I spent a lovely Easter weekend out in Utah, visiting my mom and skiing the Wasatch. It was fun to ski back in the hills where I learned the sport – and this year was especially great, as the snowfall in Utah has been record-setting this year. So I brought my new skis (Head Supershape …
The liberal blogosphere has been an incredible group in its rise to power in Democratic and progressive politics. It has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to voice their opinions on political and social issues great and small, and should be commended for it. But in this 2008 cycle, blogs that used to be open …
I made it back to DC with nary a fuss – though, as John Denver once mused, I guess I’d rather be in Colorado. Click on the picture to see the whole set from the mountains. Click here to see pictures from the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Breckenridge – it was amazing what the …
I’ve spent the past three days skiing in Colorado, which has been a super adventure: great snow, great people, and a welcome break from DC. I met up with friends on Friday morning at Copper Mountain. Between all of the ability levels, we had 22 people on hand to take on the various bowls and …
My bags are packed, and I’m heading to Colorado for a little bit of skiing. Should be a good time, and a welcome respite from the lack of winter (or at least the lack of snow) here in DC. Besides, it’ll be a good place to drown my sorrows after not getting selected for DCist …
So it’s been a while since I’ve posted a workout log. Yet I’ve been riding and working out – just not in the same intensity as during the normal riding season. Let’s recap the stuff I’ve done:
A quick post from Stowe, Vermont, where it’s currently snowing. Spent a lovely day on the slopes – a bit painful with the new boots, but that’s the usual song-and-dance with new stuff. But the conditions were excellent. Saw a fellow Conn alum while shopping in town a while ago – same class year, too. …
Activity: alpine skiing Location: Mount Snow, VT Vertical Feet skied: 16,000 (approx.) Weather: sunny, windy and cold, 14-26 degrees Avg HR: 140 (max 165) Type: anaerobic First day on the slopes for the 2007-08 season. I’d brought my boots and poles with me to sprite’s folks’ place for Thanksgiving, hoping that one of the southern …
It’s been a great Thanksgiving. Granted, the drive up here was hellish. Traffic in Maryland was very, very slow, and the flow didn’t really clear until after the Delaware toll plaza. From there, it was smooth sailing, though we’d lost a lot of time by then. We arrived in Connecticut after 3 am, and I’d …
Activity: alpine skiing Location: Okemo, Ludlow, VT Start time: 0930 hrs. End time: 1440 hrs. Vertical Skied: 38,630 ft. over 26 runs Weather: partly sunny, 25-35 degrees Max HR (bursts): 170 Type: anaerobic What a way to end the 2006-2007 ski season! New England (and most of the east coast, from Georgia to Maine) was …
