tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82793483020264481272024-03-13T20:01:27.761-07:00ski like a girla girl's guide to skiing, life, and everything else...leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-20216094827649721692011-02-20T06:51:00.000-08:002011-02-20T06:51:00.246-08:00Backside Pivot Slips<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gN_eHf-SXFA" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe><br />
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This is not on my PSIA Level 2 exam, but is very cool. Why do I always want to do everything backwards? Must be the dancer in me. This is what I'll be doing today!<br />
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ski girlleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-32883192248971741482011-02-19T08:39:00.000-08:002011-02-19T19:41:23.909-08:00Pivot Slips<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sBVgbdOPHRs" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A new task on my upcoming PSIA Level 2 ski exam. I'll be pivot slipping all over the place this weekend. You?</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">xoxo,</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</span>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-58486701292303299542011-02-18T14:10:00.000-08:002011-02-18T14:10:22.160-08:00I heart My Life Outdoors<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today I'm sending a little blog love to Steven over at <a href="http://www.mylifeoutdoors.com/">My Life Outdoors</a>! Why do I love this blog?</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. This is totally self-serving, but <a href="http://www.mylifeoutdoors.com/2011/02/winner-of-liftopia-50-gift-credit.html">My Life Outdoors</a> and <a href="http://www.liftopia.com/">Liftopia</a> had a giveaway contest and I won!!!!! A $50.00 gift card for Liftopia is exactly what this ski girl needs!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Who knew that Texas was so cool? I know that Lance lives and trains there so it's got to be awesome. Steven makes it seem pretty appealing, too. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. He <a href="http://www.mylifeoutdoors.com/2011/02/ski-purgatory-durango-mountain-resort.html">skis</a>!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. It's about a lot more than Texas. This guy travels to some cool places and he writes about his experiences, beautifully. Makes me want to get outside and enjoy <a href="http://www.mylifeoutdoors.com/">My Life Outdoors</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">xoxo,</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</div>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-39413741672529413762011-02-16T06:24:00.001-08:002011-02-16T06:24:56.968-08:00The Pow is back at Mt. Hood Meadows!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gqsJe1_HXEw" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe><br />
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ski girlleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-3200392722439568512011-02-15T09:56:00.000-08:002011-02-15T09:56:54.508-08:00Just say no to Plastic!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/koETnR0NgLY" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just say no to plastic. ski like a girl supports <a href="http://greensangha.org/">Green Sangha</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The facts from Green Sangha</b></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Shoppers worldwide are using 500 billion to one trillion single-use plastic bags per year. </b><br />
This translates to about a million bags every minute across the globe, or 150 bags a year for every person on earth. And the number is rising.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>“But plastic bags are so convenient!”</b><br />
It depends on how far you are looking. A plastic bag may be convenient for a minute or two when you carry something out of the store, but consider these costs:</div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><b>Plastic bags are made from a non-renewable resource: oil! </b><br />
An estimated 3 million barrels of oil are required to produce the 19 billion plastic bags used annually in California.</li>
<li><b>Greenhouse gas emissions</b><br />
Plastic manufacturing’s air pollution contributes greatly to global “weirding” (extreme weather of all sorts) we are experiencing is the result.</li>
<li><b>Non-biodegradable</b><br />
Plastic is food for no one. It never completely breaks down.</li>
<li><b>Litter</b><br />
We see bags hanging on trees, along the roadside, slipping down the storm drain, and floating in the ocean. Even when we do put them in the garbage, they don’t always make it to the landfill. 47% of landfill blow-away trash is plastic.</li>
<li><b>Toxicity </b><br />
Manufacturing plastic releases toxins in the air, as does recycling plastic. The additives used in plastic are often toxic and can leach into our food. The surface of plastic is chemically attractive to some of the worst toxins in our environment (e.g., PCBs and pesticide metabolites).</li>
<li><b>Harm to Marine Life</b><br />
More than 100,000 marine mammals and turtles, one million seabirds, and countless fish worldwide are killed by plastic rubbish each year.</li>
<li><b>Choking the ocean</b><br />
Beaches on every continent are littered with plastic scraps and particles. In a recent surface trawl of the North Pacific Gyre, 46 pounds of plastic were found for every pound of zooplankton.</li>
<li><b>We’re eating plastic </b><br />
Fine particles of plastic are taken in by filter-feeders in the ocean. These plastic-laden small creatures are then eaten by larger animals and plastics work their way up the food chain, all the way to our seafood menu.</li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Green Sangha’s Work</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Since 2006, our actions have included:</b></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li>Promoting a successful campaign to ban plastic check-out bags in Fairfax, California, which reduces eights tons of waste per year</li>
<li>Encouraging local and chain markets in California to reduce or eliminate plastic bags – produce bags as well as tote bags</li>
<li>Giving over 240 talks to over 7000 citizens</li>
<li>Publishing articles in local newspapers and magazines</li>
<li>Showing our plastics display in scores of festivals, conferences, and other public gatherings</li>
<li>Testifying before elected councils and boards</li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>What You Can Do to support Green Sangha</b></div><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><b>Be the Change</b> <ul><li>Take your reusable bags wherever you shop; if you forget it, go get it!</li>
<li>Visit <a href="http://myplasticfreelife.com/">MyPlasticfreeLife.com</a> to see how Beth Terry has reduced her plastic footprint creatively, and with good humor, too.</li>
<li>Learn about <a href="http://www.chicobag.com/t-track_movement.aspx">Ban the Bag Movements & Legislation</a> in your area.</li>
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<li><b>Share</b> <ul><li><a href="http://bit.ly/plasticstateofmind">Plastic State of Mind</a> (http://bit.ly/plasticstateofmind)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.greensangha.org/Plastics/DontThink11-05.pdf">Our Problem & Solution Guide</a> (pdf)</li>
<li>This page on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?t=Rethinking%20Plastics%20by%20Green%20Sangha%20Parody&u=http://www.greensangha.org/plastics-campaign">Facebook</a> or other networks</li>
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<li><b>Join the Campaign.</b> <a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=repvarcab&p=oi&m=1102230240401" target="_blank">Sign up for our Email Newsletter</a> to read about current actions and starting one in your community.</li>
<li><b>Support Our Work.</b> <a href="https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=19223">Donate</a> to help us spread the word and produce more videos, raising awareness and catalyzing real change.</li>
</ol><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be the change you want to see in the world.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">xoxo, </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you are skiing today with your sweetheart. It may be too soon for a V-day wedding this year, there is that pesky Colorado wedding license requirement. For those of you who get engaged tomorrow, you'll have a whole year to plan for a Valentine's wedding. You may want to make sure grandma can ski before you load her on the lift. There is only one way down. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">xoxo, </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">p.s. Click <a href="http://www.skiloveland.com/events/wedding.aspx">HERE</a> to make your plans for next year. </div>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-53464722559872012422011-02-12T01:59:00.000-08:002011-02-12T01:59:00.813-08:00Chairway 2 Heaven<div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=slaxljeab&et=1104346594469&s=452&e=001It_v4BDlBp__zW1XyxiFWprodtPdGdxdWbwaNz5y2HX5RWzqu474smtr8PNXCEQzBqLkjf40yfKBnvYcB5-0W0wHgcgnV6KZhdm5PCgAiMSZZH4pPMUTDFKvH5-RW1g81S0GaMBmWoNxf7WovkPpG-ACFCHg63dn8kt6ERj8vaz7CUFGtkRBOBjpUFn218JIis0Bf101ZgY1CQKKDg4tT2wsxq9H1F_kqImlw0EiS0DxRUV-Mk0QWv8LIi4ByPpTVXAaseBNCJTdIyjKRBTHFM-O074huYKr" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img alt="Chairway to Heaven 2.13" border="0" height="160" hspace="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.60" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs031/1104120873330/img/60.jpg" width="488" /></a> </div><div style="color: #434345; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">On Sunday, February 13th from 12pm - 4pm, enjoy nine minutes in heaven on the Blue Chairlift with a new friend or lover! Then join the "Meadows Mingle" at the bottom of the Blue chairlift to warm up with a fire, snacks, smooth tones, and fabulous prizes! For more details please visit the Mt. Hood Meadows <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=slaxljeab&et=1104346594469&s=452&e=001It_v4BDlBp8N3Aya5BoSLsUmqnnYkKaf9eP-QzSAp3JOwfIdvl34cUtmMs01XA5utKlDVl2Uv8u_tN_LW9ztcPyIIjt5rxiz0m1DM7ocs7zQp0OMFct66PTNC-jEXDcRWCl5P04FFUCTR_CeYqRcZkUlLbQw7kvdaRCYdqBq_TLdSoMblaxgctrE-JEZkMfY-_-PmPMBLgFINwFGj2j8qthRi8L7E0yYhCEkwwTytLNhTrN3Zx0DOxJEr8ywRvtk6z84z1tBa2aQHUXNmmzq4Quw0Itjmqqi" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #434345; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #75952d;">website</span>.