It was the second day of Spring, March 21 2013, and the night before it had snowed. I had the extreme joy of skiing 6-8 inches of fresh powder, first tracks, for several hours. Here’s just a taste of it. Canyons Ski Resort is an awesome place to ski and their season truly lasts until mid-April. The advantage of coming up now is it’s less crowded but the conditions are actually as good now as any other time this season. The whoops you here are ME having the time of my life!
Yearly Archives: 2013
Powder Skiing in Spring, Part Two
Part II of this amazing day of Powder Skiing at Canyons Ski Resort is different because it is all tree-skiing. I took three runs in The Condor Woods, entering at three different places, but ending up in the infamous Canis Lupus each time. The Canis Lupus is a natural 1-mile long gully/half-pipe that is truly awesome. I didn’t expect the slight adventure I had on my 3rd run in getting into the Canis, but stay tuned at the end of this video for a surprise ending. All turns out fine but it was a fun adventure and a truly memorable day! Powder skiing is the best!
Ski Talk and More
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Featured guests:
Wayne Levine (BetterMenCoaching.com) for “The Men’s Room.”
Special Guest Kaylin Richardson – Olympic Ski Champion
This show is loosely inspired by skiing and whatever we felt like speaking about! Enjoy this companion skiing video, Skiing at Sunrise. I’m always up for ski talk!
Skiing at Sunrise: First Tracks at Canyons Resort
First Tracks is a unique offering at Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah where skiers get to literally watch the mountain wake up. It’s skiing at sunrise. A small group, escorted by Canyons hosts and at least one Olympic skier heads up the mountain as the sun is rising. For 90 minutes, the ski resort is only the province of this lucky group. This program is open to the public; it’s reasonably priced, and it’s topped off with breakfast at 9:00 at the mid-way point, just as the resort is opening to the public. I got the special pleasure of skiing at sunrise with Holly Flanders, two-time Olympian, and the focus of my GoPro much of this short teaser video of this extraordinary experience.
Terrain Parks at Park City
This old guy had a wild, fun day at Park City on March 18, 2013. I skied through most of their terrific terrain parks, did the two half-pipes, including their 22-foot walled SuperPipe, as well as a bunch of the littler features. It was fun. Too much fun.
Dealing with Rejection at #DadChat
Who hasn’t dealt with rejection in their lives? What parent hasn’t had to console a child over a variety of rejections, whether from a sports team, an audition, or the more common cliques and first-love dramas? BUT, isn’t rejection and its corollary – failure – really an opportunity to grow and learn? Don’t we usually get more from failure than success IF we have the right context in hand? Special co-host Susan Campbell Cross will take on this sometimes painful issue this Thursday, March 21 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET.
Men vs. Women: Differences in Managing Stress
Managing stress is one of our biggest challenges in life. There will be stress: that’s a given. There will be tough times: that’s a given. And, there will be good times, too. But most every circumstance will lead to a changed one, whether good or bad. Men and women approach most things in gender-specific fashion as I’ve detailed in this ongoing blog series. Stress is no exception.
Social Media Social Good: Why Can’t @Dish and the Others Work Like a Toaster?
I remember an article on tech from a decade ago that was titled, “Why Can’t it Work Like a Refrigerator,” or something to that effect. The gist of the column was how difficult getting a new computer up and running was…a PC in that case. The writer wished he could simply plug it in, like his refrigerator, and have it work. With Social Media today and all the new technology, this problem has only gotten worse. Add little-to-no decent Customer Service to the mix and we’re living a sort of tech-hell.
