On my morning skin and ski today, I had a breakthrough. Well, really, the inspiration came last night, watching a ski movie clip about the early skiers in the Altai Mountains in China, and how they invented the sport and… Continue reading

Eleven degrees at the caboose this morning, but 55 indoors. That's chilly enough to wake you up, but not so bad that it's uncomfortable. The fire cycle is part of winter life in the mountains, especially when it's basically your… Continue reading

A happier realization just now. Stella our dog is curled up between us tonight. And I realize that I was not the only one going through a tough time on this day last year. Stella our dog was too. At… Continue reading

One of the more fun paid days of my life. It was a demo day up at Loveland, and we were charged with testing skis sold at Neptune so we can understand them better. Fantastic time. Skied the Volkls, K2's… Continue reading

Elaine and I officially got married on June 1 in the Boulder County Clerk House. Not exactly ceremonial, but strangely romantic. We want to do a little more so we're going to participate in the Loveland Ski Area Valentine's Day… Continue reading

Got up at the crack of dawn this morning, ready to take Stella on her normal jaunt, when I decided to shake things up a bit. This really is likely to be one of the last rides of the year,… Continue reading

Today was a good day. I came to this sort of realization on my ride this morning…that I am who I am and what I do is OK. Meaning, I look around at people and I think to myself, here… Continue reading

Upon opening my eyes this morning, I saw a red glow out the window. I told Elaine…"I'll be right back…I need to check this out." Not a bad sky for the first day of the time change. Some will lament… Continue reading