This past weekend was the annual FIBArk festival.
Continue readingDouble wide style
Once upon a time, around 1994 or so, back when I started mountain biking, anyone who rode a mountain bike, rode a bike with 26-inch diameter wheels.
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Giro d’Aspen
Something you find out about quickly in Colorado is how distances between places get distorted by the terrain of the state. On a map, two towns may look close to each other but because there’s a mountain range between them, the practical distance, the distance you have to drive, is surprisingly far.
Continue readingSki the Angel
Do you ever get a thought or idea in your head that just won’t go away? One of those brain worms that burrows in to your subconscious and persists over months, popping into your head at the weirdest times? Over the past couple of years, for me it has been the thought of skiing the Angel of Shavano.
Continue readingSpringtime in the Rockies
Despite the great winter we’ve had in Colorado, here in the central mountains the snow has mainly stayed at higher elevations. In town, it’s been mostly dry. I’ve been riding what has felt like dusty, dry August trails for the last month.
Continue readingWheelie
Ok, so it’s been a few months of skiing posts and I’m sure some of you are thinking hey, what about bikes? Well, here you go. The mad Scotsman, Danny MacAskill is at it again with a short film dedicated to the wheelie. This time he’s asked a bunch of others, including the legendary Hans Rey to join him.
Closing time
The G.O.A.T.
As the 2022/23 ski season winds down, I’d be remiss in not mentioning this. History was made.
Perfect
Approaching the top of Monarch Pass from Salida, a high ridge rises above the highway from across the drainage on the left side of the road. The ridge runs northeast to southwest and ties into the Continental Divide above the Monarch Crest parking lot where the tourist gondola runs in the summer.
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