Very tiny students at Steven’s Pass Ski School.
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Bluebird Day
Still waiting for this kind of day this season, but here is a bluebird day on Steven’s Pass a couple winters ago.
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Stevens Passages: A Sick Ride
A Bad Beginning
After the breakthroughs of the previous week, family ski day number three had an inauspicious start and got worse from there. They say a bad day on the mountain is better than a good day anywhere else. But sometimes you should just stay home. Read More
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Stevens Passages: Breakthroughs
Little A and I took a couple of weekends off from snow sports while her face healed and my entire left side stopped hurting. XX started her snowboard multi-week course. She had a tough first class. When we finally all went up together again, the circumstances weren’t auspicious. The day started with half-healed injuries and fear of failure, but it ended with breakthroughs all around. Read More
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Stevens Passages: It’s All Fun & Games Until Someone Gets Hurt
A long time ago, in a lifetime far away, I began each year with a dip in Puget Sound. My friends and I would meet at Golden Gardens or Alki, suit up in keikogi, and warm up as if for class. Then, sometimes with a banzai, and sometimes in meditative silence, we would wade chest high into the frigid water. Sometimes we would submerge completely, other times conscientiously keep head and hands dry. Then each of us, when we felt we had been in the water long enough to prove a point, would wade back to the beach where hot coffee and sake awaited. Read More