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There are multiple ways to get up a mountain. Walk, run, snowshoe, skin up{special scaled skins under skis}, snowmobile, snowcat, helicopter, rope tow, pommel lift, rolling carpet, crawl, horse, mule, chairlift, and gondola. Skiers want to get up as fast as they can, especially when there is new powder snow or if it too cold to stand [...]

Jackson Hole is in an area of the USA that is like visiting a wild winter zoo without cages. It is amazing that in an area that often sees temperatures of -20 and -30 degrees, it is easy to see elk, deer, moose, and buffalo. At times so easy, the wild animal is in the front seat with you, if [...]

One winter sport that is not real well known is snowmobile racing, jumping, and hill climbing. These four hundred pound winter warriors and their drivers can look back on 100 mph, do front and back flips in the air, and climb the steepest slopes around. The World Championships of hill climbing are held at this [...]

When the eye is focused on the mark and the breath is held for deep concentration, the frozen finger must pull the trigger. Against the soldier is another, facing the same challenge, facing the same bitter cold, the breath from the north, the scavenger of warmth. Bitter cold is an enemy that both sides fought [...]

If a pro athlete is so good, why do they have a coach? If a coach is not better than the athlete themselves, how can a coach guide the athlete to do better? Is the higher wisdom of the coach the reason they are in a position to instruct an athlete to become better? The masS [...]

MauiSkiBus recieved a tremendous amount of exposure in the Aspen area. From driving around this delightful ski town with Brother Israel Kamakawiwiole playing on the outdoor speakers, parking front row and center for the X-Games at Buttermilk, radio interview with David Bach of KNFO Aspen radio, Plum TV interview, and this Aspen Times article. Longtime [...]

The northern Europeans must have been the first to strap on to their feet a pair of wooden narrow planks. How ancient compared to modern skis that must have been, however skiing had to start somewhere. Now it is not just skis that are used on the snow for fun and delight. Snowboards are the [...]

The isle of Maui has a dormant volcano, Haleakala, that is over 10,000 feet high. Starting at sea level and going to this high point is higher than starting at the base of any Rocky Mountain. Two world rated sporting events take on this height differance, Run to the Sun and Cycle to the Sun. Then there [...]

Often I am asked, “Which resort is your favorite so far?” I add that the idea for MauiSkiBus.com is not to find out what resort is the best, but to attempt to ski 100 differet western USA/Canada ski resorts. Many of the 38 resorts{current count} I have skied before, some were very open to MauiSkiBus more [...]

The darkness of the night is an asset to this predator. Utmost concentration. Eyes wide open. Wings with fine tuned feathers. Talons as sharp as needles. The hoot of the dancing owl, the owl that has a history, that came from a vision of a kid. A head of flowing reddish hair, not at all [...]