Come out and play, CS1.

“I’m going to order us up a hot-toddy” Kathy says to me. I don’t really like hot-toddies, and I don’t think it’s appropriate to drink during a children’s clinic. As it turns out hot-toddies are when Smokin Joe the lifty jumps on the chair and warms the seat up for you. I revoke my previous […]

Immersion@mission

It started some time this summer. My level 3 PSIA-NW coach said “put in for a scholarship”. Thankfully he continued to chisel this advice at me through the year. I eventually got around to it and picked a ski clinic nearby at mission ridge. I originally thought my whole family would come too, but even […]

Moving Mountains 2

There’s a culture here, a unique intensive vibe that resounds through the people of the mountain. The mountain that never sleeps. The people and their restless energy. The tree’s that crack and creak, the blowing wind and sleeting rain. The complete silence and hustle-bustle, the swish of snow on skis. The day’s start early and […]

Moving mountains 1

“Pretend that there’s a peanut butter sandwich inside the front of your boot.” He says, with a really big smile and intense blue eye’s. Then proceeds to ask the young lady next to me what kind of jelly is in her pb sandwich, in the front of her ski boot. She suddenly becomes all animated […]