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Happy New Year! I hope you have enjoyed a fun and relaxing holiday. Thank you to all of my friends and family that helped make 2011 so special. After receiving a second chance at life over ten years ago every year is a blessing. 2011 was extra special. Undoubtedly the highlight of 2011 was the...

Last Friday night November 4 I was inducted into the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of fame along with four others, Charles Elliott, Ron Allred, Jack Benedick, and John Garnsey. My favorite Ski and Snowboard Club was also recognized, Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club. I was honored when I was informed earlier in the...

Missy, baby Bali and I visited New York last weekend. I played in the 27th Annual Bertan’s Cup golf and tennis tournament at Sleepy Hallow Country Club on Saturday. I’m a lousy tennis player and a worse golfer, but I had a lot of fun. Thanks to my partner Stuart for putting up with me!...

I climbed Capital Peak yesterday morning with my friend Jon. We camped along Capital Creek Thursday night on the approach to Capital Lake. It’s such an awesome valley. After enjoying a beautiful starry night, we awoke yesterday morning to clouds and rain. I thought we were going to get skunked, but the weather continued to...

Last Sunday I participated in the Inaugural Power of Four Mountain Bike Race from Snowmass Base Village to the top of Aspen Mountain via Elk Camp, Gov’t Trail, Highlands, Congo, and Midnight Mine, about 11,000 feet of climbing. It was awesome. It was a real mountain bike race with epic single track, challenging climbs and...

The Third Annual Hooters Snow Angels Swimsuit Fashion Show in the Snow benefitting Chris Klug Foundation? took place this evening at the pool at Sky Hotel in Aspen, Colorado. It was awesome! The competition was tough. Fortunately it wasn’t snowing during the show this year. I got the honor of helping judge the event again...

I left Crested Butte, CO Friday night at Midnight on my skis with my friend Jon headed home to Aspen as a participant in the 14th Annual Elk Mountains Grand Traverse, a forty mile backcountry ski race from Crested Butte, CO to Aspen, CO. It was a blizzard when we departed Crested Butte. I wasn’t...

Yesterday I competed in the Power of Four Aspen/Snomwass COSMIC SkiMo Race with my buddy Jon Gibans. It was hardcore. We started yesterday morning at Snowmass Base Village at 7:15 am and finished nine hours and forty-nine minutes later coming down a mogul field on Slalom Hill. We climbed all four resort mountains, over eleven...

Registration is openfor the 11th Annual Aspen Klug Spring Snowboard Camp! Register early and save at www.klugriding.com. My new eCommerce site is live and open for business.? Aspen Klug Spring Snowboard Camp March 18-20, 2011, Buttermilk, Aspen, Colorado In its eleventh year the Aspen Klug Spring Snowboard Camp keeps getting better. If you want to...

Last Saturday night I skinned up to Barnard Hut above Aspen for the night. I headed up Express Creek from Ashcroft with my friend Jon. We arrived at the top of Express Creek at the base of Taylor Pass just in time to enjoy spectacular sunset colors over the Elk Mountains. The wind picked up...