Skiing

February 10th, 2010

We had a great time skiing up at Tahoe (Sierra-at-Tahoe, Heavenly) last weekend.  It was kind of a blizzard so the camera didn’t make it out of the jacket pocket.  There were plenty of high-speed groomers, big bumps, and some soft stuff in the woods too. There’s a great deal going on at Shell gas [...]

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December 9th, 2009

Chris and I went skiing on Monday.  It was a “blue-bird day,” but very cold — a forecasted high of 9 degrees.  Side note: I’d been skiing 22 years before I ever heard the term “blue-bird day,” which is apparently a very common skier’s term to describe a sunny day on the mountain.  Chris’s explanation [...]

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August 13th, 2009

Tomorrow I’m off on another South American adventure, meeting up with Chris in Buenos Aires Saturday morning.  We’ve got a week to explore the country before rendezvous-ing with dad in Bariloche for some August Patagonian skiing. Time to dust off the old español, avoid the swine flu and tango-ing seductresses, get fat and happy from [...]

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June 17th, 2009

I’m working on planning an August trip to Argentina for some mid-summer Southern Hemisphere skiing.  Anybody want to come with? I found this picture today and it just reminded me how snow brings out the best in people. Should be good times. UPDATE 6/18: Flights booked! -Nick

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March 15th, 2009

Saturday was another beautiful day of skiing in the California sun.  Mostly groomers but the bumps softened up in the afternoon for a little exercise.  We skiied almost every lift and definitely covered a lot of terrain.  Just wish the mountain was a little closer.  Six hours of driving for six hours of skiing isn’t [...]

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February 4th, 2009

“Double Black Diamond” Bryn and I headed for the hills this weekend for three days of skiing at South Lake Tahoe with the fam.  It was our first family vacation (where mom got to come– us boys have been on lots of ski trips — Montana, Utah, Chile) in 8 years. The weather was beautiful [...]

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