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Heidi Voelker
Heidi Voelker
The season is officially over. Each year seems to go by faster and faster and this year was no different. Maybe it’s my age or just trying to manage family, work, ski races, sports and the boys’ schoolwork, but it’s safe to say there is not much down time. However, I was able to check
I have come out of my Olympic cloud and routine of staying up way too late and waking up early for two weeks. What else are you supposed to do during the Olympics? Although I even stick to this schedule during the summer Olympics, the alpine events are still my favorite to watch. At the
During the 2014 Deer Valley FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup the U.S. Ski Team had a fundraiser called “IceMen.” In short, generous people donate to the U.S. Ski Team and in return get to ski with past members of the team. I always enjoy skiing and learning from these former U.S. Ski team members.
Congratulations to our friendly neighbors celebrating their 50th year ski season, Park City Mountain Resort. Opening day was a great success and snow conditions were great. The excitement of locals and kids could be felt in the lift lines and all over the mountain! It was a wonderful way to start the season and ring in their
I think there is something special about the Fourth of July that sends out a different vibe then all other holidays. Maybe it’s due to celebrating our country and our freedom. I love the seemingly all day fly-overs of military planes and fighter jets. In high school I used to dream about becoming a fighter
Despite not having any snow on the mountain right now, you would be wrong to think that I don’t have any connection with the resort until opening day in December. This past weekend we had the Park City Ski Town Lacrosse tournament. This was the largest attended tournament in its nine year history with a whopping 93
Only 8 days until school is out, which means summertime for the kids and back to being a full-time Mom. Do we ever have time off? Nope. Our summer “line up” is looking good for the boys. Lucas starts off with the Park City Town Shootout (lacrosse), then off to ski camp, then back for