Rumor has it there is no steep skiing in Colorado. At least that's what I hear every time I venture to another area outside the state. Oh sure, there's Berthoud Pass and Arapahoe Basin, and Telluride has some good shots. But the overall perception is that Colorado, in contrast to other western resorts is "flat" by comparison.

Well, I'm here to tell you that perception is unequivocally wrong. Last week, I had the chance to visit Aspen Highlands one of the four mountains that make up the Aspen complex. Aspen was one of the first resorts I skied when I first came to Colorado back in the early 70s. It had been some time since I had a chance to seriously revisit the area I had come to know so well in the past. Ever since I first skied Aspen Highlands I'd been hearing about the legendary skiing outside the area boundaries. Only problem was, skiing any area considered O.B. ("out of bounds") meant loss of ski privileges, fines and jail time, and not necessarily in that order. Read More About Aspen Extreme

A year ago, I was coming off a nagging back injury and in search of a program that would let me function without pain or limitation. That's when I met Adrian Crook, author and creator of Inflex. What impressed me most about Crook, who had been hired as a "movement consultant" by the Professional Ski Instructors of America, was not only that he was the most flexible person I have ever seen, but also the nicest.

Crook's job was to bring the elite within the PSIA to new heights in skiing. "In skiing, emphasis is placed on posture, balance and body position," he said. "Through the Inflex Program, skiing performance is enhanced. Inflex is designed to develop these areas, which are so crucial for skill on the hill. The body is supple, prepared and able to move with grace, rhythm and ease from turn to turn."

After I saw the degree to which he could move, I approached Crook with the intention that I, too, wanted to attain his degree of flexibility. .................Read More About How to Attain Flexibility

It was a little more than a year ago that I wrote about Adrian Crook and his Inflex Program. When I first met Crook I was having back problems. A year and a half earlier I had seriously injured my back while doing heavy squats. Up until that time, I hadn't had any problems. But after the injury I was a borderline cripple. My back had healed OK after the injury, but if I reached or twisted a certain way, my back would go into spasm and I would be virtually immobilized for three or four days............................................ Read More About How Craig Got Rid of Back Pain with Inflex