Earlier this year, Chris Davenport completed his mission of skiing all of Colorado’s 14’ers in one year. In December, you can drool over the photos and trip reports in his new book Ski the 14ers. This ski porn is going to be a must-have for ski condo coffee tables this season.
Hopefully, there will also be a movie of his adventure. From what I understand, he’s currently having difficulty because he didn’t obtain all the proper permits for filming. I hope that all works out, because the trailer looks awesome.
I got a postcard today from Title Nine about a Blowout Sale in Colorado Springs this weekend. Title Nine is a women’s athletic clothing store that’s one of my personal favorites, especially for base layers. Here’s the info from the card:
These comfy-looking Vans shearling slip ons recently mentioned on the Goat got me thinking about one of my long-standing quests: the ultimate après ski boot. I don’t mean a boot for wearing to the lodge and impressing the ski bunnies. I mean a boot which, after seven hours of grueling work on the slopes, will make my feet happy. I have a few criteria which I’ve yet to see embodied in one boot:
Slip-on: numb fingers fumbling with laces in a muddy parking lot will not fly.
Warm and snuggly: when released from their prison of plastic and foam, I want to slide my feet into a hobbit hole of comfort.
Suitable for walking in snow: should après ski munchies necessitate food-ambulation.
Presentable: I would prefer prefer not to look like my feet were drawn by a child with a crayon.
Flexible: I do not want vehicle operation to be hindered by feet straightjacketed in unwieldy galoshes of iron.
These comfy-looking 
