Category Archives: Sports

Powder Day at Copper Mountain…

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

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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Johnny Skis!

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

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…

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

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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“I’m WALKIN’ here!”

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

“I’m WALKIN’ here!” – Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) in the movie Midnight Cowboy, as he’s walking, with a limp by the way, through traffic in New York City. Well, “I’m walkin’ HERE!”. For the first time in 54 days my … Continue reading →

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Skiing as it should be

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

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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10 yesterday. (Day 40, skiing, 2010-2011 season)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

10 runs, that is.  Skiing.  412 runs this season, so far.  40th ski day (33 days left in season), average 10.3 runs per day.  (A ski day for me is actually skiing hard for about 2 1/2 hours, plus a … Continue reading →

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Yuck! Spring Break has SPRUNG!

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

“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

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

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

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

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!

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

(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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