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Spring ski movie

March 28, 2009 22:41 by MattB

Alden and I had a great time making a little ski movie (Pinball Strikes Back) Friday afternoon. It was a nice day and Monarch had just gotten over three feet of much-needed new snow. 

Then when we were getting ready to leave at the end of the day we noticed military helicopters buzzing around.  As I tried to turn right (West) out of the parking lot a CDOT worker told me the pass was closed due to a helicopter crash and had not further information (like when it might reopen). We waited for 40 Minutes and then just decided to go around the long way through Saguache which takes 2.5 Hours! It ended up being a fun impromptu road trip for us as we made the most of the inconvenience.
Here are some photos of the helicopters over Monarch.

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Spoonful of corn

March 22, 2009 14:27 by MattB
Fun morning today skiing the spoon chute with friends. We were worried about the snow at firt but the chute was great. The rolling terrain between there and the car was a little rough but all in all it was good skiing. 

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Quick Moab trip

March 15, 2009 21:30 by MattB
We took a quick trip to Moab to stay with our friends in Castle Valley. We hung out, played with the kids and I just did a ride with Keith and a hike with Alden. We should have probably stayed another day because there was just too much fun stuff to do!
 
The first couple of B&W shots are from Blue Mesa Reservoir on the way out of town.
 
The ones with the old buildings and train are from Cisco, former home of the Cisco Kid. There isn't much there these days.
 
The small blimp was something we just came across while reterning from Onion Creek. These guys are a film crew and they film a lot of extreme sports. The had a technical problem and had to land moments after launch. 

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Alden's 6th birthday party

March 8, 2009 11:51 by MattB

We had a great day celebrating Alden's 6th yesterday. It was a Harry Potter movie party with an incredible Hogwarts Castle cake made by Mary. Thanks for coming everyone, it was great to have you all over!

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Recent skiing

March 7, 2009 10:00 by MattB
A few recent ski photos. The first two are from a nice tour I did West of Monarch and the last two are from the Monarch ski area. Ricky is the skier in the last shot from a great surprise (heavy) powder day we hit together recently.

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