Here it is, y’all: A blow-by-blow of our week at Snowmass. Thanks for waiting. Monday:A tune-up day for everyone. The Wife had a great time skiing around the Funnel and Fanny Hill areas, and even tackled a gentle blue run in the Two Creeks area. She was very pleased, and rightfully so. The rest of… Read More the week that was.
A Beatle sighting. Jump turns on KT Gully (look it up on a trail map, kids). “You fall, we haul.” Watching Ohio State basketball on my goddamn telephone. It’s all part of our bizarre, and nearly completed, trip to the Rockies. A full recap will be posted soon, and if you all behave, there may… Read More wrapped.
Uncle Crappy got his wish, boys and girls. When I got up to the top of the Burn this morning, there was between 6 and 8 inches of fresh snow waiting for me, and it was still snowing. The trails got tracked up pretty quickly, so I spent much of the morning ducking in and… Read More say ‘powdah,’ frenchie.
The trip has been fabulous so far, with one small exception: The Wife blew a knee this morning, so the skiing part of her vacation is done. We’re still having fun … but …
So back in January I mentioned that college basketball wasn’t doing much at that point to fill the void I inevitably feel at the conclusion of college football season. I’m sure I meant it at the time, although I’m equally sure the dearth of other fun winter activities was a huge factor in my post-holiday… Read More oh yeah … basketball.
At the moment, Accuweather is calling for partly cloudy skies and high temps in the 40s for the first part of next week. That’s the forecast for Snowmass Village, which sits at about 8,500 feet. It’ll be colder at the top of the Cirque platter pull, shown here from last year’s trip, because that elevation… Read More weather or not.
Uncle Crappy 