Horsin’ Around (Winter Carnival events offer lessons for all…especially Dad)
February 4, 2010, by eugeneb“She’s going all the way to Hayden, folks!” Normally, I wouldn’t pay the announcer much mind at the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club’s Winter Carnival street events. But tethered to the end of the rope, being pulled by Lightning, the fastest horse in town, was my 6-year-old daughter, Casey, holding on for Read More...
A Worldwind Wrap-up of the Outdoor Retailer Show
February 1, 2010, by eugenebHoo-boy. What a couple of weeks for Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids. First, it was off to Salt Lake City for the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market tradeshow. After sneaking in a couple of days skiing the Wasatch (it’d be rude not to), I arrived at the convention center’s Abravenal Hall just in Read More...
January is Learn a Snow Sport Month
January 12, 2010, by eugenebSkiing is like riding a bike. Okay, well, not really. It’s cold, doesn’t have wheels, and comes with that whole losing mittens issue. But for kids getting their feet wet, so to speak, learning the two is similar. It requires patience and coaxing from parents, so toddlers glide rather than topple Read More...
National Wildlife Federation Recommends New Year’s Resolution to Get Kids Outside
January 5, 2010, by eugenebMy daughter, Casey, 7, was quite candid about her New Year’s Resolution this year: “Eat more bacon, and go to more warm places like Hawaii.” Okay, so she has an affinity for pork and the utterance was made during a below-zero cold snap here in Steamboat Springs. It doesn’t sound like Read More...
New Indoor Freestyle Facility at Copper Mountain Lets Kids Fly High
December 1, 2009, by eugenebThe arm cast can’t be a good sign. “Broke it Monday,” says Iowa’s Mike Harris, 22. “Two places.” It was barely a month after the opening of Woodward at Copper, the country’s first indoor ski and snowboard training facility dedicated to park and pipe, and I was testing it out for a Read More...
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