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Altitude Sickness, Vision Correction, and Post-Surgery
So I am 9 months in to living at 6500 ft. I am mostly acclimated and trying to drive to the base and spend time at roughly 8000-9000 ft daily just to make sure I …
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Teachers (Hopefully) Living in Habitat for Humanity Homes in Big Sky
Damn it, I hate posting about this part of the industry. Parent teacher conferences were two weeks ago. This is the first time my kids have lived and gone to school in a ski town. …
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Day Two: 12″ Saturday and MSU Playoffs
Took a couple laps on Swifty and was scared to get lost. Stuff is still roped off while they open up more of the resort. I think 700 acres or so was open. They use …
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Day One: How to be a Huge A-hole
So it was a rough day for my 13 year old who has not really skied in 7 years since my sinus surgery. I can’t believe it has been that long. It is not like …
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One Month from Opening Day
Always part of the beauty (and problem) of Fall is the fact that those first couple snowstorms are teasers. The Aspens still have leaves on them here and there. They come through and you get …
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Site Updates and Back to Blogging
I think the site has gone so stale that no one will ever read it again, but with that said, it is time I start writing again. The weather has pretty much already changed and …
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Wolf Creek, CO First in Country to Open
In case I have not mentioned it, Wolf Creek is… er… WAS my favorite place to ski. I miss 450″ per year of powder a mere 10 hour drive from Phoenix. I like 5,700 acres, …
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The Day My Life Changed – 2017 Edition
On December 22nd, 2017, I was sitting in the Emergency Room at the Phoenix VA Hospital having yet another MRI for the sinus surgery in 2011 that almost killed me. I got poked in the …
Wolf Creek Trip and Bark Beetles
Went to Wolf Creek, CO, this last week and the conditions were solid. They got a 30″ snowstorm, but with it being early season, it was the wet, dense snow. Great for a base, but …
Gearchase.com
Gotta check out this site, www.gearchase.com: Paying retail price for something your friend buys a month later for 50% off is just not fun. The fact is, these online retailers have only limited room for …