Dan & Elaine's Ski Blog

Why a Ski Shop Cares About the Arctic

Why a Ski Shop Cares About the Arctic

Dan Vardamis

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

Dan Vardamis

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 Again

Day 1 at Loveland: Where Learning to Fly Begins...

Dan Vardamis

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...

Dan Vardamis

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

The White Strip of Delight

Dan Vardamis

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

Dan Vardamis

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

Dropping In

Dan Vardamis

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

Dan Vardamis

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...

Cheap Boots, High Mountains

Cheap Boots, High Mountains

Dan Vardamis

We’ve had a steady rhythm of clinics lately, the latest from Dynafit, a backcountry company that’s been part of the Larry’s story for years.  The boot that caught my attention...

Cheap Boots, High Mountains

Dan Vardamis

We’ve had a steady rhythm of clinics lately, the latest from Dynafit, a backcountry company that’s been part of the Larry’s story for years.  The boot that caught my attention...

A Season to Begin Again

A Season to Begin Again

Dan Vardamis

The rhythm of fall in the mountains always feels the same and entirely different all at once. The aspen leaves fade to brown, the air sharpens, and the familiar hum...

A Season to Begin Again

Dan Vardamis

The rhythm of fall in the mountains always feels the same and entirely different all at once. The aspen leaves fade to brown, the air sharpens, and the familiar hum...