STRAIGHT FROM the HORSE’S MOUTH: There is no shortage of myths, superstitions, and fun obscure facts when it comes to horses. From the vaults of equestrian trivia: The first historically recorded horse race—between fool’s golden boy Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (see: Chasing El Dorado) and one of his soldiers, Rodrigo de Maldonado — took place Read More
Something’s Wild
Searching for the elusive New Mexicans in the southern Rockies – Wild Mustangs. Pure heart and defiant soul of the old Wild West. Their name evokes images of the rearing stallion, wild-eyed and cunning, mane ragged as the desert wind. Even John Wayne needed all his gumption and a tall horse to capture one. Clark Gable Read More
Fat Boys Dig Cats – Extreme Skiing Monarch Style
Monarch’s extreme snowcat tours of Colorado’s Great Divide are heaven for snow carnivores – Above me on the mountain steeps, I could hear the guides call to each other as they swept through the trees making sure there were no stragglers. “Clear… Clear.” Clear, my butt. I’m upside down in this hole, wedged between a Read More
Durango Ski Town –
Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort is located in the rugged San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, and 25 miles north of historic downtown Durango. Averaging 260 inches of snow annually, Purgatory is known for consistent, dry powder from frequent storms, which are followed by sunny, bluebird days, creating perfect conditions for pure alpine nirvana. Purgatory Read More
Southwest’s largest ski operator adds more mountains
Purgatory at Durango Mountain, Arizona Snow Bowl, Sipapu Resort and Pajarito Resort – Sipapu managing partner James Coleman adds Pajarito, Durango Mountain Resort, and Arizona Snow Bowl to the fold, forming the largest ski mountain collective in the Southwest. After nearly 15 years as the managing partner at Sipapu (near Taos, NM), Coleman understands how to Read More
Instant Karma: The Heart And Soul Of A Ski Bum
When everybody else is shoveled-out, this skier goes up again and again… and again | Excerpts from his book by Wayne Sheldrake / Just forty minutes from my home, Wolf Creek typically opened in October, earlier than any other ski area within 150 miles. Since I’m not a season ticket holder, this is a torturous Read More