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World Synchro Skiing Championships

The World Synchro Skiing Championships were held on Aspen Mountain today. Fourteen teams participated including two teams from Germany.  I watched two full passes of all teams and the skiing was absolutely spectacular. Here is a link to amazing video … Continue reading

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End of Season at Buttermilk

The last day of the season ended with a great Red Bull party! DJ Z-trip was incredible and lots of people had a ripper time dancing in the snow. The stage for the DJ unfolded somehow right out of the … Continue reading

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Aspen Mountain reminding me of Mt Hutt!

Today skiing at Aspen totally reminded me of skiing at Mt. Hutt in New Zealand. At Mt. Hutt you get theses amazing views of farmland without snow as you ski down the slopes – almost surreal. Today looking down Ruthie’s … Continue reading

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Highlands Bowl….

This last Saturday I got to hike the Bowl again. A picture perfect day so I took some! From the Bowl you can see Pyramid Peak and the Maroon Bells. The view along the ridge at the top reminds me … Continue reading

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More powder!

Finally another great powder day! Before teaching skiing I got to take a couple of runs in untracked snow – here is one of them 🙂

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Winter is finally here!

Wow. I was fortunate enough to make some first track turns on this perfect blue sky powder day…..

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Wow – Time flies! Happy New Year!

I cannot believe it has been over 2 months since I posted on this page. I have been keeping the Market Reports page up to date but missed by 4 days this month so huge apologies to those who viewed it … Continue reading

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Fall means Thomas Lakes

I guess by now you will realise that Thomas Lakes is one of my favourite trails and destination. The lakes lie at the bottom of Mt. Sopris which is nearly 13,000 feet high. Only 20 minutes drive from my house … Continue reading

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Beyond Lenado…

A new adventure! Despite having lived here for 14 years now I have never gone up to Lenado. Lenado lies in a valley between Aspen (Roaring Fork) and the Frying Pan valleys. So we went up past Lenado on a … Continue reading

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American Lake

Stephi and I were going to hike Cathedral Lake but changed our minds and went up to American Lake instead. With bug spray!!!! And we even lent our bug spray to other hikers who were in the position I was in last … Continue reading

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