the white room

Day 19: Skull Bite

Day 17: No snow around here...move along now!

Day 11: Proud pup

The skin track is getting a little thin in places (like here), but Stella doesn't seem to mind. Her days start off well...a morning ski and then a nice bowl of Pheasant Taste of the Wild dog food. She eats pheasant, we eat pasta! The weather called for 80 mph winds this morning, but it was actually the calmest morning we've had in a week.

Day 10: One for the birds

Haven't gotten snow in a bit, the wind has picked up, and my skiing right now is relegated to a few skin tracks up and down. So be it. Decided to do something I've thought about for awhile...take a bird feeder up the mountain and leave it a special place. It's good motivation to get up there on a regular basis and gives back to the animals that let me pass into their home on a regular basis. Let's see if it's full on Saturday!

Also, there is a cool article about Icelantic skis in the local Mountain Ear, written by your's truly. Check it out!

Day 9: The searcher

Sometimes on a long uphill I'll look at this graphic on my ski and find inspiration. Emerging from the underground, searching for something. The owl is a symbol of wisdom. I'm not sure there is much wisdom in going out on a minus-20° day with a 30 mile per hour wind, but make no mistake about it, every ski is a search.

Day 8: The divide begins to sock in

The typical view from November to March. It is why we can ski so much in May, June and July. The constant barage on the top of the continent.

Day 7: Inspiration

Spent the afternoon interviewing Anneliese at Icelantic. It was easy to motivate for a skin and ski after this. Such positive energy...look for an article about them in this week's Mountain Ear.

Day 6: Look at that wood pile

Whoever stacks the wood at the upper shack at Loveland is welcome at our house any day! First day of lift serviced turns...fun stuff. Feeling much better than last year at this time. Thank you ATC. That shack is a cool place - this year, we'll have to bring up some chicken wrapped in aluminum foil and roast it up!

Day 5: And the snow arrives again!

A beautiful day. I don't understand people who don't like winter, who refuse to go out in it. It's the season of sparkle.