Wennie Wednesday

Came across this pic as the IT guy resolved a massive virus problem on my machine. Thanks Wardo. I took this one morning from the car during X-Games this year (note the traffic). I am pretty sure this is called a sun dog. The difference is this appeared half across the valley from the sun like a second star. I took the shot with my phone and the photo cannot come close to justice. Live, that little ball if light to the left was a searing rainbow, opposing the sun. Pretty cool what ice crystals can do.

Ticking down to departure and scrambling to get out of here. See new link to the right for the final destination on Hokkaido - Ryounkoku. Thanks for watching.

Sunny Sunday

Hey Kids: Here's some pics from last sunny Sunday here. After posting about the snow not stopping, the sun came out over the weekend and we had two bluebird days in a row. Raced the Owl Creek Chase on Saturday, but had to work on Sunday. The OCC was "fun", but I had forgotten that it is a really hard course. Lotsa lotsa up. Anyway, got to see some of the boys from both Breck and Steamboatia. Thought I was going to croak a few times, but did it and it was good. I can't really try to ski fast anymore. I basically gotta just do these things for the exercise of doing it itself. The funny part is that while I felt like crap during it, I actually posted a little faster time than two years ago. Maybe warm fast snow?

Anyway, Sunday I worked in the afternoon and decided to get up from the desk at four and hike up the hill behind our place with the snow shoes. From the top you get a 360 view of the Hasbeen area, and you can see all four ski areas. See below. There is just a pant load of snow up there. Even with the snow shoes, I went hip deep a couple of times and the doggies were doing quite a bit of wallowing. Enjoy.

It's Not Stopping

First off: Peace to Sheldon Brown.

Next: Just in case you are not here in Colorado the snow is not stopping, and we are under another winter storm warning. 18 to 36" by Friday. The Deck:

















That pile to the right in the foreground is the patio furniture. That thing to the left is a chimenea that is about six feet tall. The snow just keeps coming. That might explain why posts have been few and far between, but that is lame. Anyway, been getting out some and have done a few events, but have generally had a lull in adventures lately. I was going to try to update this with each event/adventure, but then I got behind and updating becomes onerous itself. Have done a few events and have blown off a few events. Did the Winter Wild wando wace from Snowmass to Buttermilk, did the Leadville Mountain Bike Race (as recounted at www.edemtbs.blogspot.com), but blew off CB Alley Loops based on the long drive and horrendous driving weather (good sking weather). Been trying to skin and get some nordic in, but mostly have been trying to practice tele turns in deep snow, which just keeps coming, for Japan.

Here are a few shots from a morning skin at Tiehack. This is last week I think? Notice the bright ball of burning hydrogen in the sky. Haven't seen too much of it this year, but no, I will not examine the dentistry of an equine gratuity . . . .

Up the front of Tie Hack. Note the good snow:















Gaining the ridge and the views open up. Some people stop there.



















Higher up looking east over Aspen Mountain.



Mr. C. Focker gets ready to ski at the top. Note the Moon above.



That's it for now kids. Get out there, this year is one of the big ones.

GIANT

WR Plaxico Burress scored the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLII.

Stitches out this morning. Healing up. Hoping to ski this weekend. Japan is set: we have our tickets; now to learn Japanese in 4 weeks. No prob.

1976 in W.Va. - a place where is does not snow anymore. (Check the Socks)
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2008 SW Colorado: Enjoy it while you can.
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Be safe out there kids. E

Tele Sucks

This:
Leads to this:















That's 15 stitches in 4 spots with 9 on the inside.

Can we go biking now?

08 - Get it straight

Hi to all none of you who are reading this. Going to try to warm this thing up this year. Maybe some Fotos? Just one part of a multifaceted resolution. We will see which of these stick. Fun skiing (yes skiing) over New Year's. Good snow, very very cold and good crew (JenJo, MJ and EdE). Looks like Japan is on. More on that later. Peace and Love to all in 2008.