New Web-Site Fills On-line Void in Steamboat Springs
For whatever reason, after the ski season ended, Ski Corp took down their online forum. This was a pretty active discussion forum with users from all over the globe contributing. Now it is gone.
Today the Steamboat Pilot changed their registration policy for readers to submit comments on their online news site. They now require that you register using your first and last name, daytime phone number, e-mail address, birth date, gender and zip code. In order for your registration to be accepted you will have to sit by the phone and wait for someone from the Pilot to call you and verify that you are who you say you are.
Fuck that.
Now we have The Steamboat Forum. A new place to discuss matters of great importance (like what your favorite beer is).
The Drew Emmitt Band
Drew Emmitt performed live at Howelsen Hill to kick off our free Summer Concert Series. They were fun, but I’m not that into Bluegrass. The one thing that struck me as interesting is it that the guitar player looks eerily like Trey from Phish. Judge for yourself:
Fun In the Snow
One of Kenny’s buddies crashed his sled and broke the throttle cable. After bringing it out to phrog’s and doing some Monster Shed magic, the cable was fixed and ready for action. We all headed up to Lock’s for some sled-neckin’. Lock’s place has a road that leads up to a large pasture. He does not maintain this road in the winter as it is pretty steep and his tractor can’t make it up. The banks along Lock’s driveway are approximately 3-4 feet high, so we dug a slight ramp for Kenny to go up on. Here’s the results of his first attempt:
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Tis the Season for Slippin’, Slidin’ and Ditch Ridin’
The snow has finally decided to fall in Routt County. Nighttime temperatures have also taken a plunge. The roads are coated in an icy layer of snow pack. All of which can create some difficult driving conditions. Difficult, that is, if you drive like a moron. Such was the case with our neighbor pictured below. She is notorious for having quite a lead foot when it comes to acceleration. I happened to be standing on the back porch when I witnessed this beautifully executed maneuver. She managed to come around the corner with such speed and enough force to actually glide over the ditch and stick the car in the side of the hill. Unfortunately, the photo just doesn’t do it justice. It will be a tough one to beat.
The Day Before Thanksgiving
Ever since that first snowfall at the beginning of the month we have been experiencing amazingly beautiful weather. Blue skies, sunshine and temperatures in the fifties. Although I happen to be enjoying this weather immensely, the skiers are not too thrilled. Ski Corp has announced that it won’t be opening the mountain until the end of the month. This announcement has gone over like a fart in church with all sorts of nasty comments being hurled towards the new owners, Intrawest. I’m no expert, but I don’t think snow can be made at temperatures in the fifties.
The snow will come as it always does and it has. Ten inches of lovely, heavy, wet snow has fallen overnight. Looks like it’s going to be a white Thanksgiving after all Charlie Brown.
2010 F1 Schedule
Date Location Mar. 14 
Sakhir - Bahrain Mar. 28 
Melbourne - Australia Apr. 04 
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Apr. 18 
Shanghai - China May 09 
Barcelona - Spain May 16 
Monaco May 30 
Istanbul - Turkey Jun. 13 
Montreal - Canada Jun. 27 Valencia - Spain Jul. 11 
Silverstone - Great Britain Jul. 25 
Hockenheim - Germany Aug. 01 
Budapest - Hungary Aug. 29 
Spa-Francorchamps - Belgium Sep. 12 
Monza - Italy Sep. 26 
Singapore Oct. 10 
Suzuka - Japan Oct. 24 
South Korea Nov. 07 
Sao Paulo - Brazil Nov. 14 
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates -
