- SHOW INFO
- Home
- TV Schedule
- About the Show
- Travel Guides
- In the News
- FEATURES
- Samantha's Blog
- Q&A with Sam
- Meet Sam's Stylist
- Girlfriend Getaways
- Choose Your Wallpaper
- Travel Tips
- PHOTOS
- Sneak Peek Photos
- Location Slideshows
- What's Sam Wearing?
- VIDEO
- Sam's Top 5
- Sam Glam
- Podcasts
- INTERACT
- Message Board
- Facebook Page
- Poll
- Mobile Fan Club
- RELATED
- Summer Picks
- Disney Favorites
- Passport to Latin America
- Passport to Europe
- Great Hotels
- Great Vacation Homes
- SHOP
- Travel Channel Store
Posts tagged 'ski patrol'
The following posts are associated with the tag you have selected. You may subscribe to the RSS feed for this tag to receive future updates relevant to the topic(s) of your interest.
http://samantha-brown-blog.travelchannel.com/tag/ski patrol.rssColorado
By Samantha Brown on July 15, 2009 9:20 PM | Permalink | 5 Comments
In Colorado, I was buried in the snow in a mock avalanche rescue drill to teach dogs how to find people who may still be alive. Kevin from Breckinridge dug out a very nice cave in the snow so that when I laid down in it felt like a cross between a tanning bed and the egg in Mork from Ork. Once in, Kevin started piling the snow up to close up the opening completely. I heard him ask on his walkie if the dog Lucy was ready but she wasn't, in fact she was about twenty minutes away. I was told I would only be in this slightly claustrophobic situation for five minutes. So there I lay. I am sure when someone is truly caught in an avalanche and buried alive under snow their thoughts tend to be of the more serious kind: death, leaving of loved ones, things never done. Mine were more of the what should I order for lunch? Hamburger and fries? The chili in the bread bowl -- a ski resort staple? But after ten minutes I found myself getting cold so I started to do sit ups just like I did back in Ely Minnesota while camping out on the ice I found that the shivering to death really made it hard for me to get a good night's rest. Doing sit-ups to keep warm while lying on ice once in your life is an experience but twice?
Continue Reading Colorado.
Samantha Brown Social
Follow Samantha Brown on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
- Patrick McCartney: Hi Samantha! I never heard of you until I watched some of your DVD's last night and I must say...
- Amy: Ms. Brown, As a native of Tennessee and a nature girl myself, I must insist that at some point...
- Maqui: My whole family LOVES your show (that's mama, I & 7 kids). Because we're such a large family,...
- charles rinehart: Samantha has a great show. Not only is she very sexy and beautiful, but she has a lot of...
- rad928music: sam you got the greatest hips and legs, your sooo fine