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Set Up Your Emergency Contact Information in 2018
Every year on President's Day Weekend (Feb 19 specifically) I am reminded of the importance of having up to date contact information. I share this story in hopes it will spur you to action - in fact I didn't realize that when I got a new phone my information did not...
An Ode to the Used Gear Shop
In the town where I grew up, there exists a small gear shop. It's packed to the brim with lovingly used skis and bikes and backpacks and activewear in need of a new home. Since my mom moved closer to downtown, the shop is a three-block walk from her front door. I...
Turns All Year: Month 75
In a few days I'll be flying to Bozeman to visit the family and put my Maxx Pass to use at Big Sky. I always love skiing at Big Sky as an adult because it makes me appreciate the magic of a childhood spent on that mountain. The fact that my dad - Popi - schlepped me...
How To Give Up ‘Busy’ In 3 Weeks or Less
I entered 2018 with the intention of giving up the word 'busy'. As I wrote at the end of last year: "'Busy' has come to be our answer for everything. "How are you?" "Oh I'm good. Just Busy." It's okay to fill your life with things, but I want to fill my life with...
Turns All Year: Month 74
After barely surviving month 73 of TAY in November, I was looking forward to regaining my health and making snow filled turns part of my weekly routine in December.The snow gods, I'm afraid, had other plans.Or, at least their plans included snow during the week and...
Turns All Year: Month 73
Photo by Christy Pelland.Ahh November. For those of us who do Turns All Year, it marks the beginning of the glorious season where snow is abundant and chairlifts are spinning. You can go as easy on yourself, or as hard, as you want.The past few years, November turns...
Resolutions for 2018
I have a thing for even numbers. Even though I was born on the 13th day in the 5th month of the year, I was born in 1984. For whatever reason I seem to do better, and find more happiness, in 'even' years.In 2010 I lost a bunch of weight, discovered my love for the...
Happy New Year!
At the end of December, it's fun to reflect on memories that made us smile and consider what things we'd like to leave behind as we enter a New Year. A lot of things made me smile in 2017. Small pieces of gear like a down skirt and a pee funnel. A pair of women's...
Recovery in the Mountains: From Getting High to Getting High
One step at a time. It can be slow, and often painful, but you can always take one more step. That’s how you climb mountains, and that’s how you recover from addiction. Nik Jensen knows the trials and tribulations of both. I don’t remember meeting Nik, suffice to say...
