Category Archives: Colorado

Powder Day at Copper Mountain…

12″ of fresh Colorado powder snow at Copper Mountain Ski Resort on Leap Year Day, 29 Feb.  Why am I sitting in the sunny outdoors at the Belgian Bean Coffee and Waffle shop on this fine morning? It started with … Continue reading

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Pulling Our Forces from Europe – Coffman’s Washington Roundup 2.10.2012

[Following is a recent email from my Congressman, 6th Congressional District Colorado, to his constituents. I like Coffman. He is ex-military and a former Colorado State Treasurer. He is a hard-working congressman.] Dear Friends, The Cold War ended in 1989, … Continue reading

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Johnny Skis!

Today, in honor of the 6th birthday of my faithful Westie dee-oh-gee (d.o.g.) companion KaCee the Wonder Dog (it’s a wonder KaCee does or doesn’t… fill-in-the-blanks) I had my first ski day of the 2011-2012 season at Copper Mountain Colorado. … Continue reading

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When biking is good, life is good…

Especially when you spent 8 weeks on crutches last spring with a fractured ankle like I did.  ANY biking makes life good.  This week: 8/9: biked Dillon Marina – Keystone 6.36 mi and return.   1 hr 20 min non-stop, total … Continue reading

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Skiing as it should be

Dateline: Copper Mountain Ski Area, 29 March 2011. 12″ of snow in the last 24 hours, 24″ in the last 48.  12F in Silverthorne this morning, meaning the snow should be reasonably light.  (Warmer spring temperatures generally mean spring snows … Continue reading

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Yuck! Spring Break has SPRUNG!

“Their heeeere!”  (The movie Poltergeist.  Not totally unrelated.)  Spring Break skiers are here, that is.  Ski mountain temps are rising, the snow is just beginning to soften in the ever higher spring sun, and the slopes are getting crowded.  Still, … Continue reading

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Skiing, Libya, Sowell, Decisions

Coppah’ was good skiing Tuesday.  Moderately hard-packed with some soft on top.  Did a run down Spaulding Bowl  to the Resolution Chair, not a regular area for my aging abilities.  Skied a somewhat icy run under the Blackjack Chair, then … Continue reading

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I cross-countryed the other day

Cross-country skied, that is.  A.K.A. nordic skiing.  Not a road trip from NY to LA.  Cross-countryed isn’t easy either, since it’s an adjective, not a verb.  Henceforth it will be know as cross-country ski or skied. I haven’t cross-country skied … Continue reading

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Skiing, just another grrrrr8 day!

(Hmmm.  Was that today, Fri. 11 Feb., or yesterday?  Maybe it was TWO great days.  The snow has been soooo good this winter the days just all run together like a blur.) Regardless, I was awesome today.  King of the … Continue reading

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Temperature report from the Colorado Arctic South

  Time / MTN Home / DEN Home 4AM /  -4F /   -10F 7:30 /  -8F / unk 9:45 /  -8F /   -8F  11:30 / -5F / -1F . Forecast high of -4F here in the mountains. … Continue reading

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