amundsen sports
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2019 Expedition Amundsen Recap: Across the Stormy Hardangervidda
Getting To the Start: From Eldora, Colorado to Haukeliseter, Norway Expedition Amundsen touts itself as the “World’s Hardest Expedition Ski Race.” The first year my wife Elaine and I competed in the event, in 2017, we felt a little bit… Continue reading
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Leather 3-pins, snowy forests and wind: A ski trip around Brainard Lake
One of my favorite places locally to go for a ski tour is Brainard Lake. While Eldora ski area offers the type of nordic skiing most people think about when conjuring up images of the sport – perfectly groomed tracks… Continue reading
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Gear Review: Amundsen Peak Anorak, Knickers and Gaiters
In the modern world of ski fashion and clothing, knickers and anoraks rank somewhere in the same spectrum as a pair of 205 cm Rossignol 4SKs. These days, it’s all about steezy (style + ease) Gore-tex garments with baggy cuts,… Continue reading
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A Million Forks
It’s dead winter. Eight degrees Fahrenheit tonight, but the numbers mean little. It’s been cold for two weeks, the kind of cold we haven’t seen in Colorado in about a decade. When we ski, the snow crunches. No, make that… Continue reading
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