Our dogs Penny and Zooey wanted to go out in the snow. We needed to find a safe place to have some fun with them. We decided to

The unseasonably warm and dry weather made me think about late spring patchskiing in what should be the middle of winter. My wife Michele and I took our

Zooey and Penny set the pace for Stev’s first run of the day Spence Leaping Zooey Penny, Zooey, Stev, and Spence Stev, Zooey, and Penny Stev Spence (L

I headed out on a recon mission with Penny and Zooey after an early season storm dropped a few inches of snow in the mountains. We headed over

Saw huge mushrooms on the way in Penny and Zooey check out Stev checking out a little snow cave underneath the Boreal Patch Zooey, Penny, and Stev on

Leaping Zooey Penny and Zooey Stev skiing the Near Backside Patch (self-timer photo) Stev, Zooey and Penny (self-timer photo) Penny Stev watches Zooey and Penny starting down a

Penny and Zooey find a little snow patch to cool off on during our approach to the Europe Patch. Stev skiing the Europe Patch above Jack’s Lake Spence

A desire for relatively easy access snow led to a return trip to The Nipple with MJ and Zooey. MJ starts on our first run Zooey and Stev

On this return trip to Highland Lakes, I was joined by Phil from pugski.com (now skitalk.com) and Stephen. When we arrived, we met a couple of other patchskiers, Tom

Stev, Zooey and Penny start a run on the Near Backside Patch Spence skiing near the bottom of the Near Backside Patch Spence Penny and Zooey Zooey watches