</a></span></div><div style="color: #434345; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #434345; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">xoxo, </span></div><div style="color: #434345; font-family: Verdana,Geneva; font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</span></span></div>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-44950053541332029612011-02-08T19:48:00.000-08:002011-02-08T19:51:25.755-08:00Big Wave Skiing in Hawaii<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ahk48h7P4ts" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<span data-jsid="text" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jesse, is one of the many fabulous instructors at Mt. Hood Meadows in Oregon. He has a vast technical knowledge of skiing and is happy to share it. He is a very patient instructor and is great with beginning skiers. He has been teaching at Mt. Hood Meadows for three years, and has the skills and drills to advance your skiing whatever level you may start at. He may not speak French, but he does speak German! Anyway, much like love, skiing is a universal language. No translations required. Just get to the mountain and fall in love with the lifestyle! For a fantastic lesson, request Jesse at <a href="http://www.skihood.com/Lessons/Adult-Daily-Lessons-Age-13">Mt. Hood Meadows Ski School</a>.</span><br />
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<span data-jsid="text" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">p.s. A special thanks to Jesse, for sharing his class picture with me. It's the best I've seen!</span>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-66855915358128745552011-02-06T02:37:00.000-08:002011-02-06T02:37:00.714-08:00Little ski girls<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nAgTXj_fRLM" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">yaya and xuanxuan learning ski at Mt. Hood Meadows. These are two seriously cute, ski girls. I'm not the instructor in the video, but this is basically how I spend most of my days at Meadows. Get out and ski!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">xoxo, </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</span>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-43455756758371589202011-02-05T02:26:00.000-08:002011-02-05T02:26:00.423-08:00This is where I'll be today, come ski with me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYguvgVwUGnqIfQ13dKUKikwZ-ClDcoL-lZVJPmVMvJudg0paMpbkp3uZuk02FeC879TvYyae_9BKPzOeinz50K4oUVUMfFYna9_px6HOTkymGpzVXY15mim5-xGI4uL_tjcqWfB25Ng/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYguvgVwUGnqIfQ13dKUKikwZ-ClDcoL-lZVJPmVMvJudg0paMpbkp3uZuk02FeC879TvYyae_9BKPzOeinz50K4oUVUMfFYna9_px6HOTkymGpzVXY15mim5-xGI4uL_tjcqWfB25Ng/s320/023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Come find me at <a href="http://www.skihood.com/">Mt. Hood Meadows</a>! Once again, I'll be in the green jacket.<br />
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ski girlleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-254104271586597792011-02-04T10:22:00.000-08:002011-02-04T10:30:40.104-08:00Glen Plake PSIA Level 1 Alpine Instructor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d3ZNdChpJxCiMMhX7_jgsGujnMg49jDOAU0HXhcw-xsELT5NC0discHpRBXOubclI40cj5IMquEcxOZWXiw-0u2gBBnEFL74ZamnGtx7dR1DZTDAi8mgige2VuquS_1P5ZNErOglXwQ/s1600/gplevel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d3ZNdChpJxCiMMhX7_jgsGujnMg49jDOAU0HXhcw-xsELT5NC0discHpRBXOubclI40cj5IMquEcxOZWXiw-0u2gBBnEFL74ZamnGtx7dR1DZTDAi8mgige2VuquS_1P5ZNErOglXwQ/s400/gplevel1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm sure glad that when I passed my PSIA Level 1 exam, no one posted my scores online! </span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Glen Plake did a lot better than I did. I got a lot of 3's. I was a much better teacher, than skier when I first took the exam. I have heard that the exams are more difficult in Colorado. Way to go Glen! Glen is now officially a Level 1 alpine instructor at Breckenridge. How cool is that? I'd love to take a lesson from him. I wish he worked with me in Kid Ski. Fun, fun , fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In case you don't know who Glen Plake is and are wondering why, oh why, is she so excited about this?! Here is the official Glen Plake youtube scoop:</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh Glen, please lose the cigarette, put on a helmet, and come ski with me at Mt. Hood Meadows! </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">xoxo, </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</span>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-48241651635876074532011-02-03T22:19:00.000-08:002011-02-03T22:19:21.029-08:00True love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3LYgHAjWJ5QMCIDF8d3mC-TaVDppSHnITj6zSorfmpei5sw_pGNt2-MiOsCxa3i7oLuBtbzYRl2NVJMrPL0bhL3dv5r7SuKYGnqwIZVXO4-hnbEUOBPEOPNtFNaYoZ_E-3njK09bRBA/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3LYgHAjWJ5QMCIDF8d3mC-TaVDppSHnITj6zSorfmpei5sw_pGNt2-MiOsCxa3i7oLuBtbzYRl2NVJMrPL0bhL3dv5r7SuKYGnqwIZVXO4-hnbEUOBPEOPNtFNaYoZ_E-3njK09bRBA/s320/047.