Rabbit Tracks

It was Friday and a warm,sunny day.

That brought throngs of loads of crowds, 

and ZERO parking at Loveland Basin.

Frustrated, I turned tail and had begun

my retreat. But wait... there was Loveland Valley,

Loveland Basin's much mellower lil' sister just down

the road on the way out...why not check it out.

I pulled into a nearly vacant lot right next to a lift!

Were it not for local high school ski racing going on,

it would have been empty here. I quickly

found a fellow member of Steeler Nation in the lot.

Rabbit, a bartender/DJ from Idaho Springs

via McKeesport Pa., shared a bit of Super Bowl

banter with me as well as some advice on what

was good to ski today.

Rabbit is 61 and began skiing at 37 years of age,

proving it's never too late to start!

That's Loveland Pass out in the distance,

all skiable backcountry access (ski at your own risk).

Todays race course in the foreground,

up the road, L Basin lot was FULL.

fingernail in the sky.

Today I was my twentieth of the season,

that was my initial target for the season.

 I'm hoping for to be in the 40-50 range now,

 good health and fortune permitting.

S.B.XLIII...

Sunday 4:20 something kickoff,

...GO SIXBURGH!!!

ValleyGuyWulf.

Squeaky Snow

When it's really cold outside,

the snow sounds squeaky, like

walking on a horizontal chalkboard

with Gene Simmons dragon boots on.

That's how it sounded today at LL,

because it was quite cold, and windy,

but there was fresh snow, that's all

that really matters.

Nice coat lady.

Walk of shame.

Frosty around the vents.

...And I love product loyalty!

Always remember to ski in front of the camera guy.

I did'nt have the camera out

too much today, too cold.

Copper on Thurs. maybe...I hope.

FreezeDriedWulf

Inauguration Day/ A New Era...

A new era indeed as I vow to stop

skiing like a French hooker bird 

(knees apart and arms flapping). 

Oh, and the nation has a new leader too,

and not a day too soon, I wonder if he skis?

Barrack Snobama? 

That's me sillouetted against a deep blue sky(photo by Gene)

Clear, warm, and beautiful, a good day to be alive.

mountains.

Where there's smoke...

Excellent visiblity on The Ridge.

I'm having some difficulties

uploading video, I'll try to get

that worked out. Oh by the way,

Pittsburgh Steelers, AFC Champs!!!

SteelyWulf

Missed Connections

Today was $10 Hooky Day

at Loveland and many of our

friends made it over to ski...

but in the morning, that ain't

how we roll here at the A.S.C.

Despite our best efforts, we never

hooked up with our earlybird 

counterparts, I heard they had a

great time regardless. I'll somehow

have to get over my belief that

cellphones have no place on the

mountain, as that is viewed as

an atiquated notion, and bring

it along next time, and maybe 

make our connection,... nah.

Weather was overcast, not great for

pics but the clouds burned away for 

a bit, and we attempted some

video, but my battery died, along

with any pics or vids for today,

except for the ones below.

B n' A.

Delta Force Wulf.

Come back soon, bring batteries

Monarchy

We spent over 5 hours driving

to experience a ski area that was new

to Myself, Mean Gene, and Dad of M.G.

Monarch Ski Area is nestled atop Monarch Pass

on CO Hwy 50 somewhere west of Salida

in the center of the state. Our Loveland

ski passes entitle us to 3 free days here,

I'm pretty sure we'll make the drive again

to use the other 2. This place was great!

Yet another old school area with sparse

crowds, cool staff,  and awesome terrain.

Today we had some fresh snow, 

and a gorgeous bluebird day!

A panorama of  "Shagnasty"

M.G. gets NUTS!

What goes up...

Big ups to members of Special Forces training here today.

Lots

Of

Fresh

Turns

A Crash...

and another

Crash!

and Burn!

aka Wulf

Gene's Pop rippin' it up.

Tremendous View.

M.G. rises up from the pow.

And I was there too, hooray ME!

Hooky Day tommorrow,

We may have quite a group forming

for this one, please be sure to look in

to see the action later.

MonarchLobo

Chocolate Covered Bacon

Today the Afternoon Ski Club

joined forces with the 70+ Ski Club,

as Mean Gene's Pop joined us in

ripping up 8"+ of fresh powdery goodness.

A tip of the cap to the senior Mr. Tewksbury,

I hope I'm still tearing it up when I'm

in my 70's...in 40 years. A late lunch

in Empire took us to the Lewis Sweet Shop.

The pulled pork tacos were delicious.

They also feature homemade treats

like this culinary anomaly below...

That's right, chocolate covered bacon, yum.

clockin' in at the usual time.

The Wild Bunch.

M.G.'s Pop swallowed up by the powder.

A block of clips featuring Myself, Mean Gene, and M.G.'s Dad.

Barring any unforseen B.S.,

a roadtrip to Monarch Ski Area

is the plan for Wednesday, and 

Hooky Day pt. 2 at Loveland on

Thursday, come back for more

later this week.

ChocolateBaconyWulf

On Top of Old Windy.

Holy Crap! It was cold today.

Real good to be back on the hill

this afternoon after a brief hiatus

from the holiday hordes. They certain

left their remains though, lots of hardpack

and skiied off ice, boo hoo, right.

It was'nt all bad, I discovered a few 

pockets of powder blown onto certain

parts of the mountain, and tried out

a few new runs, all  capped off 

with some steep ass bowl skiing. 

Darth Ninja.

Wind buffetted.

Midway station closed due to

lack of snow?...

Yep, looks that way.

Final destination..."The Ridge"

(notice nobody in front of me)

From the top (Continental Divide), facing east

I nearly lost some fingers up here...sooo cold.

Keystone(foreground) and Breckenridge(back) to the west.

Nestled in the Rocky Mountains.

The new year should bring us

some new adventures in new places

please come back and see.

SkiNinjaWulf