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Powder Day at Breckenfridge

Comment Written by Andrew Commander on December 26, 2009 – 11:18 am

Christmas eve was one of the coldest ski days I have ever had at Breckenridge.

Despite the cold temperatures, My Dad and I braved the wind chill of negative twenty five and had powder soft runs all day.

The first run was half…

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Interview with Louis An: Professional Photographer

1 Written by Andrew Commander on December 10, 2009 – 5:40 pm

Tell me about your site

I’ve always had a very simple site,louisanphoto.com thanks to my limited html skills. But the byproduct is that I let my photos speak for itself instead of a fancy website. I try and make my site into…

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As the Ultimate frisbee season approachs, Monarch looks to dominate

February 24, 2010 – 9:18 am

Monarch Ultimate Frisbee is a group of Juniors and Seniors who have grown through the ri-disc-ulous system. Our old name, ri-disc-ulous, was not fitting for the current team. Losing games due to lack of experience was our big problem, but not…

So much powder… So much fun

February 22, 2010 – 6:29 pm

This weekend was the best skiing of the season yet. Everywhere in Colorado was getting snow from the four corners to my hometown of Superior.

For my first powder day, I went to Vail on friday. The report claimed 5 inches, but…

Bad News: Blown Bike Tire

February 4, 2010 – 7:59 pm

You know what really grinds my gears? Flat tires

Preparing to go on my first road ride of the season on my bike, I began to inflate my tires to proper air pressure using my hand pump.

The stem on one of my…

Appreciating the Telemark Turn

February 2, 2010 – 7:50 pm

Imagine you go skiing on a powder day with only 8″ of new snow, but when you bend down to make a turn, the powder gets almost twice as deep. Snow will be up to your thighs and waist instead…