Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=56185[graphic] Powder. It's a drug. And like any other potentially addictive substance, it sucks up time, money and inclination, all of which eventually drain through a hole in your psyche. Seasons are squandered in its pursuit, lives are lost in its fury. It's a silken seductress, to which having once f...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5618538013210~digsoh, there can never be enough :-) I was able to ski just 5 days this year, my least in perhaps 20years, on account of August knee surgery it's getting stronger, but I still can't handle more than a few hours we'll see how next year goes, I'm already being pulled in many different directions travel wise did promise...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288617064/27/2013 7:04:18 AMjohnlwWho Got the Most Snow in 2012/13? snowbrains.com  Enough already here, we are ready for spring! Where is it?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288568744/24/2013 5:23:40 PM~digsinsanity on display, world free skiing finals live in verbier freerideworldtour.com  5 of 6 skiers cartwheeling so far, 8 more to gohttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287929203/22/2013 7:51:45 AMjohnlwhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287789323/14/2013 7:15:23 PMjohnlwhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287733793/11/2013 9:43:22 PM~digsVail Resorts Announces Record Capital Plan for 2013, Including $10M Each at Afton Alps and Mt. Brighton March 7, 2013 10:38 am By First Tracks!! Online Media Broomfield, CO - Vail Resorts, Inc. on Wednesday announced its calendar 2013 capital expenditure plan that includes a high-impact new lift, significant terrain...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287657913/7/2013 2:18:01 PMZincmanhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287490082/27/2013 8:23:46 AMSnowshoeFirst time I saw single pole skiing was the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammar. Turns out it was the norm for thousands of years, with the double pole technique becoming popular about a century ago. Here's Mathias Zdarsky, who organized the first alpine ski race in 1905... [graphic]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287488982/27/2013 3:29:21 AMThe Jack of HeartsOK... but then this is the evolution of skiing :0) my kid :O) GS (Giant slalom... letting it rip :O) Someone recently said.. I thought that was just a poster of someone... ...nope... THAT'S MY BOY :O) EDIT: My kid is waaaaay cooler than I ever was.. I'm doing a great job LOL be all that u can b... [graphic]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287488082/26/2013 11:59:18 PMSnowshoeJust found this on the origin of skiing in central Asia. Check out their downhill style later in the clip... [youtube video]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287487812/26/2013 11:44:21 PM~digsSun Peaks Will Host 2018 BC Winter Games http://www.firsttracksonline.com/2013/02/14/sun-peaks-will-host-2018-bc-winter-games/ Sun Peaks (BC), Canada - Sun Peaks and Kamloops are celebrating the two British Columbia communities’ successful bid to host the 2018 BC Winter Games. Sun Peaks will host the Games’ alpine eve...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287256102/14/2013 11:12:49 AMThe Jack of HeartsMy goodness buddy.. You being a westerner.. quoting that line from Vigneault is I guess a classic example of why the country has not yet fallen apart. :o) The boy is in a funk.. Natural talent not enough all of a sudden he sees.. He's having trouble getting and staying over on his skis... too much back seat.. Had ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286896951/26/2013 11:29:04 PM~digsWelp, no real opposition to XC skiing here.. fond memories of doing so w/ the fam during my adolescence. It has however been at least 20years since I've worn those skinny skis.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286896301/26/2013 10:34:58 PMjohnlw...... “My path is not a path, it is snow,” the separatist Quebec poet Gilles Vigneault crooned in his 1966 song, “Mon Pays.” “My country is not a country, it is winter.”..... travel.nytimes.com  I realize I may get banned with these off topic posts. I have somewhat converted the snow boarder daughter to her mild ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286889861/26/2013 1:53:56 PM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286788671/22/2013 12:43:36 AM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286715401/17/2013 11:28:16 PMjohnlwhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286710691/17/2013 7:31:04 PMjohnlwpowdermag.com  Brent , the Wh2O chap mentioned in the article is my hook-up for cheap tix there. The deal this year is I gave him some old jumpers from our club in town and he made some chairs out of them =[graphic] lift tix for JW. I really need to get out of this x-country grooming and skiing rut I am in and get o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286446101/4/2013 10:29:40 PMNeekaThat was an amazing piece by the NYTs what with all of the interactive links and videos..........made me really tear up. Stevens Pass is my home base, and I know the mt well, but I'm not into skiing out of bounds..........never have been. What is so difficult to understand is why these seasoned and expert skiers ig...