Powder days! We love them and when we’re lucky enough to be skiing on a powder, it’s a special time. I recently blew off my “to-do” list and work to score a few hours at our local ski area, Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Western Colorado. While I was skiing, I thought of five tips that […]
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Cross-Country Skiing on Grand Mesa’s West Bench Trail
My son asked me where I was going. My reply, “The West Bench Trail.” He looked at me as if I was crazy. “You really think you’re going mountain biking today on Grand Mesa? Isn’t there a lot of snow up there?” “No,” I explained. “We’re skiing.” For while it may be April and we’re […]
Great Lines, Tons of Pow: Backcountry Skiing On Colorado’s Grand Mesa
“If I ever take you to the best lines, you’ll have to be blindfolded and taken in by snowmobile,” my friend Ann told me. We were up on the Grand Mesa in Western Colorado and she was teaching me to backcountry ski. If you’re a reader of The Brave Ski Mom, you may recall that […]
Celebrating the “Free Heel Life” at Powderhorn Resort
I was standing next to a blue balloon and feeling nervous. Not a bad nervous, but the kind of nervous one feels after raising one’s hand to answer in the affirmative the following question: “Who feels like learning how to ski bumps on their tele skis?” I was nervous because while of course I feel […]
Confessions of a Colorado Mom: My Kids Need to Learn to Ski
Dear Readers, I have always wanted to be an advice columnist (who doesn’t?). So you can only imagine how happy I was when this showed up on my Facebook page in late October. I am always happy to help (hint, hint!). — BSM Dear Brave Ski Mom, My boys are 13 and 10 and NEVER […]