Category Archives: Daily Grind

General posts on various related topics.

How about Recycled Sweaters?

Not too shabby, eh. Check it out. Danette made pillows and Ellie pants out of Recycled Sweaters. What a killer idea. And she busted these things out in like two hours during a lazy, winter-rainy Friday afternoon. This is about the coolest thing I’ve ever seen…

Awaiting the Next Storm Ride

Patiently. Two years in a row now we have missed two huge Decembers at Alta. But such is life. We sacrificed killer storm rides and deep days so that my family back in NY could get to know Ellie better. It’s tough being so far away from them, but considering D’s from Cache Valley and… Read More »

Weather Watching from NY

That’s right. I’m in Ithaca, NY through the holidays. And then I have to go away for a while early next month for work. I won’t be back in Little Cottonwood until mid January. Oh well… At any rate, I’m here at my folks Wasatch weather watching. Altafarians, how does this read to you? AS… Read More »

The Feral One Returns!

Feral defined: Having returned to an untamed state from domestication. NINE DAYS ROAMING THE UINTAS!!! ..and she was waiting on porch when we returned from a weekend trip to Amalga. “She has a nice gash on the inside of one of her back legs, and is hobblin’ a bit. But other than that she seems… Read More »

Please help us find Adah

Our beloved Kuvasz, Adah, went missing on Friday morning (10/10/08). And since this is a blog about Utah skiing, and it’s likely there are a lot of Utahns reading it, we’re asking that folks please keep an eye out for her. She wandered off from Timberlakes, in Lake Creek Canyon. And it’s my firm belief… Read More »

Okah The Mastiff

It’s a sad day for my folks back in Erin, NY. Their beloved “Okie” is going to be put down. She’s old for her breed, and she’s displayed strength and perseverance for many months (fighting cancer). I have to be honest, but I didn’t think the old girl was going to last this long. I… Read More »