The obsessive skier is not very obsessive about fishing, but finds this video inspiring.
Let's go fishing!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
I need a wintervention.
It's mid-September and the Obsessive Skier is getting antsy. I need a wintervention. Looks like Warren Miller Entertainment knew that already.Anybody want to see Warren Miller's Wintervention with me on opening night, Tuesday, November 9th at the Boulder Theater?
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Still the Hermannator.
Basel, Switzerland - Austrian skiing great Hermann "The Hermannator" Maier may have retired from the World Cup circuit, but his competitive streak lives on. This December, Maier will lead a four-man Austrian team competing against a German squad in an overland ski race to the South Pole for Austrian and German broadcasters.
Maier is the man whose 1998 crash at the Nagano Olympics is the stuff of legend.
Maier will head to Cape Town, South Africa on Dec. 8, his 38th birthday. From there, crews will travel to the Russian Antarctic base of Novo to begin their trek to the pole.
Maier's teammates include triathlete and ORF broadcaster Tom Walek, while the German team is highlighted by triathlete Joey Kelly and television commentator Markus Lanz. Each team's remaining two members will be determined by a series of contests that wrap up this month.
Teams will travel on touring skis, pulling a sled with a tent and supplies. A 25-member support crew will travel alongside. The 248-mile trip, which is expected to last 16 days, will head out of Novo on Christmas morning.
Information from Reuters www.reuters.com
Maier is the man whose 1998 crash at the Nagano Olympics is the stuff of legend.
Maier will head to Cape Town, South Africa on Dec. 8, his 38th birthday. From there, crews will travel to the Russian Antarctic base of Novo to begin their trek to the pole.
Maier's teammates include triathlete and ORF broadcaster Tom Walek, while the German team is highlighted by triathlete Joey Kelly and television commentator Markus Lanz. Each team's remaining two members will be determined by a series of contests that wrap up this month.
Teams will travel on touring skis, pulling a sled with a tent and supplies. A 25-member support crew will travel alongside. The 248-mile trip, which is expected to last 16 days, will head out of Novo on Christmas morning.
Monday, August 30, 2010
August Snow = Awesomeness!
Here's a snaphot from the Snowmass, Colorado area today!August Snow = Awesomeness!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Best Wishes to "Cuchara Ski Resort 2.0"
The Denver Business Journal and OutThereColorado.com are reporting signs of new life at the Cuchara Ski Resort in Huerfano County, Colorado near Walsenburg.Cuchara is nestled among the Spanish Peaks (pictured here in the summer), a beautiful spot on the eastern side of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains that is easily accessible from I-25 about 60 miles south of Pueblo.
The Obsessive Skier and his family pass by Cuchara at least a couple of times each year, on our way to and from visits with grandparents in Northern New Mexico.
Best wishes to Bruce Cantrell and the new Huerfano County Recreation District! Their non-profit approach just might be the key to Cuchara's long-term viability as a skiing-oriented recreation destination.
One suggestion: Put in the mountain coaster and summer tubing ASAP!!! The Obsessive Skier and his family would definitely stop for a ride with or without snow on the ground...
Thanks to @oscskiing for the tweet that made the Obsessive Skier aware of this good news.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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