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It's a sad day in Denver. It's also a "locals' paradise" at the Colorado ski resorts. Most hills received around a foot of fresh powder last night, but there's no way to get there. I-70 is closed at Georgetown (which excludes Keystone, Breckenridge, Vail and Copper). Berthoud Pass (the road to Winter Park) is closed as well. Sniff. 
Today is going to be simply awesome:
Snow Report
* Time: 02/02/08 05:00 am
* Conditions: Powder
* Lifts: 16/18
* Trails: 163/163
* 24 Hour Snow: 14"
* 48 Hour Snow: 27"
* Base: 78"
* Total: 322"
I'm staying 30 minutes from Kremmling (at "The Farm"), so fresh tracks are an excellent possibility.
This weekend, I'm planning on heading up to the hills for two fun-filled days of great Colorado skiing. Since it snowed a bit in Denver tonight, I figured I'd check the weather forecast:
Thursday Jan 31, 2008: 3 to 4 inches of accumulation
Friday Feb 01, 2008: 3 to 5 inches of accumulation
Saturday Feb 02, 2008: 3 to 5 inches of accumulation
Sunday Feb 03, 2008: 4 to 7 inches of accumulation
Sweet.
Friday Update: It looks like we'll be skiing at Steamboat tomorrow instead. Checkout their Straight Talk Snow Report from this morning:
Snow Report
* Time: 02/01/08 05:00 am
* Conditions: Powder
* Lifts: 16/18
* Trails: 163/163
* 24 Hour Snow: 18"
* 48 Hour Snow: 22"
* Base: 77"
* Total: 308"
Steamboat Straight Talk Snow Report: 2/1/08
Good Morning to you, indeed!
Remember earlier in the week when we had a loud, brash, windy storm
roll through the mountains and bring us snow? Last night while no one
was looking, a quiet storm tiptoed in like a whisper, under the cover
of darkness, and silently dumped a foot and a half of the choicest
"Champagne Powder" while we all slept. All over town, people woke up,
looked out their windows, and let out a "Holy Cow"!
I could write this report with fill in the blanks, as in... My first
run down___________ (insert any trail name) was sweet. I got face
shots the whole way. Then I skied over to the __________(insert a run)
trees and the snow was just blowing over my head.
I think you get the picture. The whole mountain is in epic condition.
On one chair ride, my chair mate said, "You know it's a good day, when
you hear Monkey noises coming from the forest." Everywhere folks were
hootin' and hollerin'.
Weekend warriors, don't despair, there is plenty powder left to be
skied tomorrow.
Have fun. Be safe. Look out for your buddy. Peace.
Straight Talker
Kat Murphy
Grinning like a Chimp
Telemark Skier
Last fall, I got pretty burned out from traveling so much. Not only did I fly out to Mountain View monthly for LinkedIn, I also attended JavaZone, Colorado Software Summit and ApacheCon US (fun was had by all). In addition, I spent a week in New York teaching a class for GE.
At the end of the year, I resolved to travel less and so far I've been quite successful. However, something happened in the last week and now I'm traveling like mad for the next 2 months. This time, I don't think I'll get burned out though. Why? Because this time the travel is more for pleasure than for work - with two trips booked to help satisfy my New Years Resolution (ski more). In addition to a couple trips to Mountain View, I'll be spending President's Day weekend in Lake Tahoe. Two weeks later, I'll be meeting up with some friends at Whistler. Two weeks later, I'll be working remotely at my parent's house in Salem, Oregon. I'll end the whirlwind of traveling in Vegas for TSSJS at the end of March.
I'm really looking forward both ski trips. I've never been to Tahoe or Whistler before.
I like to think I'm not too committed to anything (except my kids and skiing). The following quizzes seem to indicate I'm on the right track. Moderation is good.
Proof that the holidays are treating me well? I'm heading to the hills for 2 days of skiing with my sister tomorrow. Forecast: Powder.
After 6 feet of snow in 7 days, we couldn't help ourselves and rushed off to spend a few days in Steamboat last weekend. I bought new skis on Thursday and worked all night so I could take Friday off. I knew the skis were for me when I heard their name - Atomic "Sweet Daddies". Friday morning there was 11" of fresh powder, so I tried to convince Julie we should leave right away. She said "No" because I hadn't slept yet and said I should get some rest. 4 hours later, I woke up and Julie was packed and ready to go. We headed out for the 3-hour drive right around noon.
Saturday morning, we woke up to 4 inches of pow pow and left the condo by 8:15. I was skiing with a buddy (Steve) and we were meeting his friend (Jason) at the Gondola for first tracks. Jason showed up 20 minutes late, but that didn't stop us from finding the powder. We headed up Storm Peak, hiked a bit to the good stuff and enjoyed knee-deep powder to start the day. That run alone took almost an hour and I was definitely feeling the Fat Tire I drank the night before. We had a couple more powder runs, a couple fast groomers and it was time for beer thirty at the top of the gondola. Skiing with Jason (a Steamboat local) was exhausting - especially since he'd already skied 6 days in a row! After lunch, I hit the hot tub, took a nap with Jack and then went tubing with the kids. We ended the night with several bottles of wine and Talladega Nights.
Sunday we woke up to no new snow, but the weather was beautiful. It was something like 40°F and the perfect Spring skiing day. Julie and I took the kids over to the "magic carpet" run and had a blast. Abbie needs no help these days, she can do "pizza" and french fries w/o even trying. She does circles (down the hill, up the moving sidewalk) the whole time.
Jack was a whole different story.
He kept yelling at me "Go down" when we'd get to the top. As I'd ski to the bottom, I'd glance over at him and see a grin from ear-to-ear. When I'd get to the bottom, he'd take off. No turning, no pizza - just balls-to-the-wall with a shit-eating grin and lots of giggling. By the time he'd get to me, he'd be going pretty fast. Luckily, I caught him every time - amidst gasps from the Texans who were learning how to ski on the same hill. After 6 or 7 runs, he'd had enough and we headed back for "nap time".
I spent the rest of Sunday afternoon skiing on popcorn snow that was warmed by the Sun all day. It was beautiful skiing weather and I was ready for the ride home at 4:00. Another trip to the hot tub, a couple Sunshine Wheat beers and we drove home to a beautiful orange and pink sunset. What a glorious weekend.
