Since Park City the skiing has been kinda ordinary, even when it snows, it is getting up to 10 degrees Celsius during the day which turns the snow to mashed potatoes really quick. The last proper day of winter was … Continue reading
Canyons/Park City
Last week, I had the opportunity to ski Park City. North America’s largest ski area. With 31″ of fresh, dry, Utah powder and some bloody good skiers. I was the 5th wheel on a trip full of people who didn’t … Continue reading
International Mates
Man, what a crazy few weeks!!! The Hutchinson’s have been in town and after 4 attempts, Paul finally got some Colorado powder, lucky bugger got the goodies in Telluride with 18″ on his first day there. We had some Friday afternoon powder … Continue reading
It is about to start…. again
The guts of the ski season are about to start…. Paul and Caitriona arrive this week which is going to be awesome. And the list of international guests is a long one this season. Early season is about getting the … Continue reading
Tom got Air
I’m happy in this photo, it isn’t just because I’m sitting on a beautiful horse, on a beautiful property, in the company of some beautiful fillies….. I’m happy because I got some air…. on a horse. It was huge. We (Stetson … Continue reading
Yellowstone
It has been over a decade since I was last in Yellowstone. Last time was 2003, after some time with Luke in Banfff. On that trip, I drove south to Colorado and passed through Yellowstone. It was puking snow, there was … Continue reading
Lake Powell
One day, I was sitting on a chairlift with Al. Not much of a surprise there, we’ve done this a lot over the last decade and more. Al mentions that his extended crew have lined up a Lake Powell trip. That … Continue reading
Polly
When I purchased “Polly the Snowmobile” everyone told me it couldn’t be done. To start with, I had no where to park a snowmobile. Turns out, you can park a snowmobile in the back of a truck, so my mate Cole helped … Continue reading
Skiing Mates
This last month I’ve had some old skiing mates in town….. I’ve had such a wonderful, wonderful time with these guys, Shaz, Chris, Paul, Lica, Dave, Tim, Debbie, Kathy, Walter and Nick as well as Charlie and Tina whom I don’t have any photos … Continue reading
The Williams
I’m often asked by my American mates, “What is ‘shenanigans’?” Shenanigans /ʃɪˈnænɪɡən/ noun (informal) (usually pl) of unknown origin: A social dish enjoyed by Australians. Ingredients: Some old mates, some new mates and a kid who hasn’t seen the snow before. Add 4 … Continue reading
Winter Prep
The weather is getting colder up here but there is nobody about which is awesome. A few little dustings of snow up high but none in the valleys. It is time to get out and explore some ideas I have … Continue reading
Ultimate Road Trip
I’ve been looking forward to a road trip to Little Squaw and Crested Butte all summer. I missed out last year because I spent time in California and the day before this trip I was sick as a dog but … Continue reading