Grand Junction, Colorado is one of those places that many people have heard of, thousands have passed by on I-70 and few have ever visited. I am a ski writer and recently I met one of my peers: a talented, very funny man from San Francisco. When he asked me where I live, I proudly […]
Cross Country Skiing
Cross Country Skiing Etiquette: No Mean Dogs
On a recent cross-country skiing outing with my family and our dog, our dog was attacked. Seriously. I know that sounds dramatic, but what else can you call it when larger dog corners a smaller dog and takes a chunk out of the smaller dog’s side? An attack, yes? Three inches of sutures later, our […]
How To Ski with Babies and Toddlers
I have a friend who started his son skiing before he could walk. And, despite how crazy this sounds, it worked. Now my friend is a ski instructor and a former US Ski Team member, so perhaps it’s in the genes. For most of us mere mortals, however, we’re lucky to get our kids on […]
What To Do On Skis When the Snow Doesn’t Come
I think La Niña must be a 12 year-old girl. Last year, we were BFFs and she shared her snow with skiers in Colorado and Utah. This year, I don’t know what happened. Was it something we said? Maybe she didn’t like the way we took her for granted, skiing right on through the summer […]
Grand Mesa Nordic Debut 2011-2012
Two weeks ago, I made my alpine debut for 2011-2012 at Copper Mountain. Although four Colorado resorts are now open, we stayed in Western Colorado this weekend and hit the cross-country trails high atop Grand Mesa. One day after a big storm, “trails” was a bit of an exaggeration. And, being early birds, we had […]