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The conditions have taken a turn for the way better at Snowbird in the last few days. The weekend storm has added coverage and powder that make all kinds of new things possible. There has been a ton of avalanche activity and patrol has been cautious about opening up more terrain so far. Mineral did not open today by the time I headed out at 2:00, which was a little surprising to me. I guess there are still a lot of things moving out there.

The pow on Silver Fox was blow up into your face light and legit face shots were had by many today for the first time this season. The lower mountain is filling in nicely and still skiing super soft. The monster bumps of last week have not re-formed yet and I hope they don’t for a while.  There is some light snow forecast for the next 24-48 hours and another storm should be here by Friday. Gotta love it when the snow machine turns on!!!

The last few days skiing in Telluride were some of the best in years! Over 2 Feet of new snow fell on the mountain with pockets of blown snow and drifts in places twice as deep. The powder panic was at an all time high on Sunday morning with massive lines early and no significant lifts turning until around 10am. When the ropes finally dropped, it was on and people were getting after it in a big way!

Casey Riva was hucking off everything and anything including stomping the s#*t out of Awesome Rock…very awesome performance in deed! Nice work out there Casey.

With the HIGH avy danger and amount of new snow, Lifts 12, 14, and 15 didn’t open until Monday morning allowing for us to do it all again yesterday. And to top it off…it’s still dumping in town as I write this. Bring it on!

Celebrity Ski Classic 1979.

Every once in a while a diamond in the rough is found. A hidden gem who’s bright luminescent has long been dimmed by the passage of time in history. Mr. Denver was fearless! He was up for any, and every thing! Not only a great singer, he was always a “dare-devil,” ready to prove his abilities or something like that. Gotta love the skiing in packs, its like the flying “V” in hockey or a flock of birds.

What was Rocky Mountain High about?

Anheuser Busch/In Bev will release their latest beer, Bud Light Platinum, in Texas tomorrow…one week before the rest of the country reports chron.com.   Platinum will be packaged in cobalt blue 12oz … Read More

Bored? Do you have a mini-ramp? These guys have a mini-ramp, a good imagination, and some time on their hands allowing them to come up with and stomp the skateboard side flip. Check it out. Then watch it again in slow motion, and then one more time in slow motion.

The Line of the Week Siurana, Spain Wine & Limestone – Rock Climbing in Espana Volume 1 Bottom line is that I had to get outta town! Morale was low, … Read More

After weeks of no snow, unseasonably warm temps, and bullet-proof conditions…Telluride finally got dumped on! The last two days have been the best ski days in some time and morale is definitely up in the canyon. The forecast is helping as well with additional snow-fall leading us into the weekend…let’s hope winter sticks around for a while!

Brian enjoying the soft stuff

Bicknell taking a quick rest

Storm Day!

Too hot out for the Arizona sausage party

I just read this article about a pub in England that serves ‘beer’ to dogs.  The Brandling Villa, which is located in South Gosforth, Newcastle, offers an alternative beverage for … Read More

The Line of the Week Northstar-at-Tahoe 11 Year Old Ripper It was my first time meeting the unofficial mayor of Northstar Ski Resort. I thought I knew a bunch of … Read More

Why are park skiers SO GODDAMN COOL? It has come to my attention that many professional park skiers have that too-cool attitude, and I don’t notice this as much in big … Read More