Living, Playing & Writing in the Outdoors
If you hate skiing alone, you can’t be shy. I had the ultimate dilemma today. None of my friends could come out to play. It was a Tuesday; a work day for most and forecasters had called Wednesday the day to catch the Powder Flu; not today. Yet the 7 a.m. SkiUtah report touted 16 inches of new snow. The […]
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I texted my roommate last week asking if he needed to me to let his dog out because she was whining. He texted back, “Yeah. I’ve been in the hospital all day. I broke my back.” He had been trying to stick a sick trick in the terrain park at Park City Mountain and, well, didn’t. Luckily, he is able […]
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I was heading down to the Thunder Chair at Jackson Hole, Wyo., when I saw the bodies tangle. A skier going way too fast, cutting across skier’s left had turned his head for a split second to look back at his buddy who was yelling, “Look out!” Just then the biggest wreck I can ever remember seeing happened. The skier […]
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When you start to feel out of shape after just one run, it’s time to rethink your conditioning exercises. Here are some ideas!
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It shouldn’t be this hard to prep for winter. The leaves have turned, Warren Miller premiered, I’m wearing pants. Yet I haven’t started ski conditioning, I’m desperate for new boots, the season passes still need purchasing and Sage has outgrown her gear. If you find yourself in the same boat as me it might be time to put Saturday October […]
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