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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 [...]

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Today is a day that I hoped would not come for the major airlines in the United States: United Airlines has decided to charge extra fees for a second checked item, and double their fees for so-called “oversize” luggage. The “oversize” bags count in their ranks thinks like ski and snowboard bags, golf bags [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 Exposed for [...]

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I usually don’t write about flight news, but I have to hand it to the pilots of British Airways flight 38, which crash landed short of the runway at Heathrow today. Nobody died, no serious injuries were incurred, and crews both on the aircraft and on the ground did a superb job in getting [...]

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