Count Downs

There are so many countdowns swirling around in my head that I have to focus on which one is being referenced in current conversation. That all just puts me squarely in the blessing department. So full of

A for Effort

There are so many possible titles for today’s blog. A for Effort, Honour versus Defeat or A “Bum”mer on Powder Day.

The background story goes like this

Mountain Time

One of the best part of social media are the photos that accompany travel posts. It allows us to live vicariously through our friends trips. It gives us a glimpse into a culture and geography that we

Powder Day

Apparently epic is the second most over used word in the English language, right next to fail. Like epic fail falls under the things to not say.

So I will go to other words like extreme, exhausting, exhilarating, enjoyable, enviable (at least to all my skiing friends), invigorating (which sounds like it should start with an E) and exhausting.

Not a News Flash

This won’t come as a news flash to anyone. We’re getting older. All the time. Every one of us. Which is a good thing.

I like to think that I’m not

What It Takes

It’s really all about the guts. The glory may be only fleeting or not even happen. But the guts, determination and absolute drive is never to be questioned.

What not to wear

There was a show a few years back where “they” picked apart someone’s sense of style and their wardrobe. Tips were given for shopping and some money and off they went to reinvent their own look but much more tastefully.

Well yes I could have been a participant on it except that I’d bloody well refuse to

EPIC Trails

There are times when you NEED caps lock and superlative words to encapsulate the kind of day it’s been.

EPIC trails with

Throwback Thursday “ski style”

This seemed like a pretty obvious topic for Throwback Thursday when we were talking about

Dry cold

“But it’s a dry cold they say” which is true. But spending 6+ hours outside in -29 requires the right clothes, a bit of a crazy mindset and a love