The Mountains Are Growing With Chile: December 2009

Be Prepared

Besides water (1 gallon per person per day for drinking, cooking, cleaning, etc.), the following is suggested for one person over age 8 (to prepare and eat healthy meals for ONE year):

150 pounds of wheat berries
25 pounds of flour
25 pounds of cornmeal
25 pounds of oats
50 pounds of rice
25 pounds of pasta
50 pounds dry beans/peas/lentils/soybeans
40 cans tuna
40 cans ham
10 pounds dried turkey dices
10 pounds dried chicken dices
10 pounds powdered eggs
40 pounds applesauce
30 pounds dried banana chips
50 cans fruit cocktail
50 cans pear halves
50 cans peach slices
50 cans pineapple chunks, tidbits or slices
40 pounds of fruit juices
30 pounds corn
30 pounds green beans
30 pounds dried carrots
40 pounds potatoes
20 pounds dried potato flakes
10 pounds dried onion dices
10 pounds dried garlic granules
20 pounds tomatoes
60 cans tomato paste
50 pounds powdered milk
12 cans evaporated milk
2 pounds dried milk items (sour cream/butter)
1 pound baking powder
4 pounds baking soda (cleaning & cooking)
1 pound yeast
5 pounds salt
5 gallons vegetable oil
5 gallons vinegar
2 quarts of mayonnaise
1 quart ketchup
5 pounds honey
30 pounds sugar
24 jars jams/fruit preserves
2 pounds flavored gelatin / instant puddings
4 pounds hard candy
4 bottles mustard
4 jars pickle relish
12 bottles salad dressing
5 pounds boullion/broth-maker
5 pounds peanut butter
12 bottles multi-vitamins

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Normality

"We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem."- Douglas Adams

Well back to "normal person" hours workin' in the ski shop. It's a weight off the shoulders to only be responsible for running a $30 waxing iron as opposed to a $300,000 snow cat.

We went snowboarding on Christmas eve day. Here we are at Rendezvous. There was about a foot of new snow for us to play in. Powder day!!! A little on the chilly side though, -8F ,90% humidity, and 20mph wind.

We cooked a nice Christmas dinner together. Turkey.

Potatoes

Rolls

Apple Pie. Have a wonderful new year everyone!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Oh Christmas Tree

Our Christmas tree.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Long nights

These longest nights of the year are even longer when your out a workin' in um. Here we are feeling the burn around 6:00 a.m. at the end of a twelve hour shift. Just gotta unload that 2000 feet of frozen hose and ten ratnick snowguns and we can go home.

Usually get home just in time to see the sun rise, then off to bed to sleep the day away. Sure am glad I've only three more graves to pull for the season.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

sustainability

Sacred geometry of social responsibility and sustainability. All points must be addressed to complete the circle. "Fear or Love. Fear and attachment are a mind-based contraction response to challenging situations, to challenging times. Love, acceptance and surrender are the path to personal and societal evolution. It is with Love and compassion that the myth of the 'End-time' can be met directly, with a firm resolve to meet our highest potential. This is the core of the subject of sustainability. It is nothing more, or less, than a fundamental spiritual question. Each of us must face it squarely - there is no other way. "-VARADAAN

Will wonders never cease

Friday, December 11, 2009

Cold

"Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north."-Job. Another frigid night last night. The vw won't start below zero, so lots of shuttling going on. We've already burned through at least a cord of wood. Got about a foot of snow outta this last storm, 'twas just too cold to produce more. Dang El Nino.