By MacKennea Broyles When the time finally came for my third ski lesson at Loveland, I had conflicting feelings. After my previous lesson, my instructor suggested I skip “novice” and move to intermediate. As excited as I was to move on to skiing more difficult runs, I knew the more difficult runs were going to […]
Skiing in Colorado
Five Tips for a Great Powder Day
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 […]
What Does Ski Patrol Do? [Powderhorn Ski Patrol Ski Along]
Lifelong skiers, we thought we were pretty plugged into what ski patrol do each day. Then we participated in a Ski Patrol Ski Along at Powderhorn Mountain Resort in western Colorado. Promoted as an opportunity to “ski or ride with the ultimate local,” Powderhorn’s Ski Patrol Ski Along provides a behind the scenes education at what ski patrol […]
Five Reasons to Ski Loveland This Winter
In December, my family and I met up at Loveland Ski Area. The impetus for this ski day was a family friend’s first ski lesson. (Read more about her adventures learning to ski at Loveland.) We arrived at Loveland early, and as she breezed through the check in and rental process, we checked out the […]
Learning to Ski as an Adult, Lesson One: Fail Fast and Pivot
By MacKennea Broyles Having always lived less than 50 miles from a ski slope, it seems strange that I’d wait until age 22 to start skiing. But there always seemed to be a reason not to start. Skiing is expensive. The mountains are a bit far. The weather is really freaking cold. And for the […]