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>aaahhhhh! Every girl has a list of attributes their dream guy must have. #1 for me: He has to love skiing. <br />
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xoxo,<br />
ski girlleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-14359855256871580622011-02-02T19:36:00.000-08:002011-02-02T19:37:08.708-08:0050 ways to spend a snow day<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I found this on the Denver based <a href="http://www.milehighmamas.com/2011/01/31/50-ways-to-spend-a-snow-day/">Mile High Mamas</a> page. Check them out! Now if I had a snow day I would go ski, but for those of you who don't ski, go take a lesson. And if you can't do that the following list is for you. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">xoxo, </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Another day, another snow storm. Here are 50 ways to spend a snow day:</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make an abominable snowman. It’s like a regular snowman, but less friendly to passers-by.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Practice multiplication and script with your kids. That’ll put them in a REALLY good mood. For older kids, break out the practice tests.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Delete all of the expletive-laden “music” from your teenager’s Napster playlist on the family computer, while she’s not looking.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make snow ice cream, slushies or ‘tinis. Harvest icicles for the latter.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Put on your fanciest evening dress and jewelry, grab your cocktail and pretend you’re in an old movie. That sounds a lot better than, “Sit around your apartment and get wasted.”</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fill squirt bottles with water and food coloring and make art on the snow. Let your dog help out.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trudge around town for a store that hasn’t<span id="more-18492"></span> sold out on sleds.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wash the floors by hand. Or use a toothbrush.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do that mending and ironing you’ve been putting off since 2004.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Groom the dog. Then suck all the fur off your couch.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make freeze-ahead dinners. The ones you wish you had right now.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go rooftop luging.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get kids the Lil’ Capt. Robert Scott Antarctic Expedition playset.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shovel through piles of climate change theories.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shred your pile of old documents. Better yet, multitask. Use them to light up the fireplace.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Change the batteries in the smoke detectors, since you forgot during Fall Back.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Find all the lids to the Tupperware.<br />
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Play Monopoly with the rules that make the game go slower.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go through your junk drawer. Do not be afraid.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clean your silverware and jewelry. Alternatively, pine for silverware and jewelry worth cleaning.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sort mementos into keep and toss piles. Spend time poring over the keepers—after all, that’s why you’re keeping them.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make a master calendar for gift-giving dates. Shop ahead online. Or for yourself. Pretend there are sales.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Invite over neighbors and children you rarely see for a potluck dinner.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make a list of all the things you love about your valentine for a card or scrapbook. Make stuff up if you have to.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Actually use those cross-country skis, or skates or showshoes you were always planning to try out after a big snow. C’mon, you can do it!