Thanks to all the people who touched my life as I wandered through the first three months of 2019. Thanks… Read more What I Learned on my Winter Ski Sojourn
Category: Hitting the Rockies
Ski Sojourn Highlights (there were no lowlights)
Trip Facts Departed Hopkins December 25, 2018 Returned Hopkins March 24, 2019 90 days 31 days skiing 10,018 miles One… Read more Ski Sojourn Highlights (there were no lowlights)
Crested Butte Grand Finale
I drove northwest out of Taos, taking Hwy 64 across the Rio Grande, and cutting north at Tres Piedras on… Read more Crested Butte Grand Finale
The Turn Towards Home
It was the middle of March before I skied again. I took over two weeks in Southern California, thinking I… Read more The Turn Towards Home
One Run. Ouch.
I tapped my small network of skiers, and narrowed down boot fitters to a branch of Cripple Creek Backcountry and… Read more One Run. Ouch.
Girl’s Hockey, Generational Skiing
I circled back to Fred and Ellen’s home in Eagle for a week’s sojourn to ski Beaver Creek and Vail.… Read more Girl’s Hockey, Generational Skiing
Wild Rags, Steamboat to Aspen
The Professional Ski Instructor Association Women’s Summit held a no-host progressive dinner in Steamboat Springs starting at Aurum’s a block… Read more Wild Rags, Steamboat to Aspen
Steamboat Springs Delight
One of my goals on this Ski Sojourn was to hit as many ski resorts as possible and also to… Read more Steamboat Springs Delight
Grand Junction, Grand Lake, Grand Times
From Moab, Utah to Grand Junction, Colorado is an easy hour and 45 minute drive, so I left Utah and… Read more Grand Junction, Grand Lake, Grand Times
Snowbird and Alta
I am sitting at Collins Grill in the Watson Shelter where the Collins lift makes close to a 90 degree… Read more Snowbird and Alta
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