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The mind felt willing, the body did not. I’ve written about weight training and exercising to get fit for Fourteeners. The same holds true for skiing down mountains. There are many ways to try and get fit for ski season. Running, biking, weight training. You can read magazines. You can…
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Working five years as a ski instructor at Winter Park, I’ve got the drive from Nederland down pat. Full confession. Sometime I zone out while driving and miss out on the beautiful scenery or wildlife along the way. But this morning, as I took the Empire exit off I-70, out…
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The anticipation of a big snowstorm has always suckered me in, dating back to my childhood. Who didn’t want to have a snow day off from school? Those days were few and far between growing up in Missouri. But every now and then, the Snow Gods would bless us with…
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I heard them before I saw them. “Eeeek, Eeek!” Their high-pitched shrieks alerted me I wasn’t alone. Out of the darkness they came. The motions sensor light clicked on, illuminating their fat, furry bodies. First one, with the trademark pointy nose and mask across its face, followed by the fluffy,…
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