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Scan old photos and make a photo book. Then force the kids to look at pictures of their parents when they were little.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do your taxes! April 15 only feels far off.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chug a shot and break open your financial portfolio.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Order seeds and plants for your spring garden. Yes, spring will come eventually.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Update your resume. Hey, it’s better than doing it at work and leaving it in the copying machine.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go through clothes (for you and your children) in drawers and closet. Try on and toss.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upload your CDs, finally. Now, this may be difficult: Toss the CDs and the CD player.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take out all the beach chairs, umbrellas and boogie boards and make a beach day in the snow.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google yourself.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collect all the pennies from the corners of the house, coat pockets, sofa cushions, jeans in the laundry. Maybe you’ll have enough for a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Then again, maybe not.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write a letter. You know the kind, with pen and paper.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make snowflakes out of paper. Tape them to your windows to block out the white piles outside.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teach haiku—five, seven, five—and make a book of illustrated snow haiku.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Create air fare alerts for deals to your dream destinations.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Play this fun game with your kids: Let’s Clean the Bathroom!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You know that neighbor who won’t stop blasting music? That’s where your shoveled snow goes.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Play family-friendly spin the bottle with your chore list. Hope it doesn’t point to you when it’s time to clean toilets.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mani-pedi, scrub or mask, deep condition. You choose the body parts.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bubble bath. Turn down the lights, light a candle and pretend you’re in a spa. Doesn’t do it for you? It’s not completely impossible that a real one is open.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Experiment all day on devising the ultimate chocolate chip cookie. Tasting mandatory.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Begin your memoirs.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take pictures of all your belongings to inventory for insurance. Now do a written inventory.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sleep. If that doesn’t work, make some nookie!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Send hate mail to your friends and relatives in warm-weather places. Or block them on Facebook.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look at Florida real estate online, so you never have to read this again.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Leanne Italie</span><br />
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We got the path report back earlier today and it is awesome. Siena's tumor is benign! It's a choral plaxus papilloma. It's rare but if you end up with a tumor it's a good one to have. No Cancer!!!!!!!!!! The average age that kids have it is age five. Siena is 11. It is very rare for it to reoccur once it has been removed. Her doctor said she'll be ready for spring skiing, April or so!!!! Yay, the little ski princess will ski again.<br />
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xoxo,<br />
ski girlleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-79691219074837504182011-01-31T23:07:00.000-08:002011-02-01T00:13:05.572-08:00Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHu9vuy-HsQiMFLCwzSBZ29szy6vhn_Zvqv_Ez-1UNuut1uDP6MwF3Nk7KIlUDDiXF177bSpjIHPiMNbv857RNu68P5SgItXg8lTHG8TZD9EaE5ZVNxqxl4Sxm4R05jvMfxXb9iUuUpnI/s1600/005+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHu9vuy-HsQiMFLCwzSBZ29szy6vhn_Zvqv_Ez-1UNuut1uDP6MwF3Nk7KIlUDDiXF177bSpjIHPiMNbv857RNu68P5SgItXg8lTHG8TZD9EaE5ZVNxqxl4Sxm4R05jvMfxXb9iUuUpnI/s320/005+%25283%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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Back at the hospital with the little ski princess. Seizures! CT was good. No swelling or bruising of the brain. More tests in the morning to see what is up. Scary day but we survived.<br />
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Please keep Siena in your thoughts and prayers.<br />
