Big Wheels » ski http://4x6.org/bigwheels Where the rubber meets the road from time to time... Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:11:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Busted up http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/43 http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/43#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:08:10 +0000 eric http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/43 Thin coverage means thin coverage!

And so on the second ski day of the season I wreck chest first into a buried rock. I’m out of commission for a few weeks more. It’s been 3 weeks so far and I’m feeling better, but ribs are slow to heal, so I’m taking it easy for a bit more so as not to do any more damage. I’m gonna get out on the bike tomorrow – finally!

]]> http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/43/feed 0 Be a whore http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/26 http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/26#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:20:46 +0000 eric http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/26 A powder whore. If only there was enough snow for that right now. CNN “reports” that our hometown hill, Eldora, currently has the deepest base in Colorado right now with a whopping 24 inches. There isn’t even any nordic skiing to speak of right now. Well until that happens there’s always this…

]]> http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/26/feed 0 Give skis a chance http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/19 http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/19#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:25:23 +0000 eric http://4x6.org/bigwheels/?p=19 Interesting article about Albanians and Serbs putting aside their differences when the snow flies in the NYT today – “We love to ski more than we love to hate,” he said, in fluent Serbian. “We just want to have a good time”.  Carry on!

]]> http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/19/feed 0 A few winters older http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/18 http://4x6.org/bigwheels/archives/18#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:54:02 +0000 eric http://4x6.org/bigwheels/?p=18 *#!@ Waren Miller and his product placement driven, cookie cutter film making. Nine Winters Old looks to be the real deal! Now bring on the snow already (at least up in the mountains).

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