Nick Farr at Trek Climb Ski http://blog.trekclimbski.com.au Most recent posts at Nick Farr at Trek Climb Ski posterous.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:00 -0800 Ski Aspen 2012 | The Panty Tree Special http://blog.trekclimbski.com.au/ski-aspen-2012-the-panty-tree-special http://blog.trekclimbski.com.au/ski-aspen-2012-the-panty-tree-special

Our contribution to the Aspen Highlands 'Panty Tree' located under the Deep Temerity lift. WARNING ... WARNING ... DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU HAVE JUST EATEN!

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Trek Climb Ski guide 'The Fat' has worked tirelessly since returning home to put this little gem together.  This vid is a highlights reel of Aspen Tour # 1, 2012 ... great work by The Fat and this clip is a MUST WATCH!

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Back by popular demand ... Trek Climb Ski Aspen guide Chris Sinclair (aka 'The Fat') takes us on a cruise around the four Aspen mountains at slightly higher speeds than usual.  Be sure to watch this one to the end.

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Another 6" of fresh snow overnight so we're in for a great day at Aspen Highlands. Below is a short clip with some cool time lapse that shows how we begin each day ... many thanks to Dean Laffan for this great little video.

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With our Aspen Tour 2 guests all on their way and almost home, it's time to reflect on the great 2 weeks that was. A big thank you to all Ski Aspen Tour 2 guests for joining us this year and we hope to see you again. No time to rest though as Tour 3 kicks off today in perfect sunshine and another 4" of fresh snow. We hope you enjoy the pics below from Tour 2 and we'll be back with a Tour 3 update shortly.

 

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A big congratulations to the newest members of the Trek Climb Ski Highland Bowl club - Jenny Barker, Amy Barron and Brett Fleming!  A great effort by all on January 29, 2012 to hike and ski the famous Highland Bowl. Of course Cassie De Colling was there, lugging her camera gear to 12,392' to capture the momentous occasion.

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The past few days have been Aspen perfect and yesterday our resident film-maker Cassie De Colling spent a day at Snowmass with Trek Climb Ski guide Rob Barron and his adventurous group. Cassie has done a fantastic job with this clip so WATCH, LAUGH and ENJOY four minutes of skiing that showcases the essence of our Aspen tours.

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With another 7 inches of fresh snow, conditions are well and truly back to what we expect and why we come to Aspen each year. Tour 2 is now on day 5 of the ski program and it's 'Specialty Day' at Aspen Highlands. Today our guests will choose bumps, carving, steeps, general improvement or even a hike up the Highland Bowl. At 3.30 pm we'll down tools and meet for après at 'Out of Bounds'. Another perfect day skiing Aspen ...

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It's Australia Day in Aspen and there sure are lots more Aussies in town than when we started skiing here in 1991!  Cassie De Colling has been at it again and has produced this little offering celebrating our Ski Aspen Tours on Australia Day.

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All good here in Aspen and Tour 2 has kicked off in fine style. Watch our fearless guide Don May lead the way on day 1.

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It's been a fantastic last few days in Aspen and we celebrated long into the night at BB's Kitchen on Saturday as we said farewell to Trek Climb Ski Aspen Tour 1.  A big congratulations to Mac Hay and Sam Van Kuyk who won our most improved skiers and took home the trophies and Bolle goggles. With almost a foot of fresh snow falling on Friday it didn't look promising for departure day but the weather did clear and flights into and out of Aspen airport operated to schedule on Sunday. All our Tour 2 guests are ready to go and we start skiing in around 2 hours. A pic below of Tour 1 on their final day and our trophy winners Mac and Sam.

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It's puking snow right now in Aspen with big falls predicted for the next 48 hours. We've had some great skiing the last few days not to mention some great lunches!  Some images below ...

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The season is back on track and the Ski Aspen crew are stoked! With nearly 20 inches of fresh in the past 24 hours and more to come, great snow conditions are back in town. If you don't believe us, take a look at our latest offering filmed on January 18, 2012.

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Another perfect day in Aspen as Roy introduces Tour 1 guests to his renowned 'on-mountain' Schnapps Bar. Cassie films, Fatty crashes (again) and we toast with schnapps to another great Ski Aspen day.

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Trek Climb Ski Aspen Tour 1, 2012 is well underway and film-maker extraordinaire Cassie De Colling has been flat out in the editing suite.  The result ... this little gem showcasing our guides and guests on a blue sky day at Aspen Highlands.

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Fresh snow, blue sky day and these Aspen ski girls mean business ...

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Trek Climb Ski Aspen Tour 1: Day 1 ... and right on cue the snow is dumping in Aspen. With lower than average snowfalls recorded across the USA this season, a group of dedicated hard-core Aspen locals last night performed their ritual snowdance ... naked we're told. We sincerely thank these professional snow dancers for their efforts as the snow started falling early this morning and 10 hours later - well - it's still pumping!  And the forecast says it won't be letting up any time soon. Sure it's causing havoc with the flights but we'd prefer the fresh powder anyday! And while all of you at home are sweltering away in that hot Aussie sun, why not spend 40 seconds watching our first Aspen 2012 video ... BETTER STILL ... if those scorching summer days aren't doing it for you, we still have 2 vacancies remaining on Ski Aspen Tour 3 (Feb 6 - Feb 21, 2012).

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This will be of interest to all our Ski Aspen guests preparing to fly with United Airlines. We have just received notification that United Airlines have revoked the '2 bags for skiers' allowance that has always been the deal.  We are advised that the current baggage allowance with United Airlines is one bag of 23kgs in weight. Hardly enough to take care of all your ski gear let alone skis!! The surcharge for a ski bag is likely to be in the vicinity of around $75.00 so please be prepared for this when you check in if flying the friendly skies with United Airlines. THANKS UNITED!!!!

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News just in from our Everest Base Camp and Island Peak expedition and they too have enjoyed a successful trek to Everest Base Camp and climb of Island Peak. Well done to Tui, Peter, Kirsten, Tika and Dor on a great result. No photos as yet but I'll post some images through as soon as the team send me some! A few images below from a recent Trek Climb Ski expedition to Island Peak so you can appreciate what they've just achieved. Congratulations again to Tika and the crew and that rounds us out with a 100% success rate for all our 2011 trekking and climbing expeditions in Nepal. Visit our website to learn about our range of trekking in Nepal and climbing in Nepal adventures for all ages and abilities.

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A big congratulations to Sam and Raul who successfully summitted Mera Peak this week with Trek Climb Ski. Trek Climb Ski arranged a private trip for Sam and Raul which was led by our legend Sherpas Tika and Dor. Lots of fresh snow in the lead-up to summit day and we hear that our team were the only ones to summit in the tougher conditions. Lots of work needed to break trail on a day like this but the effort was well worth it. Summit day itself was picture postcard as you can see by the attached images. Look at how clear Everest appears behind Sam and Raul on the summit. Sam sent me an email with the pics and said, "Raul and I couldn´t be happier with the trip.......Tika and the whole team were the best on the mountain - there was not one moment we wished we were with another group."

Many thanks for the message and pics and well done again Sam, Raul, Tika and Dor!

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