Category: Winter Sports
Mountain Symphony
Until we meet again, palm to palm, for whoops and hollers, high fives and hugs, do as the mountain does, and feel the mountain symphony beat gently in your heart.... Read More
One of Those
Ah, the winter season is upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere. All the families with ski cabins are pulling out their gear and winter clothes, while the ski industry employees are getting tra... Read More
Mountain Slushies
Sitting here, in the chair I got nearly three years ago from my first ever housemate in Tahoe, staring at my (what feels like) huge laptop screen, with the windows framing National Forest behind, I fe... Read More
Obsessed with this mountain
Attempting to put into words why I love Kirkwood is, in itself, a discredit to this place. Kirkwood is ineffable. However, after extensive research in the field (ahem, on the chairlift) I am confide... Read More![Not using your brain [Concussion Part 3 of 4]](https://i0.wp.com/dirtandtears.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_20170224_103821453_HDR.jpg?resize=542%2C340&ssl=1 "Not using your brain [Concussion Part 3 of 4]")
Not using your brain [Concussion Part 3 of 4]
In the span of two weeks, I experienced nearly constant pain, confusion, and frustration. I felt lost and the people I turned to for answers, did not seem to care much or have time to explain anything... Read More![What just happened? [Concussion Part 2 of 4]](https://i0.wp.com/dirtandtears.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_20170219_153243.jpg?resize=542%2C340&ssl=1 "What just happened? [Concussion Part 2 of 4]")
What just happened? [Concussion Part 2 of 4]
Amber and I were riding up the chairlift together. Chair 11, The Reut. This season, we had both taken a women’s clinic from the EK program, twice. “I feel like it’s given me this new found confi... Read More![Is that you? [Concussion Part 1 of 4]](https://i0.wp.com/dirtandtears.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_20170212_131205694.jpg?resize=542%2C340&ssl=1 "Is that you? [Concussion Part 1 of 4]")
Is that you? [Concussion Part 1 of 4]
Walking across Kirkwood Meadows Drive, with my 15 year old snowboard looped through my right arm, I felt pretty laid back about the day ahead. It was a Sunday, the first day of my weekend, but for mos... Read More