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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

…to make a good ski day up here. A little wind, and suddenly an inch skis like five. The wind returns, and with it, good skiing in the trees.     Continue reading

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