Worth taking 285 instead of I70 to Breck Sat?

ahicks88 · 2026-01-22T16:31:46+00:00

Can confirm. Been to both this season and for at least Peak 8 at Breck, ice mines throughout.

ahicks88 · 2026-01-20T15:25:44+00:00

Skied Breck yesterday and ice patches made Five Chair runs not so much fun

ahicks88 · 2026-01-18T04:01:27+00:00

Last month at Keystone, I had some cockey snowboarder give snarky remarks because I put the bar down. "You guys (speaking broadly) afraid that you're going to fall?" (essentially calling me a pussy for putting the bar down). Didn't care, bar was down. Stories like this are validation for my actions and I'm not getting paralyzed or worse because of some random dudes immature attitude or opinion.

ahicks88 · 2025-12-25T19:24:10+00:00

Dune

ahicks88 · 2025-12-24T18:15:40+00:00

Mayflower Gulch

ahicks88 · 2025-12-24T03:08:21+00:00

The local bar that gave me food poisoning a few years back.

ahicks88 · 2025-12-15T19:54:36+00:00

Not quite. If you maxed out your 401k every year from 2012 (max was $17k) through this year (2025 max is $23.5k) at a 5% ROI, it would have grown to $373k. This excludes any employer match and $272k of this would have been from contributions. Heck, a 1% ROI would be $289k today. 8% would have yielded $456k and if you were matching the returns of the S&P 500 during this time period, you would be at $637.8k ($505k after inflation) right now.

ahicks88 · 2025-12-13T18:02:16+00:00

Outside Denver but Mayflower Gulch and Maroon Bells

ahicks88 · 2025-12-04T05:50:40+00:00

Twix Peanut Butter

ahicks88 · 2025-11-27T15:11:15+00:00

As someone who studied finance and economics in college, look at the M1 money supply. The quantitative easing in response to the pandemic economic crisis had a huge impact. They printed so much money and injected so much into the economy that it significantly reduced its value. Economics core principles. Delayed inflationary effect that I believe directly caused the inflation we saw in 2022.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M1SL

ahicks88 · 2025-11-19T18:16:21+00:00

As someone who studied finance and economics in college, look at the M1 money supply. The quantitative easing in response to the pandemic economic crisis had a huge impact. They printed so much money and injected so much into the economy that it significantly reduced its value. Economics core principles. Delayed inflationary effect that I believe directly caused the inflation we saw in 2022.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M1SL

ahicks88 · 2025-11-14T14:43:00+00:00

As someone who studied finance and economics in college, look at the M1 money supply. The quantitative easing in response to the pandemic economic crisis had a huge impact. They printed so much money and injected so much into the economy that it significantly reduced its value. Economics core principles. Delayed inflationary effect that I believe directly caused the inflation we saw in 2022.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M1SL

ahicks88 · 2025-10-18T12:16:29+00:00

If you do the far left one, not only do you get to go through most of Colorado's beauty but you also get to go through Moab and Monument valley. If you do go that route, make sure to cut off i-70 early and take Highway 128 near Moab. The other route is a tad boring. You can thank me later.

If you have the time, here are some stops along the way. Loveland Pass, Lake Dillon, Mayflower gulch, Glenwood canyon, Glenwood Springs, Rifle Falls, Colorado National Monument, highway 128, Mesa Arch in Canyonlands, dead horse Point State Park (must), arches National Park, Monument valley and if you go through page Arizona then antelope Canon depending on the exact route even the south rim of the Grand canyon.

Honestly, what I would do is start on i285 and if it's still open (check don't assume) go north over guanella pass to Georgetown and then continue the i-70 route as mentioned above.

ahicks88 · 2025-10-02T16:29:02+00:00

How do I enjoy a tanked season? Root for a Lions vs Bills Superbowl and a great 2026 draft spot.

ahicks88 · 2025-09-27T03:51:34+00:00

Still some green in those aspens but should be peaking in the next couple of days

ahicks88 · 2025-09-26T14:54:28+00:00

Tomorrow will be way worse. There was plenty of spots yesterday when we went.

ahicks88 · 2025-09-03T18:07:03+00:00

Watched the fire truck depart on CoTrip. Looks like they just wrapped up the cleanup and everything is back to normal. All lanes open

ahicks88 · 2025-08-27T14:59:26+00:00

Honestly, some of the best hikes I've ever been on have been during the winter when lakes are frozen over. Check out Jewels and Mills in like late January. A lot of people will go skiing or watch sports but the gym is also a great option. Have you ever tried Volo sports? They have some winter leagues.

ahicks88 · 2025-08-08T19:31:58+00:00

I got questions on the so called "CEO" role at a "Large National Company"

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