Author name: ColdDust

My name is John Rowe and I love to ski! Sun Valley’s Dollar Mt. is where I learned to ski back in 1981. My brother Dave explained the basics, then made fun of me all day. The next day, I was able to do what Dave taught me (I learned to stay in control, avoid other skiers and follow all the rules). On my third day of skiing Dave and his buddy Barney took me to the top of Baldy Mountain…

2025 Ski Stats

Here’s my 2025 ski stats as recorded by the ‘Slopes’ app and my Samsung Galaxy A54 5G phone. Last year I used the ‘Strava’ app to record my skiing, but ‘Strava’ seemed to have recorded ski lift rides as skiing mileage. So my last year’s stats are way off. Oh well…

WorldMark Wolf Creek

I was super lucky and got a real nice room at the WorldMark Wolf Creek in Eden, Utah for a great deal. It was incredibly quiet there. Which is exactly what I needed after spraining my left knee Tuesday 3/25/2025 at Snowbasin Resort. Jeff, one of the maintenance guys offered to help and even brought me some crutches, which I sure needed at the time. What a bunch of great people!

Snowbasin Ski Patrol Toboggan Ride

I fell at Snowbasin Resort on Tuesday for no real reason except there was a transition from icy snow to corn or almost slushy snow, and that’s where I fell.

Snowbasin

I got up and drove to Snowbasin early as usual and got an excellent parking spot and a nice table to get ready at. It’s Tuesday 3/25/2025, I’m riding Snowbasin’s DeMoisy Express ski lift and it’s an absolutely beautiful Bluebird day, Yeehaw!

Sun Valley – Day 5

It was a nice morning for some skiing early on 3/22/2025, but then it got super crowded due to the 2025 Stifel Sun Valley FIS World Cup ski races.

Jackson Hole – Day 2

It snowed like crazy yesterday, so I took the day off to rest. Today is Friday 3/21/2025 and it’s overcast with a little bit of muted sunlight getting through now and then, making visibility variable. I had fun anyway, Yeehaw!

Jackson Hole – Day 1

It was a nice day for some air at Jackson Hole!
I had a great time skiing ‘Lupine Way’, ‘Amphitheater’, ‘Werner’, ‘Cros Ventre’, ‘Sundance’ ‘Teewinot’ and more at Jackson Hole!
I got treated to absolutely beautiful sunny and partly cloudy skies on 3/19/2025 at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. And the snow was super soft – Yeehaw!

Riding Madison 8

Here I am riding Big Sky’s new Madison 8 chair lift that’s equipped with heated seats and bubble domes. I heard yesterday if you show up early there is great parking at Big Sky’s Madison base area. So that’s where I parked today and it was great! Super close, easy access parking. I had a great time again today skiing at Big Sky. Mr. K Rocks, Yeehaw!

Moose Almost Got Me

Watch closely on the right-hand side of the guard rail. At 00:27 you can see the moose about to jump over the guard rail and thankfully, it changes direction. If not, I may have been killed instantly.

Big Sky – Day 1

It was a little overcast Monday 3/17/2025 at Big Sky Resort in Montana, but I had a great time. I love the pitch and how wide open Big Sky’s Mr. K ski run is, Yeehaw!

Sun Valley – Day 4

Heavy snow was forecast for California, Utah and Colorado, so I drove to Sun Valley, Idaho on 3/14/2025 for some Sun and Skiing, Yeehaw! I love getting ready to ski at Sun Valley’s River Run base lodge. You have to show up early to get a table, but it’s worth it!

Grizzly Creek

While traveling between Arapahoe Basin and Aspen Snowmass we stopped at the absolutely beautiful I-70 Grizzly Creek rest area and

Arapahoe Basin – Day 2

It snowed a ton overnight and continued snowing all morning making it difficult to see and ski. Oh well, there’s

Teton Pass Drive

Driving from Grand Targhee towards Jackson Hole down Teton Pass on 2/1/2025. There’s nothing like a Subaru with paddle shifters

Sun Valley – Day 3

It was another beautiful day on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 – Yeehaw! The bridge that leads to Sun Valley’s River

Sun Valley – Day 2

I got the best parking spot at Sun Valley’s River Run side again this morning! And, it’s another absolutely beautiful,

The Hemingway Memorial

Here’s a view of Baldy from the Hemingway Memorial parking lot. You can’t ski every day, you have to take

Sun Valley – Day 1

It was cold but clear at Sun Valley on 1/25/2025. I had a great time, Yeehaw! Here’s the view from

Poly Porter

I found this while skiing in Utah of course. I’m not a big Porter fan so I didn’t try any,

Alta, Utah

Another great day of skiing, this time at Alta, Utah. Yeehaw!

Park City, Utah

Having Fun Skiing to Joe Satriani’s “It’s So Good” at Park City, Utah. Yeehaw!

Kirkwood, California

I started early and got excellent parking spot(s) at Kirkwood’s Timber Creek Base Area two days in a row, Wednesday

Snow Blower

This is a fun to watch video of a snow blower clearing off the Sun Valley Ice Rink, Enjoy!

Zamboni

I like to watch the Zamboni make it’s rounds at Sun Valley’s Ice Rink!

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