Denver Blizzard of 2009

Captured this footage with my new HD-DV camera during a recent Spring blizzard in Denver and I never left my living room!

Another Beautiful Day...

(Top) Panoramic view of Grand County and The Continental Divide from atop Mary Jane / Winter Park, Colorado. (Bottom) Video clip from the Panoramic Lift / Mary Jane.
Music courtesy of Bob Marley Vs. Funkstar De Luxe - Remix

What can I say, "another beautiful day in paradise."
Spring skiing has arrived and that means ice in the morning and slush in the afternoon. Solution = arrive at 11am and leave by 2pm.
P.S. I promise my videos will become more intriguing as I learn video editing!

Spring in Colorado

(Left to Right - Top to Bottom) Don Cudney, Chris Racich & Jim Jones flying high above Loveland Pass, CO.c.1994. Fly fishing Green Mnt. Reservoir, CO.c.2008. image-J.Hayes

Spring, in my opinion, is the best season to live in Colorado!
Snow in the high country (10,000 ft. +) and water (lakes and rivers) in the low country. That means snowboarding in the morning and fishing or __?__ in the afternoon. If only there were an ocean within an hours drive of Colorado. If only...if only.

Weekend Getaway to Summit County

(Left to Right - Top to Bottom) = "take me to your leader" / a snowy view from the Lake Dillon house / bacon, bacon, bacon / french toast stuffed with blue berries and cream cheese / face-shot / Super Bee lift / looking down on Copper Village and I-70 / "follow me into the trees" / ski rack / Sunday morning sunshine / Super Bee video
*All images and video captured with a Canon G10 point and shoot camera.
**Loud & windy audio contained in video clip = press MUTE on your computer

The only aspect of snowboarding that I dislike is the commute to- and from- the mountain. I became spoiled-rotten when I lived in Vail and had a 5 minute trek to first tracks. For this reason, I anxiously await "ski vacations." There are no commutes, or a short one at most, you ski all day and then you go back to the house or condo to eat, drink and be merry! And if you are lucky there is a hot tub somewhere on the property. This past weekend a few friends and I stayed at a wonderful home on the edge of Lake Dillon in Summit County. Like most ski weekends, we spent the majority of the time eating, drinking and talking shit! Oh, let's not forget the many foosball tournaments! On Saturday, Kelly and I managed to awake, eat a wonderful breakfast and then drive over to Copper Mountain for a day of snowboarding and skiing. During the day, we encountered a mixture of snow and sun, but mostly new snow totaling about 3 inches. On Sunday, we awoke to warm, sunny skies, but since most of us had to be back in Denver by mid-afternoon, we packed-up and drove the 90 minutes back to Denver. (it could have been a 3 hour drive, see earlier post)