No, I haven’t gone skiing this month but we did have our first ski instructor ground school on Monday. We talked about a bunch of technical stuff. I’m going for my PSIA Level 2 Certification this year, so I’m trying to soak up as much "technical stuff" as I can to be ready. It’s a…
Ok, it’s the end of the season. I’m sad. It was great though. I now look forward to winter more than summer, I think. I never thought I’d be saying that since I still prefer it warmer than colder, but if you dress for it, you’re fine. Anyway, here are my top 10 favorite ski…
This was fun… a group of us ski instructors went up to Granite Peak in Wausau, WI for the day (Rib Mountain). We had an ex-Cascade ski school director, Paul, be our guide out there. We got to most of the runs. Some on the right were kind of bad with the snow that was…
Well, this looks like the last harrah… Cascade Mountain was closed, but Doug and I got in to help with the Pink Flamingo Camp that was going on where they train kids on jumps, boxes, tabletops, rails and other stuff I can’t do yet. The weather was great and we ventured off and enjoyed some…
Well, Karl and I enjoyed 2 glorious days of skiing at Indianhead. The first day was actually a little cool and we had flurries. The second day was a little warmer, it became sunny and was about perfect. Our favorite runs were Geronimo and Tomahawk which are both black diamonds next to each other but…
Well, I put in my last weekend of ski instructing at Cascade Mountain for this year. They’re open one more weekend. It doesn’t sound like there will be many instructors there but it’s not likely that people will be taking a lot of lessons the last week of the season unless they’re going out west….
There are only 3 more weekends left to ski at Cascade Mountain. Where has the time gone? It looks like I’ll ski 5 times in the next 7 days, so I’m trying to get in as much as I can. I’ve had a few “ah-ha!” moments this year. This may not mean much to anyone…
Ok, there’s this ongoing battle, it seems, for control of the snow from both sides. Although riding is newer than skiing, it has matured into a great sport and has propelled snowsport recreation. There are some mountain resorts that ban snowboarding and that’s ok. It is nice to have them out of the way… This…
We’re getting quite a blanketing of snow. If it calms down a little, I might head up to Cascade. Karl said that we should start a football game in the yard outside and see if anyone else joins us. Update: 12:28pm Karl just made us tomato soup, grilled cheese (cut into two triangle pieces,…
Wow, was this a good trip. I needed a few days away from the computer and I had fun… Day 1: Al and I arrived in Salt Lake City. Jason flew on Northwest and was already there at the airport. Dave picked us up and we got settled in at his place.