Steamboat
Epic! That word is spoken enthusiastically on powder days in Steamboat. My backcountry companions say it often; we can be a bit smug about our tele excursions into unofficial terrain like Way Right, Drunken Indian, Storm King and North Woods. But the truth is, Back in the Day, Loris and Buddy Werner and their friends had truly epic ski adventures. In the 1950s, they’d drive up Rabbit Ears to the top of Hogan Park Trail… before it was a marked Forest Service route. They’d put skins over their alpine skis and break trail all the way to what is now Morningside. That’s seven miles. Once there, they’d build a snow cave, light a fire and settle in for the night.
Epic! That word is spoken enthusiastically on powder days in Steamboat. My backcountry companions say it often; we can be a bit smug about our tele excursions into unofficial terrain like Way Right, Drunken Indian, Storm King and North Woods. But the truth is, Back in the Day, Loris and Buddy Werner and their friends had truly epic ski adventures. In the 1950s, they’d drive up Rabbit Ears to the top of Hogan Park Trail… before it was a marked Forest Service route. They’d put skins over their alpine skis and break trail all the way to what is now Morningside. That’s seven miles. Once there, they’d build a snow cave, light a fire and settle in for the night.
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a ¼”-wide air vent about 6” above the opening and a ceiling just<br />
beneath the roof on the inside of the house. caulk all your seams to<br />
keep the bats warm and dry.<br />
inSTAllATion<br />
• Organization for Bat Conservation founder Rob Mies says to<br />
make sure you hang your bat houses in open areas, on a pole or<br />
building, ideally facing south or southeast, and never lower than 15<br />
feet off the ground.<br />
The Organization for Bat Conservation offers free, detailed bat house<br />
plans with step-by-step instructions online at www.batconservation.<br />
org. If starting from scratch is more than you can handle, get one of<br />
their bat house kits or a pre-assembled bat house that’s ready to hang.<br />
‘Tis the season – do it now.<br />
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Full house: Happily inhabited by bats.<br />
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Rob Mies/Courtesy Organization for Bat Conservation
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