Today Vail finally got some 8+ inches of snow. First powder day in a month. So everyone and there Mom went out to ride some freshy-fresh! Me, Melanie, Daniel and Jamie enjoyed all the new snow the mountain had to offer.

Melanie was a little tired from running around in today deep Pow

Today was one of those day were we all just sleep in. The weather was just a little dreary with ancient snow pack. At around noon Nick and I finally got up on the Vail mountain to shred with the Avon crew in Golden Peak terrain park. Later Melanie and I took Tasha for a walk around town for some caffeine and some window shopping. Here's a picture of Tasha's swimming hole under one of Vail bridges.

Yesterday Gene, new bro Bobby and I went and rode at Beaver Creek. It was a late day session for us, but we made the best of the time we had.

Gene up on the wall ride

Beaver Creeks Gaper picture of the day

After boarding at Beaver Creek Gene, Bobby and I went to Loaded Joe's Restaurant for some dinner and drinks.

Today Melanie and I went snowboarding for only a few hours before we had to go to work. The weather was great and the gapers were looking great! Melanie still can't figure out why Americans dress so weird?

Yesterday Melanie and I drove the two hours to Aspen to check out some of the X-Games in ButterMilk. I just had a friend move to downtown Aspen 2 weeks ago, so Melanie and I had a nice place to stay overnight. The rest of my buddy's couldn't even find a place in Aspen to stay for the games so they all stayed in Snowmass Village. Checkout more pictures of our time in Aspen On Mel's blog on the links on my page.

Here's looking straight up the X-Games Super Pipe!

Here's the back of one of the greatest professional snowboarders, Shaun White!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mel checking out the pipe action

Pipe riders are going as big as twenty plus feet out of the top of the 1/2 pipe.

Yesterdays Gaper picture of the day!

Yesterday after Melanie and I spent the day in Breckenridge we headed back to Vail to meet up with friends to do the Minturn Mile.

Melanie making her first turns down the Minturn Mile

Brian hang'n out with the Red Strip

Today Melanie and I went for a sunny after work hike up on Son of Middle Creek trail with L'il Tasha

The hike we went on went through sunny Aspen grooves

By the end of the hike Tasha was so tired of running around in the deep snow

Last Sunday Nick, Jen, Mel and I drove up to Leadville to visit my friend Gary's Restaurant. You can visit there web page at http://www.rosiesbrewpub.com/

In this picture Gary is giving us a tour of the fermentation tanks for the beer.

Gary and I

At the end of the night Tasha got to cuddle with everyone in the car

Today was a busy weekend day of the week so Mel and I stayed deep in the tree's to avoid the crowds. Sadly Nicole left back for Denver this morning, however she'll be back next Friday for some more turns.

After a long day at work I got to spend the night with friends at Vendettas for a great dinner.

At the end of the night I turned out to be one lucky guy

Enough of the backcountry, Nicky B. and I brought it to the icy park of Golden Peak. The pipe was icy, jumps huge, and rails were fast as.... Here's a picture of me doing a nose-slappy on the bench.

Nicky on a picnic break.

Nick sending it in the air with a backside 540

Gaper picture of the day

Today was another backcountry day for Dan, Jamie and I. The sun was out and the snow was deep for the boyz and I.

I think Jamie was a little excited after a pulling a perfect front 360 off a little rock jump. Not bad for a old man!!!!!!!!

The East Vail Wall BC

The snow was really steep and deep

The best day yet in the backcountry of East Vail

At the end of the line we headed back to the Village via East Vail bus with big smiles!

Today Nick, Jamie, Melanie and I hiked up to Benchmark point to drop in to some side country in Mushroom Bowl. It was Melanie's first side country pow pow experience, so some of her situations were kinda funny. The weather was great and the view were spectacular!!!!!

After we hiked to the top Nicky was amazed with the great view.

Melanie doing some tree hugging

Jamie, Nick and Melanie finishing there ride out of Mushroom Bowl

Last Monday Jamie, Dan and I had Man Day! over in East Vail's backcountry.

Jamie's fake leg

The hike up to Bench Mark East Vail at 12,600ft

East Vail's East facing wall

Jamie making his way through the first open Pow field

One Piece of the day

At the end of a very very cold day Melanie, Jamie and I walked over to Moe's in Lions Head for some all American lunch.

Last Saturday Melanie and I watched the Sessions at Vail.

Here's what the skate influenced rail park looked like.

Len got to go sledding with Koura after the main event