Surprisingly enough, the Big Three think that what the world needs is for them to do what they've been doing for years and form a more formal alliance with the cartel that dominates Presidential primaries. Even more shockingly, Bush agrees.
This weekend I visited Copper Mountain for my first ski trip to Summit County. It was pretty good conditions for spring skiing, but I'm not used to spring conditions in mid-March. They had a bunch of terrain that would have been a lot of fun with full coverage and powder, but we mostly just took moderate-angle corn and cruiser runs. Their Copper Bowl area was a bunch of fun; it's a little odd being up so high that many of the ridgelines have been blown clear of snow.
Also a bit odd skiing with snowboarders after a couple years at Alta. While my buddies are at least pretty good snowboarders, I still felt okay making my share of derogatory comments.
Belle and I went for our first ride of the season last night between Red Butte Canyon and Emigration Canyon. Thanks to an ongoing high-pressure system, south-facing low-elevation trails are dry. The new bike performed wonderfully and we had a blast.
We bumped into one of the mechanics at my LBS. He noted that he wasn't surprised I broke the Yeti and referred to Belle as a "meat stick". I don't know what that means, but I kinda like it.
Last week I spent some time talking to the head of admissions at the University of Calgary. This weekend I interviewed at Santa Barbara, where the environmental building is on the ocean and the airport baggage claim is outdoors. That's somewhat attractive.
