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Instructor Profile #3: Susie Asmann

5/29/2016

Susie Asmann has a colorful personality — from the tips of her decorated ski boots to her pink hair! She has been an instructor at Blue Mountain for about five years, and has worked in many other departments as well. She likes to hike, bike, tube, ride horses (she has even done a fox hunt — tally ho!), fish, wind surf, and do many things outdoors, often with her trusty camera phone! She has a wonderful eye for pictures and has posted many beautiful shots on her Facebook page.

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You said it, Squirrel!

5/27/2016

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I had a wonderful hike with an instructor earlier this week and a new profile will be shared shortly.
Clues:
#1. This person had a trapping line.
#2. This person rode in a fox hunt
#3 This person is a "sore loser & an obnoxious winner."

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Special Olympics Skier Celebrates Milestone

5/23/2016

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May 23 is one of my favorite days of the year. In 2010 it was the official “end of treatment” date for my son James’ leukemia and in 2016, he is celebrating six years of being cancer-free! I don’t think about his illness very often, but I do like to take time on this date to appreciate his health.

James is holding a poster from his "Angel 34" calendar entry taken in the fall of 2007. Each bead in his necklace represents some procedure or aspect of his treatment. In some ways, he was lucky - his beads stayed on one string. Some kids had 2 or 3.

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Instructor Profile #2: Jan Peters

5/20/2016

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For most people, skiing 92 days at more than 20 resorts is an amazing season! For Jan Peters, a Blue Mountain instructor, it was an off-year, down from her usual 100+ days on snow.

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Upcoming Instructor Profile

5/19/2016

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I'll be posting a new profile tomorrow and wanted to give my Blue Mountain colleagues a few clues first. This person is an amazing skier and bike rider, has two sons, and usually worked during the week.

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Imagine the ace, not "don't double-fault"

5/17/2016

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This past December felt like May, so I guess it makes sense that May feels almost like December! Let's get some sun, already!

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Happy Hump Day

5/11/2016

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I admire the optimism of this camel's owner -- it's a long way to the nearest ski slope!

tim walker photography photo: Camel and Skis timwalker-camelskis.jpg

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An Accidental Courtship

5/8/2016

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Happy Mother's Day & Happy Anniversary! May 8, 2016

My parents first saw each other the morning of March 28, 1965 in a little hotel in the German alps. Five weeks later, they were married.

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Ski History Fact #1

5/4/2016

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This graphic showing the evolution of skis comes from http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/first-skiers/ski-history-interactive. The dates did not copy, but they range from 8000 BC in China to the modern time. If you go to the site, you can click on the dates at the top for more information. The third one from the left has this blurb: "3200 BC Kalvträsk, Sweden A long pole with a scoop carved into one end likely served several purposes: steering downhill, shoveling, and as a club for hunting." Hitting things with poles goes way back! The tallest one (third from right) is from the US and it says: "c1860s Sierra Nevada, United States Initially American miners used 10-foot skis to travel in the mountains, and over time they began using longer skis to race each other." Talk about your long straight skis!