Recession? Things seem pretty good here in the G-zones. If you haven’t been there yet, Highlands Bowl is skiing great. Joel Gratz from the Colorado Powder Forecast was here to catch the first rope drop on Monday afternoon. He was psyched to get it with a load of new snow from the weekend storm (which he had accurately predicted), and put together a report here. The second rope dropped, on...
The boss smiles– things are looking good. AHSP are always thanking everyone for coming to these events while we’re all thanking them for having us. Saturday might be the official opening of Aspen Highlands but a lucky group of us got a sneak peek yesterday. It looks good. How did we get the preview? Well, the Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol have a somewhat novel approach to manage terrain that can...
“Man, it was reeaallly good up there.” – author unknown (could be any number of people) The ski season has definitely arrived. Technically, that may not be news, but a recent exchange with a friend reinforced the fact that it was really here. While the conversation– which occurs regularly throughout the winter months– can vary in its specifics, the basic gist is always the same. It goes something like this:...
Once in a while we all have to give something back. So when I saw the email yesterday I knew the right thing to do was go donate my time. It was a worthy cause. Here’s how the request for volunteers read: Powder Posse on Friday April 17th (tomorrow) ski up the POWDER. To join this Posse: You must be an expert skier or rider in good physical shape You...
Who said Christmas is just for kids? Not Amy and Neal. With a little supervisory help from the grandparents, and with a few hours free before starting Christmas dinner, they left Reed and Nina to play with presents and snuck out in seek of their own. It looks like Amy got what she wanted. Having just wrapped up a casual-paced morning of gifts and coffee, Christy and I headed to Highlands...
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
