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20150906 – Cannons; Bacon, Banana and Peanut Butter Toasty; Snakes; Immigration Madness

  Sunday – hot and sunny.   Start the day with a good breakfast consisting of a Tennessee speciality I’ve unearthed, a bacon, banana and peanut butter toasty, with a splash of honey – apparently also known as an Elvis, … Continue reading

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20150902 – Georgia and the Deep South

  Wednesday – overcast but dry.   Time to resurrect my blog. Since that fateful encounter with 3 moguls (the icy kind, not the Indian ones) I’ve not bothered with it. Despite all that time on my hands in hospital … Continue reading

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20150312 – On The Road To Recovery, I Hope.

  Thursday – warm, cloudy and overcast.   And this is how moguls should be done: Look at them knees go. I’d definitely pass on the aerials. I wish. Go for a walk, on crutches, around the estate. Make it … Continue reading

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20150217 – Bouncing Over Giant Icy Moguls

  Tuesday – hot and sunny.   Day started with a fantastic start, skiing up on the Dreamcatcher area of the canyons. Empty up there even at 11:00. Where is everyone? Perfect snow. Alpenglow was awesome. Skied it 3 times, … Continue reading

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20150204 – Spring Skiing; break out the speedos and bikinis

  Wednesday – warm and sunny.   3″ fresh virgin powder overnight. Up for early tracks and as Tycoons been groomed last night head straight up there for a couple of runs before it gets spoilt. Overall a good mornings … Continue reading

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20150128 – Mountain Hosting

  Wednesday – warm and cloudy with the possibility of some snow – we hope.   Looks like there was an inch of snow overnight, so although it’s almost a whiteout with the clouds there’s a nice smattering of powder … Continue reading

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20150121 – Finally A Ski Lesson, After 47 Years

  Wednesday – bitterly cold and sunny.   https://www.facebook.com/tony.w.edwards/posts/10155156719130249?pnref=story What a fantastic day. I now have 47 hints and tips to work on to improve my skiing. Mainly spread my legs apart (not the sort of advice you give to … Continue reading

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20150114 – Skiing at Last; Obituary For Common Sense

  Wednesday – sunny at the top and cold.   At last I have my free season ski pass so can get out on the mountain for 09:00. Sadly Eagle lift is out of operation so no quick way to … Continue reading

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20150701 – Escape To Our Home In Paradise

  Wednesday – grey and miserable.   Well we finally get to escape again. Back “home”, paradise, Park City, for 3 months skiing. My only proper holiday. I’m not going to say much about the journey. Just fairly typical, 24 … Continue reading

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20141208 – Dallas and Fort Worth

Monday – hot and sunny.   Well won’t be sitting on the balcony this morning. There’s these bloody big vultures on the balconies and roofs. If I nod off I’ll have no eyes left and if one of them poops … Continue reading

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