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I am on a special QTR trip this week.   I am helicopter skiing in British Columbia, Canada with my ski buddy of over 40 years.   Powder skiing is my passion. And if you love powder, there is nothing quite like helicopter skiing. No lift lines. No crowds. Just a machine that drops you onto a remote mountain and then disappears, leaving you alone with gravity, mountains, and choice.   Today I was reminded of something from childhood. E Tickets.   Do you remember when Disneyland did not have a...

I am on a ski trip with friends in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We are celebrating a friend’s 60th birthday. The plan was originally Telluride, Colorado, but Mother Nature and labor negotiations had other ideas. Snow in Colorado has been scarce, and a ski patrol strike shut the mountain down entirely. On the very last day before our deposit became nonrefundable, we called an audible and shifted the trip to Jackson Hole. As it turns out, that decision mattered. Jackson Hole and Big Sky have been two...

A while ago my nephew, Matt Berry, called and asked if he could drive down and visit for a couple of days. He was preparing to start a new job and wanted to spend a little time on the coast to relax, reset, and enjoy himself before the next chapter began. The answer was of course yes. When someone you care about wants to spend time together, that is an easy yes.   Matt arrived and we had an absolute blast. He started his visit with a long walk, and later that afternoon we went wine tasting at...