This post has been 5 months in the making. So many times I’ve sat down to write it, and so many times, I couldn’t begin to type. It was just too hard. But with Thanksgiving tomorrow, I am feeling thankful for you, for my family and friends, and for my mother, who passed away unexpectedly […]
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Après Ski Ideas from Fonseca Port and TrailKeg
First, we skied. Then, we had drinks. Meanwhile, we were freezing. Pro Tip: Check the weather before you go and maybe, just maybe, plan to après indoors on frigid days in mid-February at 10,000 feet. Still, despite requiring hours of heat and hot tubs to warm up après the après, the drinks (and company!) were […]
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Secret Ski Towns: Carson Valley, Nevada
Some secrets are meant to be kept. And others are simply too good to keep. With apologies to the locals of Carson Valley, Nevada who perhaps like their towns unknown, I’m spilling. Carson Valley, Where? First, let’s get oriented. Like all good secrets, Carson Valley — just 45 minutes south of Reno and 15 miles […]
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Not The Mama: Seeing, and Skiing, is Believing in Utah
By Martin Griff Thirty one years ago at age 31, I learned to ski in Park City, Utah. A group of New Jersey work colleagues invited me along. While they were more interested in me paying a share of the condo costs than joining them in downhill fun, I fooled them. For I discovered an […]
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Ski Day Burritos Take Flight! (Recipes for Instant Pot Pinto Beans and Veggie Burritos)
If you’ve been reading Braveskimom.com, you know that we don’t really like dropping our hard-earned cash on expensive ski resort lunches. We feel the same way about airport and airplane food. So, this summer we took veggie burritos to new heights — carrying them on a noontime flight in lieu of purchasing something at the […]
