Hmmmmm didnt see that one coming!

So my office decided it would be a good idea to work Saturday, rather than Monday (Christmas eve, for all you under a rock somewhere). Not to sure how I feel about that one. That just postpones skiing a day, looks like its gonna be a Sunday, Monday, and maybe even Tuesday ski weekend.

Hope everyone has a amazing Christmas. Catch you on the Flip Side!!!

In the Spirit of Giving.............

I was reading one of my favorite blogs (Bike Snob NYC) earlier today, which reminded me that its the season of giving. One of the gift Ideas was Smart Bikini Color. My personal favorite is the Passion Plum, I think it would totally rock with our VC kits.

All this fun reminded me of this little gem I had so nicely stuffed in a shoe box waiting for the perfect occasion.


Forget the Harden the F-Up bracelets, these bad boys are gonna be hot this year. I'm personally going to sport a cougar, which is guaranteed to make ya fast!

Next up is a necessity for those long road trips, or ski excursions with your wife, or girlfriend. Come on, its winter time, and all that opening and closing of the windows kills your cars gas mileage.

So next time she lets a little toot loose, give a little spray of this stuff and your good to go.

Merry Christmas!

DOPERS SUCK!

MAYBE MLB WILL DO WHAT CYCLING HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO DO FOR YEARS, AND CLEAN THIS MESS UP.........

Roger Clemens is a pitcher who, from 1984 to 2007, played for four teams in
Major League Baseball, the Boston Red Sox (13 seasons), Toronto Blue Jays (2 seasons), New York Yankees (6 seasons), and Houston Astros (3 seasons). He has won more than 350 games, seven Cy Young Awards, and was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1986. He was named to All-Star teams eleven times.

Roger Clemens Drugs of Choice: Steroids, HGH, and Testosterone
This clown makes Floyd Landis look like a Saint

SO MUCH FOR THE INNOCENCE OF OUR NATIONAL PASTIME!
MAYBE ITS TIME WE STOP PAYING THESE PEOPLE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND RECOGNIZE THEM FOR WHAT THEY REALLY ARE........
DOPERS!
See the Mitchell Report

POW, What a Weekend..........

That's right kids, all those who have been patiently waiting, hoping and praying for a measurable snowfall in the mountains finally got their wishes and prayers answered... and then some this weekend. Most Front Range resorts were reporting 30+ inches of the white gold, once everything was said and done. All it took was a little patients, and the jet stream to position itself correctly and blam-o a big fluffy snow turd fell right in our laps. It appears that things working out well for everyone that washed their cars, did a snow dance, or sacrificed an article of summer clothing to the snow gods, and apparently the good mojo is continuing with additional accumulation today, and a favorable forecast for later this week. I personally was a bit nervous last Thursday, being that I had purchased snow tires for my car. Most often a move like that would alter the moods of the snow gods and their gifts would be granted else where. This time we were lucky and with a purchase of multiple car washes, plans for an outdoor bike ride on Sunday, and a diminishing windshield washer fluid reserve, the purchase of the snow tires seemed to have been canceled out.

Being that I was absent from work on Friday to go through some routine vehicle maintenance, I will neither confirm nor deny that there was in fact 9" of new snow on top of 7" of accumulation from Thursday at A-Basin, or that there were powder stashes well in excess of 2 feet scattered through out the new terrain that the ski patrol could barely open fast enough from all the said snow accumulation. However, I can confirm that there was an additional 9" of snow on Saturday morning at A-Basin, and that the first runs of the year off the west wall, in fresh un-tracked pow was possibly some of the best skiing I have been privy to in years.

I addition to all my fun in the fluff, I was witness to Cyn's loss of Colorado Powder Virginity. Having lost my pow virginity some 10 years ago, I forgot what it was like to come from a part of the planet where snow is hard as rock (quite possibly bullet proof even), and a powder day would be considered merely a trace of snow by Colorado standards. It was indeed entertaining at times watching Cyn navigate the vast seas of fluffy white stuff linking her first turns, but the ear to ear smile once she began to get the hang of the turning technique was priceless. I have a feeling she will catch on quite fast, and will be blasting the drifts and dropping the chutes with me in no time. In fact her first drop into the cliff faces at A-Basin was quite impressive navigating knee to waist deep snow on a 45-50+ degree pitch is never easy, and this little rocket made it look effortless.

Finally, remember kids, if you fall try not to land with your feet above your head (up hill), you will quickly find out what it is like to be a turtle on its back, your legs will make 3' post holes in 3.5' of snow (if you are of midget stature like myself), and losing a ski in 2+ feet of powder can be permanent(at least till summer).

ciao.......

Wohoo!

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I Smell Your..........Clutch?

After an awesome day of skiing at A-Basin on Saturday, we embarked on a slippery journey home. The plan was to go back the way we came, which entailed going over Loveland Pass. My car kindly objected to that notion from the onset in the form of blocking both east and west bound lanes of traffic on US 6. Rather than fight gravity and become the casualty of an on coming fire truck running code, I decided to work with mother nature, and the laws of physics and go west to Dillion (actually spelled Dillon for you Future Crit organizers). Upon entering the snowy abyss called the I-70 corridor, it was soon determined that the travel time from Dillion/Silverthorn to the Eisenhower Tunnel would be a lengthy 45 min. from the thoughtful CDOT travel time boards, mind you this is 30 minutes longer than the normal travel time. The group (Cyn, me, and the committee in my head) consensus was that 45 minutes was not so bad, and rather than wait out the traffic in said Dillion we opted to get in line to the tunnel. The 8 mile journey up the 5-6% grade to one of the finest civil engineering spectacles know to Colorado was best categorized as arduous (mentally at least). The saving grace was that my co pilot is a bit loopy, and made the adventure quite humorous at times. Once we ran out of daylight the adventure turned extremely icy, and more cars became casualties to the grade and snow pack. It became the survival of those who could keep momentum. To stop would have meant a piggy back on the bed of a tow truck for the jetta. After 7.5 miles, an extremely overheated clutch, a venti Soy Latte, 23 freezouts (due to malodorous emanations), and 1 extremely close call with a white F150 the tunnel was in sight. The last 1/2 mile to the tunnel was the wildest ride I have had in the snow on 4 wheels in a long time. Finally, a 1/2 mile, at 5-10 mph, and a whole lot of "you can dooooooooo it...........all night!", stuck car dodge, slip sliding, and we were over the hump. Just under 2 hours for a drive that would typically take 15 minutes. Good Times!!!!