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xoxo,<br />
ski girl aka siena's momleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-64150114822289812802011-01-30T14:42:00.000-08:002011-01-30T14:42:49.000-08:00saturday, sunday...<div style="text-align: center;">yesterday at the mountain</div><br />
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crazy week lead to quick nap in the hallway </div><br />
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note I'm still on the ground!</div><div style="text-align: center;">that's my ski and boot</div><div style="text-align: center;">snowboarders sit down, why can't skiers?</div><div style="text-align: center;">we did hit the park for hours!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Today</div>yoga, swim, hang with ski princess, nap, watch x games, more nap, more x games, movie with bff, soup...sleep :)<br />
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how's your weekend?<br />
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xoxo,<br />
ski girlleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-7527212828568625922011-01-29T02:33:00.000-08:002011-01-29T02:33:44.458-08:00This is where I'll be today, come ski with me!<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R3WfL_dkjH4" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="640"></iframe><br />
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The ski princess is home from the hospital and on the mend. I'm heading to Mt. Hood Meadows with the bff for a day of fresh air, snow and sunshine. I've been trapped inside for 5 days! Come ski with me! <br />
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xoxo,<br />
ski girl<br />
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p.s. We'll be the ones in the green jackets. leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-77499426907126363332011-01-28T07:54:00.000-08:002011-01-28T23:01:15.138-08:00Siena is a ski ambassador!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Head over to <a href="http://www.beagirlblog.com/be_a_girl_today/2011/01/say-hello-to-siena-our-newest-ski-ambassador.html">Be a Girl Today</a> to check out their newest ski ambassador, Siena! Siena is thrilled with her new title and has already been handing out stickers to her ski girl friends for their helmets. She is recovering very well from her recent surgery. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">xoxo, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ski girl</span>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-66614285950909037642011-01-27T17:20:00.000-08:002011-01-27T17:20:15.329-08:00Gretchen Bleiler's Sustainability Talk with Aspen High students<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1sGYFr3VGvbBzBIdV3hmt78Fj9cm8BaHTHH8tcHXQOSy1BhxrR3xp2yjXBAxE3w5BX-gt2uQFQnix6E47NUDQOkqAge2WPfGMuo0Qo4HBQj3mltT8l0QcQY5GPPnUJgsfrSyKVGzr2A/s1600/gretchensustain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1sGYFr3VGvbBzBIdV3hmt78Fj9cm8BaHTHH8tcHXQOSy1BhxrR3xp2yjXBAxE3w5BX-gt2uQFQnix6E47NUDQOkqAge2WPfGMuo0Qo4HBQj3mltT8l0QcQY5GPPnUJgsfrSyKVGzr2A/s320/gretchensustain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gretchen Bleiler, Aspen/Snowmass athlete and hometown hero took some time out of her busy X Games schedule on Jan. 26, 2011 to speak about sustainability to Aspen High School students. Bleiler, in conjunction with <a href="http://protectourwinters.org/">Protect Our Winters</a> (POW) and <a href="http://www.acespace.org/">Alliance For Climate Education</a> (ACE), spoke to inspire and educate students to take action on fighting for climate change. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ski like a girl loves Gretchen! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">xoxo, </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ski girl</span></div>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-90180870038143923442011-01-26T07:53:00.000-08:002011-01-26T07:53:03.521-08:00More Denver Big Air 2011<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/76CNr5XBgrs" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="640"></iframe><br />
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You still have a chance to watch tonight! It was awesome. Don't miss it. Click <a href="http://www.freeskier.com/">HERE</a> for coverage. <br />
