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TAX THIS

Yo all you skiers and boarders out there, Eagle County Commissioners want to tax you like the government. Whoa, they are the government! They want to get ya with a sales tax on lift tickets. I have no problem with this as long as it is on one day tickets and not season passes. I say make the bubba family from tehas on Christmas vacation flip the bill ;) Actually no one should flip the bill, what are they doing up there with all of the tax revenue they are already raking in from property taxes, and the tourist industry? The days of $120 lift tickets are just around the corner, so start getting in shape, and be prepared to find another mode of transport up the mountain. Cyn and I hope to be riding the lifts less this year (as long as the snow pack cooperates).

True or False?

Damn, No Global Cooling!?!?

Just as my hopes are raised for Global Cooling, they stomped out by another article on Global Warming. So which is it? Does anyone know?

Global Cooling!?!

What more could a ski bum ask for!
I typically don't rant about a politically sensitive subjects like this, but rumor has it the Arctic Ice Cap doesn't want to melt away like some are saying it will. So the question posed; is global warming... A) Sound scientific analysis based on good data, B) Typical temperature cycle of our global environment (which we have limited data on), C) propaganda used for political gain, or D) a combination of some or all? I guess only time will tell, but for now I just hope that this year we get half as many powder days as we had last year. Why half? Cuz any more would just be greedy, and more people would probably want to move here ;)

Colorado Wildlife

The infamous Croc-o-rosebud!

This fine specimen is rarely seen in this part of the country.

Get Ya Bronco's Tickets He'yah

If anyone is interested in Denver Broncos Tickets for their game against the Green Bay Packers August 22nd at Invesco Field let me know. I have 3 tickets for this game I would like to sell.....

James Peak~ 13,294'

St. Mary's Glacier is on the route I traveled to James Peak

This made the first 1000' of vertical very easy.

Mt. Evans in the background

Top of the Glacier. Anyone know why most of the glaciers in Colorado are on east aspects?

The road to James Peak

Can you see the Ptarmigan?

Mt. Bancroft, and Loc Lomond

Another view of Mt. Bancroft and Loc Lomond

From the top of James~ Winter Park in the background.

Great views and beat the heat of D-Town, not a bad way to spend a Sunday