An interview with Christy on skiing the 14ers done by the local network, Plum TV, earlier this summer. Check it out. Please upgrade your browser
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My paragliding pilot pal, Gabor Ferenc, offered to take me for a tandem flight off the east side of Aspen Mountain the other day. Here’s a short video of the fall color tour from the sky. I want to thank Dave Frank, Alex Palmaz from Aspen Paragliding, and of course Gabor, for getting [...] An interesting sequence of news came together a couple of weeks ago which has since generated quite a lively debate. Here’s what it’s all about.
I think it goes without saying that all three teens should have everyone’s respect for being able to set and achieve huge goals at such young ages. And all three are probably so thrilled right now that if they were introduced to one another, none of them would claim their individual achievements to be greater than the others. What’s the big debate then? The snow is just about gone from Bell Mountain, which as unscientific as it may sound, pretty accurately predicts when the creeks and rivers around Aspen are nearing peak flow. This morning it was verified.  The Monday morning run up Hunter Creek was more challenging than usual. At 7am it's pretty cold and when I asked Christy to run through a second time to get a better photo she, not unexpectedly, turned me down. We found further support for the Bell Mountain Theory up on Independence Pass where the Roaring Fork was living up to it’s name. read more>>> I guess it went a little bigger than they anticipated. 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 [...] |
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