Dan & Elaine's Ski Blog
Larry, Gary, and the Instrument Under Your Feet
Some winter mornings at Eldora feel like an initiation. The wind scrapes across the ridge, the lift glides overhead, and everything takes on a kind of metallic clarity. I was...
Larry, Gary, and the Instrument Under Your Feet
Some winter mornings at Eldora feel like an initiation. The wind scrapes across the ridge, the lift glides overhead, and everything takes on a kind of metallic clarity. I was...
Dark Time of Year
There’s something about the low November light that I love. That hour at the end of the day when the sun has already slipped behind the ridge, the angles sharpen,...
Dark Time of Year
There’s something about the low November light that I love. That hour at the end of the day when the sun has already slipped behind the ridge, the angles sharpen,...
Why a Ski Shop Cares About the Arctic
There’s a funny thing about running a ski shop. People walk through our doors thinking about flex numbers, cuff alignment, foam density, and the thousand tiny details that make a...
Why a Ski Shop Cares About the Arctic
There’s a funny thing about running a ski shop. People walk through our doors thinking about flex numbers, cuff alignment, foam density, and the thousand tiny details that make a...
Day 1 at Loveland: Where Learning to Fly Begins...
I snuck up to Loveland the other day and found something I wasn’t expecting: legitimately good early-season snow. Not great, not mid-winter hero snow, but that surprising inch of soft...
Day 1 at Loveland: Where Learning to Fly Begins...
I snuck up to Loveland the other day and found something I wasn’t expecting: legitimately good early-season snow. Not great, not mid-winter hero snow, but that surprising inch of soft...
The White Strip of Delight
Resort skiing is back in Colorado. Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, and Winter Park have spun lifts. Snow guns are firing on Loveland Basin. Racer kids are hammering gates down at Loveland...
The White Strip of Delight
Resort skiing is back in Colorado. Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, and Winter Park have spun lifts. Snow guns are firing on Loveland Basin. Racer kids are hammering gates down at Loveland...
Dropping In
There’s always a moment, standing at the top of a line, when the mountain feels bigger than memory. It’s the first turn of the season, that familiar twinge of doubt...
Dropping In
There’s always a moment, standing at the top of a line, when the mountain feels bigger than memory. It’s the first turn of the season, that familiar twinge of doubt...