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2862195512/22/2012 8:40:01 PMjohnlwStumbled onto this piece about the Tunnel Creek avalanche. nytimes.com  Pretty graphichttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2862169612/22/2012 3:28:28 PM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2861956212/21/2012 12:47:20 PMNeekahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2860843812/16/2012 7:12:16 PM~digsSummit Series buys PowMow with a different kind of development plan. skinet.com  By Kevin Luby - posted: 12/11/2012 ----------- Can a ski resort be sustainably developed? In a world where massive corporations like Vail Resorts and even larger real-estate trusts like KSL continue to snatch up ski areas, it seems that ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2860314912/14/2012 1:43:35 AM~digs10 Things I love about storm days @myAltaUT ow.ly  via @FirstTracksMag #Utah #Powder #Skiinghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859316212/9/2012 12:02:02 AMjohnlwUnbelievable More than balls deep :) I couldn't handle it anymore Groomers are busyhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859274512/8/2012 3:44:11 PM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859273412/8/2012 3:38:01 PMjohnlwhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859262412/8/2012 2:15:33 PMNeeka39" over night at Stevens last night.................we're off to a spectacular start. Schweitzer is an awesome place to ski. stevenspass.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859253012/8/2012 1:12:19 PM~digs10 Best Mountains You've Never Skied skinet.com  skinet.com  - like to check this one out on return from or en route to Canadahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859208412/8/2012 3:30:08 AM~digsVail Resorts to Purchase Midwestern Ski Areas December 6, 2012 2:28 pm By First Tracks!! Online Media Broomfield, CO - First Colorado, then Tahoe, now Minnesota and Michigan. Colorado-based ski resort operator Vail Resorts, Inc. announced today that it has entered into agreements to purchase two urban ski areas in ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2858994412/7/2012 2:24:08 AM~digsgetting nice refreshers here in Little cottonwood w/ lake effect, but much of the rest of Utah is suffering from lack of snow and warm tempshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2858994212/7/2012 2:22:19 AMjohnlwhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2858396912/4/2012 1:49:57 PM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2858381712/4/2012 12:40:02 PM~digsforbes.com  I gotta get to telluride forbes.com  got no qualms w/ this forbes.com  story about silverton & its advanced terrainhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2858294712/4/2012 2:20:47 AM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856562311/24/2012 12:46:59 AMjohnlwvancouversun.com  CALGARY -- The powers that be in the ski world might have shut down Lindsey Vonn's quest to become the first woman to compete against men in World Cup downhill action next weekend at Lake Louise. But Alpine Canada refuses to sit back and let such a glorious opportunity pass by without a fight. ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856491811/23/2012 1:18:05 PMjohnlwhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856279711/21/2012 7:56:28 PM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2855996811/20/2012 12:59:05 PMThe Jack of HeartsTremblant opens in 4 days :o) mini race training camp Dec13-16 for my kid.. Of course dad had to go too :O) slope side ski in/out yes! Hopefully coverage is decent .... fingers crossed ... not my tips ;o) tremblant.ca http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2855560411/17/2012 10:33:28 PM~digsThe Science of Risk Why good skiers do dangerous things. By Gordy Megroz posted: 11/14/2012 skinet.com  [graphic] It was April 19, 2011,and Ian McIntosh, then a 29-year-old skier from Pemberton, B.C., felt invincible. His confidence had been building as he conquered steep Alaskan faces while shooting scenes for Teton...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2855194211/16/2012 6:49:47 AM~digs[graphic] Alta Ski Area is scheduled to open for its 75th season on Nov. 16. To commemorate the anniversary Alta is releasing a "Generations of Alta" picture book and will have fireworks and a torchlight parade the evening of Jan. 15to commemorate the first paying customers on the Collins Lift. January special events ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2855193411/16/2012 6:29:50 AM~digsOT, just found this firstqualitycruiseandtravel.com  I don't recognize the bands, but I bet it doesn't matter.. probably more up my alley then jam cruisehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850809610/29/2012 6:41:58 PM~digsblues cruise looks like a lot of fun, you must be in the midst of it right now we had a bunch of snow just north of here earlier in the week firsttracksonline.com  I enjoy seeing it even tho I'm not able to get out on my skis yes, life is good :-)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850498710/28/2012 1:59:01 AMNeekaWe took this tour a couple of yrs ago..sans the blues crew. We bought an all day tour of Dominica while there and it was really fun and interesting. If you don't choose to do that, be sure to do some snorkeling at Champagne Reef. It's not very far from where the boat docks and is worth the effort to get there. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850279910/26/2012 6:52:57 PMjohnlwdigs O/T re Jam Cruise Book the sucker, these things are so much fun. Never thought I would be into the cruise scene but put a thousand or two like-minded souls together with great music and you can't beat it. Plus the atmosphere is a tad more relaxed than a traditional cruise methinks. Blues Cruise #4 coming up for u...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2849997710/25/2012 7:31:30 PMjohnlwI just don't think I have the Mediterranean rhythm. I am more a first chair cup o' noodles kinda guy rather than a flute of champagne. But maybe if you were buying I could get into it.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2849205610/23/2012 1:18:30 AM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2849159710/22/2012 9:56:29 PMjohnlwhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2848838610/21/2012 9:41:30 AM~digshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2848831410/21/2012 7:18:56 AMNeekahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2848414710/19/2012 2:17:16 AM