Dynastar, Atomic, K2, Scott, Rossignol, Elan, Blizzard, Fischer, Nordica, Salomon, Volkl - and then there are the boutiques: Line, Movement, Bluehouse, White Dot, Icelantic. What to buy? What to buy? I'm thinking about the 2012 skis cause it's time to think about that sort of thing if you're in the market for new products. Which I am. Read More
I can't seem to put my finger on it. The lack of motivation, the writer's block, the lethargy. Ryan suggested that I might be depressed- ala that Post-Olympic- Depression Syndrome that effected thousands after the 2002 Winter Games. Except my version is Post-January-Depression. Read More
Four grown men gather once a year for a boozing, pill-popping, coke snorting binge that masquerades as a college buddy reunion. Read More
These are the last days of Sundance 2011. The awards winners have been announced, the marketers have packed up, the last party over, the final screenings scheduled (http://www.sundance.org/festival/tickets/best-bets/) and now for the negotiations. Read More
And so the chaos begins. I headed down to the Salt Palace; about an hour late because I wanted to grab my Sundance press credential beforehand. That way I could stay down at the show and not have to rush back before Headquarters closed at 6 p.m. One of these days it would be nice if the OR folks clued in and moved the event to a weekend that doesn't conflict with Sundance or the Ski Industries of America show in Denver (that one starts next Wednesday). Read More
Nothing like starting your morning with a computer engineer talking your ear off about what's going into the cars of our future. Huh? Where's my coffee?? We headed to the outdoor arena where a company called Visteon had gathered their latest prototypes to display to car manufacturers like Chevy, Ford, Hyundai, et al. Navigation systems that also keep a maintenance log and report back to you when something on your car is going to burn out. It could tell you how much further you could drive before destroying your tranny. Or how about slipping your iPad into your dash and it becomes your center console? A big thing at the CES in Las Vegas this weekend is car technology. Read More
Help raise cash for the Utah Food Bank but act fast! Walmart has $1 million to hand out to the neediest city and right now we're number two behind Fresno, Calif. The contest hit the streets in May with a decry by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to spread $2 billion in cash and in-kind treats to help end hunger by 2015. It all ends December 31. Read More
