A bunch of pics that I thought I should post before the guts of the season really begin. First up….. it was free day at the zoo and there were some yet to be defined species outside the cages. We had just come from the Cartier Exhibit at the museum so it was a bit of a culture shock. No real photos except this one of … Continue reading Before the Storm
I’ve been looking forward to this winter…. since the last one ended!!! Last winter had a great late season with Little Spoon and lots of snowmobiling, the winter before was the BIG one with 97 days in a row of guests at the Chateau Grindlay and this one is shaping up to be a cracker. My scheduled guests don’t arrive until later in the season and what I … Continue reading Now the fun starts
Yesterday I moved back into the Chateau Grindlay and I’m surprised how much I missed the place; the piano, the neighbours, the hottubs. A few highlights for the summer in reverse order: My neighbour Adam didn’t die after his nose job, despite a week in the ICU. Some great exploring missions which will lead to some new ski runs (Montezuma Mile is on the cards). … Continue reading Summer 2014
When I heard that Marls was coming to Colorado after his Soccer World Cup trip, I couldn’t wait!!! Marls is one of my Terrigal mates who I met through some of the other guys. Over nearly a decade, Marls and I have become pretty good wing men. He introduced me to my favourite Aussie watering hole, The Lord Ashley. We’ve picked up chicks in wheel … Continue reading Marls
After my Ironman back in 2002, I decided to retire from that kind of rubbish. Then……. one night, after a scotch or 6, I was giving someone a hard time about crossfit or tuff mudder events and saying how much they are pussies. Then I realised that it has been 12 years….. .Time to shake the sand out of my lady parts…. I remembered hearing about … Continue reading Out of retirement
This is the easiest of a few lines which I would like to tick off this winter. The “Little Alaska, Little Couloir” has eluded me the last 3 winters. Last Wednesday, the planets aligned…. a girl snowboarder skied it the day before, so there was no ruddy way I could pussy out of it any longer!!! This pic is from Jan 27th looking up the couloir…. she hasn’t … Continue reading Little Alaska, Little Couloir
I think this is the 3rd year Chris and Paul (the Canadian Doctors) have been in town. The first year they looked after Dave the Sailor and Dave Onions, last year they had Dave Onions to look after and this year it was only me. I’ve got a feeling they think of this like a yearly “Doctors without Borders” visit to an isolated Canadian Eskimo village – hahahaha. Chris … Continue reading Canadian Doctors
We’ve had a great burst of winter over the last week with over 3 feet of snow and the skiing has been great. So far I haven’t had a day skiing on my own and last week the posse included, Erin, Adam, Megan, Al, Wayne, Judith, Chef Dan, Luke, john, Nick and Charlie. Everyone is excited about the new snow which is awesome. Charlie kicks … Continue reading Darn Global Warming
So my 20th winter begins…… Lots of skiing early, lots of groomers but it is snowing outside as I write this and the holidays folks are just about out of town so things should start ramping up. I’ve had 30 something days on the snow and so far I haven’t had a day on my own, I’m making up for it with some alone time in the … Continue reading 20th Winter Begins
The change from spring to winter came pretty quick. Last Wednesday I went for a mountain bike and this Wednesday is my 6th day on the snow. Last post for summer and it is a bit all over the place…. I got out to Vegas to catch up with Mush, Humi, Trev and Yukari. Expecting a quiet trip but things turned into the usual debauchery, even … Continue reading Last Summer Post
I haven’t posted much this summer; playing golf, hiking and doing school work is not really worth posting. This semester I’m taking a bunch of classes so I don’t have to take any this winter and it has been a hoot. Tonight, my neighbor Adam was up and we spent 3hrs working on some calculus which was great fun, neither of us are shy of … Continue reading Fall Road Trip
Some pics that didn’t have enough for their own post, but worth posting . Black Betty has been treated badly – but it all started with bloody Charlie Moore. Charlie is a good influence, in a bad way. So when I went 4WD’ing for the first time in Colorado, with Charlie – closed signs meant nothing, “I don’t think we can make it” resulting in applying the accelerator. It … Continue reading Summer Shenanigans
