How To Celebrate Valentines Day in Vail CO
There are not many things more romantic in this world than Valentines day in the mountain, and not many more places more ideal than Vail, Co to create special memories with the love of your life. The majesty and grand scale of the mountains, the elegance of the white snow covering everything, the warmth […]
Celebrate Mardi Gras Ski Style at Carni Vail!
Starting this Saturday February 6th Avon and Vail indulge in one of the most festive events of the ski season, CarniVail! Come enjoy Mardi Gras Colorado style, this means on and off slopes fun and festivities for 4 fun filled days culminating in the biggest Fat Tuesday party this side of the Mississippi! There […]
The North Face Park & Pipe Open Series Is Your Chance To Win!
Have you been hitting your home pipe and park hard this season? Feel like you have a line dialed that could win big? Then you are just the person that the PPOS wants to see a video from. PPOS is The North Face Park + Pipe Open Series. So what exactly is the PPOS, […]
El Nino Delivers Powder Days Galore
It has been an amazing winter so far for Vail and Beaver Creek ski areas and this week has raised the bar even further. It has been snowing about every other day for the last week for a total at the Vail ski area of 36 inches and in the last 2 days Blue Sky […]
Skadi Vail Celebrate the Goddess of Woman Skiers
Skadi Vail is a new this year ski festival designed specifically for woman, Skadi (say ‘Scotty’) is the Norse goddess of winter, and this festival is just that, celebrating the goddess of woman skiers! This event is a perfect fit for Vail Vixens as we love to celebrate the feminine power in the mountains, whether […]
Wax While You Worship, Relationship Building While Biking and Skiing in Vail
My wife and I moved to the Vail Valley 10 years ago from Ft. Worth, TX. I had been working with High School Students at a church for a few years and came out here that August to Officiate a wedding on top of Vail Mountain. I went home with a job offer and we […]
WHO SKIS RENTAL SKIS???
OK, full disclosure right at the start. I own a ski shop and have been accused in the past (understandably so) of being a ski snob. If I have to choose between skiing on un-tuned skis or not skiing at all, I will choose not to ski. I’m also, shall we say, a bit “particular” […]
Thanksgiving Powder Day at Keystone
Nathanial Blackburn aka “Hollywood” and I made the drive over to Keystone to see if the claims of 28″ in 3 days was true. Well it was, another great powder day before Thanksgiving! With 9″ reported the local ski patrol was ready to drop ropes and we took full advantage of an early arrival. Keystone […]
2015-2016 Ski Season Off To A Stellar Start!
The 2015/16 ski season had a stellar beginning at wolf creek ski area. The 13th annual retreat to south fork Colorado kicked off the year. The day started with a champagne toast in the parking lot. Wolf creek had 100% open and it was covered with some of the best November powder I’ve ever experienced. […]
The First Thing I Did Was Get a Bike Fit
It is November 3, 2015 and I am still riding my bike. It helps that we have had an amazing weather with lots of blue sky days! In past years, I have always been ready to hang up the bike for winter clothes and activities. I usually am eager for the first snow and ready […]