I really like where I get to spend my winters, be it in Colorado or Queenstown.  But occasionally I have to get out and go and stay somewhere shitty…. called a Hut Trip. I was invited on this trip probably because I had all the equipment and a snowmobile.  Funny how you attract friends when you have a house in the mountains and a snowmobile … Continue reading Lost Wonder Hut

A bunch of pics that I thought I should post before the guts of the season really begin. First up…..  it was free day at the zoo and there were some yet to be defined species outside the cages.  We had just come from the Cartier Exhibit at the museum so it was a bit of a culture shock.  No real photos except this one of … Continue reading Before the Storm

I’ve been looking forward to this winter…. since the last one ended!!! Last winter had a great late season with Little Spoon and lots of snowmobiling, the winter before was the BIG one with 97 days in a row of guests at the Chateau Grindlay and this one is shaping up to be a cracker. My scheduled guests don’t arrive until later in the season and what I … Continue reading Now the fun starts

Yesterday I moved back into the Chateau Grindlay and I’m surprised how much I missed the place; the piano, the neighbours, the hottubs. A few highlights for the summer in reverse order: My neighbour Adam didn’t die after his nose job, despite a week in the ICU. Some great exploring missions which will lead to some new ski runs (Montezuma Mile is on the cards). … Continue reading Summer 2014

When I heard that Marls was coming to Colorado after his Soccer World Cup trip, I couldn’t wait!!! Marls is one of my Terrigal mates who I met through some of the other guys.  Over nearly a decade, Marls and I have become pretty good wing men.  He introduced me to my favourite Aussie watering hole, The Lord Ashley.  We’ve picked up chicks in wheel … Continue reading Marls

After my Ironman back in 2002, I decided to retire from that kind of rubbish. Then……. one night,  after a scotch or 6, I was giving someone a hard time about crossfit or tuff mudder events and saying how much they are pussies.  Then I realised that it has been 12 years….. .Time to shake the sand out of my lady parts….  I remembered hearing about … Continue reading Out of retirement

This is the easiest of a few lines which I would like to tick off this winter.  The “Little Alaska, Little Couloir” has eluded me the last 3 winters. Last Wednesday, the planets aligned…. a girl snowboarder skied it the day before, so there was no ruddy way I could pussy out of it any longer!!! This pic is from Jan 27th looking up the couloir…. she hasn’t … Continue reading Little Alaska, Little Couloir

So my 20th winter begins…… Lots of skiing early, lots of groomers but it is snowing outside as I write this and the holidays folks are just about out of town so things should start ramping up.  I’ve had 30 something days on the snow and so far I haven’t had a day on my own, I’m making up for it with some alone time in the … Continue reading 20th Winter Begins

The change from spring to winter came pretty quick.  Last Wednesday I went for a mountain bike and this Wednesday is my 6th day on the snow. Last post for summer and it is a bit all over the place…. I got out to Vegas to catch up with Mush, Humi, Trev and Yukari.  Expecting a quiet trip but things turned into the usual debauchery, even … Continue reading Last Summer Post

Some pics that didn’t have enough for their own post, but worth posting . Black Betty has been treated badly – but it all started with bloody Charlie Moore.  Charlie is a good influence, in a bad way. So when I went 4WD’ing for the first time in Colorado, with Charlie – closed signs meant nothing, “I don’t think we can make it” resulting in applying the accelerator.   It … Continue reading Summer Shenanigans

I’ve got a bunch of summer pics to post but I’ll start with last weekends mission down to Crested Butte to hang out with Rob and Nancy. Rob and Nancy are used to hosting (kinda like myself – hahaha) and they are pretty darn Good at it.  A little golf and then the highlight of the trip was Rob kicking my arse on the dirt … Continue reading 7 Passes

The M&M’s were my last guests of the winter and I tell you what, they were a hoot!!!!! I thought that the Chateau Grindlay had 300yrs of total age in the house but I found out it was only 292 years.  Still enough for a new record. When I’m on my own I try and keep the total age of the house at 50, 60 … Continue reading 300 Club