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Frozen, for real?

Ski genre classic? Or straight to DVD?
Here’s my plug line– “Just when you thought it wasn’t safe to go in the backcountry– on Feb. 5th it will be even scarier inbounds!”

On a chilly winter night, three skiers huddle together on a chairlift, confused as to why their ride to the summit suddenly stops. The [...]

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The Game Begins

The ski season has definitely arrived. Technically, that may not be news, but a recent exchange with a friend reinforced the fact that it was really here. While the conversation– which occurs regularly throughout the winter months– can vary in its specifics, the basic gist is always the same. It goes something like this:
Friend #1 [...]

Deceptively Good

There’s snow up high, yet the mountain doesn’t open until Thanksgiving and because we don’t like waiting– sometimes we’re downright impatient– four of us decided to go get a sneak peek.
Neal Beidleman, Pete Anzalone, Christy and I made up the eager foursome and found things to be pretty good if not downright awesome by pre-opening [...]

A Birthday Present

The blog is one year old. It’s time for an upgraded theme. 
Thanks for following along.
Ted

A Rainy San Juan Proposal

We’re getting married!!!

Christy and I got engaged on Sunday.
No maps, slideshows or GPS coordinates are needed for this post.
Plan A(summit proposal) was stymied by bad weather so Plan B had us on a quick hike to a pass above camp and with just enough of a break in the weather I was able to get down on a knee [...]

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