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March 2016

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The best mountain jobs

Riding the chairlift sitting next to a brother and sister from Georgia, I was thinking, “How lucky am I, right now?” Today was my last day working as a ski instructor for the ski season at nearby Winter Park Ski Resort.  Though I’ve taught nordic skiing before, my experience was…

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Mud, Mud and more mud

Country singer Blake Shelton once said, The wussiest thing a guy can do is drive a clean truck. Dents, scratches and mud – that’s manly. If that’s true, then Nederland is full of manly men, and manly women for that sake.  I love snow and everything that has to do…

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Skiing Red Rocks?

When a blizzard hits Denver in March, some crazy things can happen.  Denver International Airport closes for the first time in a decade.  Every major highway on the front range closes.  Federal government buildings completely shut down for the day.  But the one thing I didn’t expect to read about…

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While you were sleeping….

I rolled over and picked up my cell phone – 2:30 a.m.  Whew!  I still had several hours before I had to get up in the morning.  Feeling thirsty, I get up and go to get a glass of water.  I heard Bryon get up as well.  Peeking out the…

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