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20070121 Sunday January 21, 2007

Abbie can ski all by herself! We've had a great ski season so far. I think I've skied more this year than the last 2 years combined. The best part is after a few days in Steamboat for Christmas and another long weekend, Abbie can ski all by herself! I'll admit, she did have a 1/2 day lesson, but I don't think she learned much there. Most of her learning occurred with Julie on the bunny slope. "Pizza" and "French Fries" where the encouraging words of the day.

By the time we left last week, Abbie was able to do the Magic Carpet runs all by herself. For those that don't know, the Magic Carpet is a flat escalator that hauls kids up the mountain. It's smaller than a bunny slope, but challenging for those that've never skied before. Jack is unlikely to ski by himself this year, but he's doing a lot better than the first time I took him. He'll actually stand on his own now instead of doing the "wet noodle" thing when I touch him. Click on the pictures below to see Abbie tearing up the bunny slope.

Abbie skiing Day 3 Abbie Abbie on the bunny hill Abbie

Abbie and Julie were going to head up to Keystone for some skiing today, but it's dumping right now and they didn't feel like dealing with the nasty roads and traffic. With my new found freedom, I hope to get some good powder days in before I start my next gig. ;-) Posted in General at Jan 21 2007, 11:26:18 AM MST 6 Comments

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That's so cool.

Posted by Bob Lee on January 21, 2007 at 02:41 PM MST #

You bastard. I am out East in Vermont Sugarbush and the skiing is horrible. I love Steamboat they have the best tree skiing I've ever seen. I am taking my kids out there next year for a family ski trip. Hopefully it will still be snowing.

Posted by Peter Delaney on January 22, 2007 at 10:19 AM MST #

It's funny you say that Peter. We had some friends from Boston who flew in for the long weekend. They have passes to Sugarbush and my buddy was envious about the 15" of snow they got while we were in Steamboat! ;-)

Posted by Matt Raible on January 22, 2007 at 10:31 AM MST #

Matt, Sorry, OT to Abbie's skiing (well done to her) - I just saw you're listed as doing a spot at ApacheCon Europe this year: http://www.apachecon.com/2007/EU/html/sessions.html/e=MjAwNy9FVQ#1656 Hopefully I'll be able to make your session - maybe its worth a blog entry? Niall

Posted by Niall on January 22, 2007 at 10:56 AM MST #

Niall - I submitted this session, as well as a tutorial involving Acegi, Roller and SSO. I haven't heard back on either proposal. It's interesting to see that I'm already listed on their site. ;-)

I'll definitely do a blog entry when I receive a confirmation e-mail from Apache.

Posted by Matt Raible on January 22, 2007 at 12:23 PM MST #

THAT'S SO COOL

Posted by Jefferson on March 20, 2007 at 01:11 PM MDT #

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