Skiing Magazine, November 2008

Dropping the Gloves

"Meteorology vs. Mysticism. Do pray-for-snow rituals work?"

How do snow dances and chanting stack up against weather models and long-term forecasts? Who is a powder junky to trust? Given my experience and work in the mountains, I was asked to drop my gloves and take on the age-old question… Which side do you think I was on? Click here to find out!

Thompson Awards for Western American Writing, April 2008

Honorable Mention, Memoir category

"The Same Road for the First Time"

My humble beginnings as a published writer. I entered this hitchhiking piece in the Western American Writing contest at the University of Colorado with no expectations, and took an honorable mention! Read on here and tell me if I deserved it.

You can find out more about the contest at http://centerwest.org/academics/writing-awards/