – ground beef, bacon, jalapenos, cream cheese… Continue reading

I think I'll do a little product review for an item that I have to say might have been my single best purchase of 2009. The Patagonia Houdini jacket is a layer that I use and abuse every day. In… Continue reading

There are 54 fourteeners in Colorado. Clearly, an elegant goal would be to ski all 54 of them in 54 days. Continue reading

Back to the more mundane. A simple Wednesday afternoon ski at my favorite local haunt. Haunt is an accurate term for this area, as it used to be a significant mining town in the area – say 130 years ago… Continue reading

I went on a walk today around Mud Lake. So I was thinking about greatness. Meaning true greatness, not just success or keeping up with the Jones' and so forth. True greatness requires a few elements to make it happen:… Continue reading

A former athlete I coach on the Nederland Nordic Team, Mike Vigers, recently qualified for the Scandinavian Cup nordic ski races in Finland. To make this team, you have to be one of the top four junior racers in the… Continue reading