12 months ago I was invited on a trip down to a property that Brielle’s family has owned for generations (I think they stole it from the Indians) – unfortunately, I flew out to NZ the day of the trip. This post is about this years trip which I’ve been looking forward to for 12 months. Before I start, I want to share a story involving the … Continue reading Little Squaw
Spring is here now although it had a couple of false starts. These false starts weren’t a bad thing…. 12 inches of pow last Thursday at the basin was AWESOME and there is a stack of snow up high so poly will get another run next week. Next weekend I’m off down to Telluride to help Brielle open up the camp ground. The week after … Continue reading Spring Time – Moab
The M&M’s were my last guests of the winter and I tell you what, they were a hoot!!!!! I thought that the Chateau Grindlay had 300yrs of total age in the house but I found out it was only 292 years. Still enough for a new record. When I’m on my own I try and keep the total age of the house at 50, 60 … Continue reading 300 Club
This winter is taking shape and it has been fantastically hectic. I reckon I could even get a job at air traffic control the way I’ve been able to line up my winter guests, but since I don’t spend enuf time on my real job I don’t think I should really look into a second one. I was going to try and split up these pics … Continue reading Winter Wacko’s
We’ve had some snow and the crew has gone wild. Thursday we buried ourselves in the Beaver….. The Beaver Creek moto is “Not exactly roughing it” and I think it rings pretty true. Our day at the Beaver started with us parking at the Ritz. Black Betty might not be pretty but she is big and black. Some property that Paige has her eye on…… … Continue reading Not exactly roughing it
I needed an excuse to post some pics so I’m doing a pre-Tuesday post. This weekend, as part of my studies, I’m spending 2 days ice climbing and I really hope I don’t get an ‘F’. Here is the grading scale for ‘Intro to Ice Climbing’: F – Funeral E – Expired D – Death or Deported (if I get a D I do get deported … Continue reading Pre 32
The Hutchinson’s are back in town and before it gets too cold I thought we’d go on a mission…. actually I needed a hand to get this mission accomplished and they were the first willing participants. No real rush to start the day so we skied Keystone on a gorgeous not-a-cloud-in-the-sky day. The tree is the background is the state tree of Colorado….. don’t piss … Continue reading Planes, hot springs and snowmobiles
Nothing much has been happening up here lately. Skool is over and I passed, just (well if 109% final mark on Macroeconomics for 2nd graders counts as a pass – haha). There has been a little snow about but mostly just hard and fast groomers. Caught up and skied with Charlie Moore’s kid Trent and Al one day, been skiing with Chris V a little … Continue reading Winter is here
Nancy and Rob Good are mates from Queenstown. We are all paying property taxes in Colorado; so it was time for me to drop down to Crested Butte and see how they do this Colorado summer thing. As expected, they do it pretty darn well. Only a short trip, but Rob and I managed a couple of rounds of golf – pics here are from … Continue reading Good Weekend
This is a mission that started last December, has cost me a shit tonne more than I had anticipated BUT it has been a hell of a trip back to America. As usual I flew into San Francisco and caught up with Cole and Gabriella. Jetlag doesn’t seem to be a factor when the day you fly in…. you end up drinking and talking politics, … Continue reading I’m Back
Long legs and short skirts can only mean one thing – I’m back on the Central NSW Coast in Terrigal. Last day in Terrigal and I was up early, sitting on the deck working and although I can see the ocean I thought I could find a better ‘office’ for the day. Headed south about 10kms and found a better office….. First time I’ve been … Continue reading Long skirts and short legs
Ski Cooper is a wee little ski field (unlike me – I should work on that winter coat of mine…. hahahaha) about 45 miles from my place – the lifts are short and it is pretty flat – sounds just like a Japanese Doris or a Japanese ski area – hehehe. And just like Japan – it had better snow than anywhere else in Colorado this winter. It was Adam … Continue reading Ski Cooper
