Mystical Mountains

Posted on May 13, 2008

I'm sure there are people out there who find it odd for someone who does not ski to be so fascinated by ski racing. Outside of the sheer excitement of the sport, there are more compelling reasons I'm drawn to it. From ancient times, mountains have been revered as sacred places. There is something mystical about a sport that has athletes risking life and limb to fly down mountains. More than any other place on earth, the mountains are God's turf, and man's closest earthly point to the heavens. Dare to play here and you'll experience the ultimate high or you could pay the ultimate price. ...
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Flying Downhill...

Posted on May 12, 2008

Flying Downhill... a movie by WC(Bill) Rogers was viewed at the 5 Points Film Festival in Carbondale, CO this past weekend. Over 600 people of various ages and walks of life were privileged to view a recut of the original 2005 movie. Bill has 7 years of film following Bode up to his incredible First World cup win and the footage is unbelievable! It was really cool to watch early footage of Bode in 1999 when he was starting to break into the WC circuit, watching him obtain his first win, how he trained and personal footage of Bode at his home and with his family. It's a great peek into ...
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Golf w/ Bode & Friends

Posted on May 3, 2008

I recently was able to play golf with Bode and Lowell for the first time since we kicked-off SkiSpace. We were able to get out this past week at Silver Creek Valley CC in San Jose. We were also joined by Ronnie Lott (NFL Hall of Famer) and Issac Vaughn (COO of SC Investments). See some of our pictures. Great day, crappy scores, lots of fun. Bode's got game in case anyone is wondering. Me... not so much (at least that day). If there were any bragging rights to be had... I won the money. Bode, if you are reading this blog... you owe me $2.00.
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Great SkiSpace Article

Posted on Apr 17, 2008

Enthusiasts find big is not always best with social networks By Anick Jesdanun. Some Internet users prefer niche online hangouts devoted to their hobbies, interests NEW YORK (AP) -- Forget Facebook, MySpace or any other online hangout that boasts tens or hundreds of millions of people. For Teresa Munoz, Athlinks (population: 34,000) is the place to be. She uses the community devoted to competitive running, swimming and biking events to find training partners and get advice, including information about her first Ironman triathlon. Munoz, 45, of Hacienda Heights, Calif., said she ...
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