Back From the Backcountry

PASS BEYOND THIS POINT AT YOUR OWN RISK. BACKCOUNTRY RISKS INCLUDE DEATH. This is the decision that began today’s adventure. I woke up this morning, slept through my 7 a.m. alarm and ignored texts from my friends insisting I “must be on the first chair”. Last night, Aspen received almost 10 inches of new snow,…

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How’s Your Aspen?

Driving from Park City to Aspen always sounds like a good idea, until you’re four hours deep into a six-and-a-half-hour drive. But that’s what my friend Carrie and I did Monday night. It’s sort of a tradition now. Carrie, a former member of the U.S. Ski team (and a 1994 Olympian) is headed out to…

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