Paul Hooge
Eight inches of snow fell on the deck, followed by twenty-two days of Indian Summer with blue bird skies, cold starry nights, and the sound of snow buns hissing in the distance. A late autumn high-pressure bubble sits on us again, but this is not unusual for the Colorado Rockies.
I remember making snow […]

Andrew Hooge, CSCS
When I work with a new athlete, I ask them a battery of questions ranging from if they have a family history of heart disease to what their current workout routine looks like. Yesterday I began working with a skier whose workout was fairly thorough but lacked virtually no exercises for the posterior […]

Andrew Hooge, CSCS
Do you plan on skiing the backcountry this year? If so you might want to check out Bladerunner’s new $700 snowsports jacket with integrated GPS. I just got my hands on one and it is pretty darn sweet.
The jacket, released last week by the British clothing company, has a GPS tracking […]

Andrew Hooge, CSCS
What could be better than water to rehydrate after a long day on the slopes? Spanish researchers have discovered that lager could be a better rehydration tool than a glass of water. Apparently it has something to do with the carbonation, salts, and sugar.
Twenty-five lucky students took part in the experiment at […]