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April 5, 2008

April 5th was a fine day to be on the mountain

HPIM1126.JPG Whoowie! A fun spring day on the hill. Gotta love days like this.

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March 26, 2008

Easter Weekend 2008

HPIM1034.JPG I never get tired of skiing with cool people

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March 9, 2008

March 8 & 9 - On the mountain with the 9's

HPIM0968.JPG It was a good weekend to play with friends.

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February 9, 2008

Feb 2nd through 9th, 2008 - Powder and Wind

This week was awesome early in the week. Later in the week the wind was up too, but the snow was fantastic.

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January 29, 2008

1.27.2008 - Skiing at a Very High Level

HPIM0620.JPG Sunday was awesome. The snow keeps coming, and we are loving it.

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January 26, 2008

January 20-26, 2008. Upper Mtn fun. Lots of Snow, lots of sunshine

IMG_1093.JPG And amazing week to be in Breckenridge. Snow and Sunshine, with little midweek crowds.

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January 17, 2008

Jan 12-17 - A very good week.

I skied with some fun people all week long, with brief Monday and Tuesday warm up. VIDEO

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January 12, 2008

Jan 7-11.08 - A good and busy week

A fun, windy, and snowfilled week

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January 6, 2008

Jan 6 - one of the best days so far

Picture%20220.jpg Great snow and fun company. Thanks John, Lee, and Nora

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January 2, 2008

1/2/2008 - A new day with Al

Picture%20142.jpg Day 2 was a great day at Beaver Creek.

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January 1, 2008

12/30/2007 - A great day at Vail with Alex

Picture%20100.jpg This is the 2007-08 edition of the Jon and Al show

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Christmas week fun

Picture%20019.jpg It was a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year week. Good thing Santa brought me Boot Warmers and Mittens.

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December 22, 2007

12/21 - Snowy Level 6 day. Sharing the skills to deal with the Powder

Level 6 lesson to add smoothness to our turns, and preparing us for steeper terrain.

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December 20, 2007

12/19/07 - Nice day, a new friend

IMG_0618.JPG Today is the epitome of the skiing life

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December 16, 2007

Dec 15- 16 - Great weekend, fun skiers

IMG_0607.JPG Wow, what weekend. Good snow and great company.

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December 9, 2007

December 9th - Holy Cow, the Mtn looks good

IMG_0602.JPG What a fun day on the hill. Temps were nice, and the snow...

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December 2, 2007

12/2- Powder overnight, relaxing day

IMG_0494.JPG It was a powder day today, and Peak 8 opens on Friday! VIDEO.

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November 26, 2007

11/26 - Back from Thanksgiving

IMG_0466.JPG A 9 day vacation, leads to skiing motivation. The fresh snow on Wednesday morning (11/28) doesn't hurt either!

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November 14, 2007

Nov 14 - Waking up to a good day.

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October 15, 2007

The best summer in Summit

Autumn%20of%2007%20456.jpg This Summer has been fabulous. The summer offered great temps and enough rain to keep the fire danger down. It is now autumn and the leaves have fallen, and the 12" weekend snow fall

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September 28, 2007

9/30- End of Quarter

wishes.jpg With all this talk of end of quarter, I decided to take inventory of my summer stats.

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August 11, 2007

August 11, 2007 - and the weeks preceding

HPIM0338.JPG The past few weeks have been blissful in Breck. I am looking forward to the remainder of the summer, and autumn.

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July 18, 2007

7/18 - The summer is so very pleasant!

Breckenridge has been outstanding of late. There are tons of activities in Breckenridge and Summit County. Brilliant sunshine mornings, a little afternoon rain, with temps in the 70's.

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July 8, 2007

7/8/2007- Sunny mornings, wet afternoons

Now were talking. Independence Day parades, golf in the mornings and the evenings, hikes, and a little rain in the mid-afternoon. While Denver was in the 90's, day time temps in Breckenridge ranged from 65-78*. Delightful.

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June 22, 2007

6/22 Wow, what a beautiful week in the high country

We had the Summer Solstice on Thursday, and my oh my how nice it was. The golf courses are starting to get very nice. And summer parties abound.

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June 15, 2007

6/15/07 - Great Hike

Summer is finally showing. I traded in the morning and place some good trades yesterday. I walked about 8 miles in total. The mud season is over, and the Aspen have grown their leaves. It was beautiful. Also, most of the hike followed the river (which was raging).

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June 3, 2007

June 3rd - the summer is not here yet

It has been chilly here lately. 40's-50's, some 60's. Today never really warmed up. However, I finally got out for a brief ride this evening. Ahh, doesn't that feel better?

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May 28, 2007

May 28, 2007 - The Summer so Far

The summer has just begun. There is more to do in the summer than in the winter. Breck is a pretty nice place.

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May 3, 2007

What's happenin', and photos from '07

Well, there is skill skiing for those who want it. A-Basin is going strong. But for the major resorts, we are thinking spring and summer.

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April 22, 2007

Closing weekend April 20-22, 2007

HPIM0173.JPG Imperial Challenge, Bump Buffet, and some very good snow conditions (if you knew where to go) could be found on Breckenridge's closing weekend.

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April 15, 2007

The spring has been great. - April 15th

There is one week of skiing to be done in Breckenridge. Here are some images of the past few days. A-Basin will be open for some time with the snowfalls of the past week.

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April 11, 2007

April 11, 2007 - Major Powder day

HPIM3370.JPG The snow was incredibly good. 2 feet of snow in many spots. Peak 7, Lake Chutes and Snow White have not been open for days.

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April 6, 2007

April 6, 2007 - more fun with Cara, James, and Alex

HPIM3285.JPG "Let's ski the Windows", was the first comment told to me by my skiers. So what is a teacher to do? It's a beautiful day, with great north facing snow...

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April 4, 2007

April 4, 2007

HPIM3143.JPG Whoopie! a fun day to ski with fun new folks! From the blues and greens of P9, to the steeps of Peak 7. A great day with two fun families.

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April 1, 2007

Forest Service Permits REVOKED for the 2007-08 Year

HPIM2966-2.JPG Just announced. The US Forest Service just revoked the all permits at Breckenridge for the 2007-2008 season.

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March 29, 2007

March 26-29, 2007, hard snow week. Pow for friday

HPIM2795.JPG If you can't say something nice.... Well finally today we have received snow. I hope it keeps coming. I am looking forward to a good weekend of skiing.

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March 21, 2007

March 20-21, 2007 - AWD vs FWD vs RWD

A little spring weather report. A Level 6 lesson overview, and how to go from a Rear-wheel or Front-wheel drive skier to become an All-Wheel Drive skier.

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March 19, 2007

Skiing the Breckenridge Lake Chutes

Get a flavor a Breckenridge that has opened up to us without a 45 minute hike. I take Level 9 students, very high ability Private students, and Big Mtn Experience students to the Lake Chutes.

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March 17, 2007

Happy St. Patrick's Day

HPIM2406.JPG This week has been a warm one. Very warm in fact. During spring break that is actually pretty nice. The week has brought lots of sun and consistent temps in the 40's and 50's. Firm snow in the morning, with softening snow in the afternoon.

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March 11, 2007

March 11, 2007 Breckenridge Sunday in Paradise

HPIM2610.JPG How many times can you say it? Breckenridge was heaven today. The upper mtn temps were 20's and 30's. The todays group was excellent. Welcome Mike, Jim, David, and Fred. And of course welcome David, Kady, Lion, Rich, Ed and Bill.

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