Blue Grouse attack!

Some friends on a recent ski tour had to deal with a cranky male Blue Grouse that attacked their legs & chased them out of his territory. I had no idea they were so aggressive!

Here's a pic of the belligerent bird.

Snowcat arrives!

After 7 long years of trying, Sagehen finally has a bladed snowcat again--and it's a beaut! Thank you, thank you, thank you to our Faculty Director, Jim Kirchner.

At 275 horsepower, it can really move snow. Jeff's used it to clear 6' of snow off our 2-miles of access road, & the sun has now dried it out so it's drivable again. He's also stripped the huge piles away from the edges of our buildings, allowing the roofs to slide & taking pressure off the walls.

Great learning tool.

I just found a fantastic learning tool for math & science: Explore Learning provides really interesting & illuminating on-line math & science simulations for grade school kids. There are hundreds of modules, ranging from algebra to biology.

There's an intro video on the homepage.