Mar 18, 2020 | Biathlon
It feels like a switch has been flipped. Someone, namely, a microscopic multicellular microbe we call the Corona virus pushed the fast forward button to the end of the Alpine ski season and the lifts have stopped turning. The ‘big shrink’ of the snowpack has rapidly...
Mar 4, 2020 | Biathlon
It is hard to say whether March came in like a lion or a lamb this year. Moderate temperatures, partly cloudy skies with some wind that brought in light flurries with little accumulation heralded the beginning of the month. Perhaps this would be the predictor of a...
Feb 19, 2020 | Biathlon
As the snowbanks pile up to monumental heights, and snow-covered streets are narrowed to tighter lanes for travel, we are starting to look more like a classic mountain town, ensconced deeply in Ullr’s wintry embrace. The trails, likewise, are laden with a thick...
Feb 10, 2020 | Biathlon
There is a LOT of snow out there, and it just keeps coming! Weather disturbances have just lined up to drop their load of white fluff upon us with little pause for us to come up for air. Between the skiing and the shoveling, snow sliding devotees have been kept busy...
Jan 31, 2020 | Biathlon
We sit, one month into the new decade, perched on the fence of fate. Shall we drop to the inside and maintain the status quo, or do we venture forth into the unknown future with hopes that change will bring us good fortune and good times? I’m talking of course, about...