mountain biker jumping ski jump

new matchstick movie

this trailer is sick!!!

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Send me comments regarding and questions(especially about ski gear or mountain bikes) or blog topics. Also I have been a private ski instructor so any questions on improving your technique in skiing or mountain biking.. I will add new blogs everyday so tell your friends and enemies to check it out!!!

CAN WE ALL GET ALONG???

I have been in the ski scene since the 80's and seen a lot of changes in those years. One thing that baffles me is that there is still a separation between skiers and snowboarders. Why is it that we still have trouble getting along? Skiers have to face the fact that snowboarding rejuvenated our sport in the 80's and 90's. The advent of parks and pipes sparked a influx of new ideas and technology, not to mention a new attitude. Most of the tension originates from the young crowd, the weekend warriors and the park rats. From what I have seen the hardcore free riders all get along no matter what they are riding. I think that much like people should not be judged by the color of their skin, we also shouldn't judge fellow snow goers by what they have on their feet.

Deer Valley

So for the second time in as many years SKI magazine has named Deer Valley the best resort. Its cool that a Utah mountain gets recognized but I wish they were not so uptight up there. SKI magazine tends to cater to the upper tax bracket of part time skiers. The terrain is not vast enough or diverse enough to come close to the level of other mountains across the country,,,but whatever we use Deer Valley to heard in all the people that tell ski patrol you were going too fast..

My first blog!

So here I go with my very first Blog ever! Well I have always enjoyed writing and If there are two things in life that I am good @ it is skiing and biking.. Ha Ha. But seriously My first blog will be a description of a comment in my "about me". When I was in my twenties I lived in a small camper in the parking lot @ Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort in Colorado. I lived there for 3-4 seasons, the exact timeframe was blurred a bit buy irresponsibility and booze. This was approximately in the mid 90's and one of the best times of my life. I only worked 3 months during the summer and skied the rest of the year. Of course this was before global warming when the ski season in colorado began in early October and ended in in July.
My faithful dog Peote was arguably the coolest dog in the history of Summit County CO. My nickname was Scooter and along with the other members of the _:__ Jedis,who consisted of skiers and snowboarders, helped to pave the way for modern day ski/snowboard culture as we know it today. I realize this is a bold statement but if any of you or people you know were in Summit County during the mid to late 90's then the _:__ Jedis will come up.
I began this blog for the simple fact that I have always been a good storyteller, and believe me I have alot of stories to tell. My hope is that whoever reads my posts and is either amused, informed or mildly insulted will contribute to my cause.I.E. Donate even a dollar to my blog, I am 35 years old and I have no direction in life. My only direction is gravity that takes me downhill. My wife and son mean the world to me and I intend to show them that even a s#!t bag like me can make a little $ from writing my opinions about the two sports I love and Respect. Skiing and riding my bike up and down mountains!!! I can also hold my own snowboarding.