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ski girlleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-27642913651390398902011-01-25T02:32:00.000-08:002011-01-25T02:32:00.373-08:00Denver Big Air 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayA3kOjk3aRfJHOS7zDHqvvZWYYIz9AcQCv638WfXL8pv0jlALCApbmpuNRt9G5bTkecDpbh7MlkS6vPnVl7H7vLxyRgPgwWn4Rpodr1Z9MlQtWHWsxV5mCH-p_KhJpII7B8N9Or2aIE/s1600/DenverBigAir.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayA3kOjk3aRfJHOS7zDHqvvZWYYIz9AcQCv638WfXL8pv0jlALCApbmpuNRt9G5bTkecDpbh7MlkS6vPnVl7H7vLxyRgPgwWn4Rpodr1Z9MlQtWHWsxV5mCH-p_KhJpII7B8N9Or2aIE/s320/DenverBigAir.png" width="281" /></a></div><h1 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h1><h1 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can't get to Denver? </span></h1><h1 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Watch the Denver Big Air 2011, LIVE, right here!</span></h1><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The only place to watch the Denver city big air contest is on </span><a href="http://www.freeskier.com./" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Freeskier.com.</a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Bookmark this page, tell your friends and check back </span><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday night, Jan 25, at 6pm Mountain Time</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, to watch all the insane action go down in the heart of Denver, Colorado. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Enjoy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ski girl</span></span>leilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-86487669228482885912011-01-24T03:19:00.000-08:002011-01-24T03:19:44.479-08:00Siena's surgery is today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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My little ski princess' surgery to remove her brain tumor is today at 7:30 am. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers as you go about your day. Siena hopes to get back to her cheer and skiing as soon as possible. I hope that it is as simple as that. Remove the tumor and get on with life. I have been warned that may not be the case. Last night she said goodnight to her tumor and told it that it was the last night it was sleeping in her head. Cute but kind of creepy. She's like that. <br />
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Thank you for the support and continued good wishes. <br />
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ski girl aka Siena's Momleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-63034084032224057002011-01-23T14:36:00.000-08:002011-01-23T14:36:09.161-08:00Lids on Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6CIk6WCIbx9MwWS4IwLqEuEE7gIFP0_mcm7J_0LeqEq00OOfOXHZloqWWYGlw7UTid3hjlAps0rxpEe3erSZ2qCkRgfNHf8IH8s3Z4QwO7za9dtS6dtPeGCJT-y1XwAGOvpuVBVy7ls/s1600/lok-logo-color-sml.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6CIk6WCIbx9MwWS4IwLqEuEE7gIFP0_mcm7J_0LeqEq00OOfOXHZloqWWYGlw7UTid3hjlAps0rxpEe3erSZ2qCkRgfNHf8IH8s3Z4QwO7za9dtS6dtPeGCJT-y1XwAGOvpuVBVy7ls/s1600/lok-logo-color-sml.gif" /></a></div><br />
<strong>Lids on Kids</strong> <br />
With the increasing popularity and safety benefits of helmet use, many parents are purchasing helmets for their children. The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), together with the help of many others in the ski industry, has developed <b><a href="http://www.lidsonkids.org/home.asp">this site</a></b> to help educate parents about putting helmets on their children while they're on the slopes. <br />
NSAA, the trade association for ski areas across the country, promotes the use of helmets. It's up to you to educate yourself about their benefits and limitations.<br />
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Wear your helmet and put a lid on your kid!!!!!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
ski girlleilanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679134186172220321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279348302026448127.post-45644492331536586522011-01-22T03:07:00.000-08:002011-01-22T03:07:00.146-08:00Sundance Film Festival<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I saw this on the The Huffington Post. there are lots of great reasons to go the the Sundance Film festival but for me this one is the BEST!!!!!!!!<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>It's True--No One Ever Skis</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If movies aren't your thing, this is the perfect time to hit the slopes, since they will be relatively empty. Try fitting in some mountain time toward the end of the festival, when things have calmed down. Park City Mountain Resort (<a href="http://parkcitymountain.com/">parkcitymountain.com</a>) is the most convenient option, since you can ski right down to Main Street, but it's Canyons (<a href="http://thecanyons.com/">thecanyons.com</a>) that will be buzzing, with its 300-plus acres of new terrain and a new high-speed quad lift with enclosed canopies and heated seats. Snowbasin Resort (<a href="http://snowbasin.com/">snowbasin.com</a>), located 50 minutes north of Park City, is another solid option; it has a fantastic lodge that was built for the 2002 Olympics, when it hosted men's and women's downhill events.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div>To find out more about the festival check out, <br />
<h1><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/sundance-film-festival-2011_n_811198.html" id="title_permalink">An Insider's Guide to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival </a></span></h1>xoxo, <br />
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