Going off to ski for three solid weeks is a rare treat, obviously, but what a joy. And how terrific it makes you feel. A long vacation with steady, daily exercise – the classic “kedge” – changes everything. And...

The sun shines 300 days a year in Aspen. Occasionally there’s a bad day. Very occasionally there’s a very bad day. And today was hideous. So I went skiing. Not because I am coocoo but because two close pals...

A foot of new powder yesterday and two, hard-skiing pals in from NYC for Hilary and me to ski it with. They were still getting used to the altitude but they are also just 40 years old. So, hey,...

Having written, yesterday, that skiing is not really exercise, I tested the notion yesterday and have to modify what I said. I wore a heart rate monitor, where I could see it, and took some runs. On a steep,...

A dreary fact: like golf, social skiing ain’t really exercise. Golfers get furious when I say golf isn’t really exercise. Well, skiing isn’t either, much of the time. If you’re a decent skier and you’re mostly cruising – as...

Spent the last four days skiing with my son and his family…three generations. His son is 12, my son is 52 and I am 72, Works just fine. We talked about skiing with HIS grandchildren…may not work. He’ll have...