2, and a new born. I remember when they opened in 1995, right before or right after Christmas I believe. The old Cap’s Bakery on Agate Street was reopened one day and appeared warm and inviting. I was living in a room over the office in the Blue Spruce Motel just a block away and, of course, working at Snoasis.

They had handwritten signs on the baked goods, so I offered to make some professional ones on the computer for each product.

MJ and Ian were Colorado river runners who met on the river, saved their money, and looked for a bakery to buy. Cap’s in Granby was for sale, but Ian and MJ shrewdly waited until it was no longer a business for sale, but now a building for sale.

The bakery is less than 25 feet wide and so is the lot that it’s on. To go out the front door and around to the back, you’re on someone else’s land. But it’s a deep lot with a tiny house at the back looking out on a beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains. Between the bakery and the house, they parked their hippy conversion bus that they used to live in.

It was Ian who suggested that I take the road adjacent to the Colorado River all the way through Colorado. Few people know it exists. It’s so poorly marked that I lost it several times, but, like the saying goes, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that you’re not on it any more. Ian said that the road is good all winter long since it is snowplowed for the school busses.

Ian and MJ got married on my birthday in 1996 in the Grand County seat, Hot Sulfur Springs, quietly because they told the newspaper reporter covering the reopening of the bakery in Granby, a city of many churches, that they already were.

*****

Tomorrow I’m going to make homemade pizza for all the Snoasis residents using the original Mama Mia’s recipes. Mama Mia’s is in the basement of Snoasis but is closed this year. I was the lead there a few years ago and refined the dough and sauce recipes a little. Tweaked them, you might say. I bought all the ingredients at the Safeway today, including fresh buttermilk for the crust. The sauce is made and the flavors are melding overnight.

Snoasis Photos

Yellowstone Park Journal - July, August, September, 1999

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Ben Benton

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*Winter Park Journal*
	Hi. I’m Ben Benton from Flagstaff, Arizona. I believe that you will enjoy my daily journal from Winter Park, Colorado, Ski Resort during Christmas break 1999-2000. I left downtown Flagstaff Wednesday morning, December 22 with my skis, duffle, and laptop computer, and ended up at Snoasis, a lodge midway up the mountain in Winter Park. My journal will continue through the first week of January. You’ll read about Winter Park Ski Resort, Snoasis, Sunspot Lodge, the great people who work here, and anything else I can think of to write about. I’m the author of “National Park Employment Data,” a guide to working in national parks, which is available for purchase on my web site at www.gorp.com/nped/. I’ve been working in national parks and ski areas off and on for over twenty years. Because I want the data in my book to always be fresh, I continually test the concepts, employers, and tips that I provide. I first worked at Winter Park in the late 70s while I was a student at Arizona State University.	Official Mug Shot
Previous Journals 12/22 12/23 12/24 12/25 12/26 12/27 12/29 12/30 12/31 1/2	Monday, January 3, 2000 Ian’s Mountain Bakery Yesterday was my last day working this season. I’ll stay a day or two longer to ski. I had to go to Liberty Bank in Granby today and decided to stop in and see Ian and MJ at the bakery. I forgot that they are closed on Mondays and, sure enough, the place was dark today. Walking into the bank, I nearly bumped into a lady walking out, and it turned out to be MJ! It was bitter cold and windy out — high for the day was 14 degrees — so we stepped inside to get caught up. They have two daughters now, Lily, 2-1/2, and a new born. I remember when they opened in 1995, right before or right after Christmas I believe. The old Cap’s Bakery on Agate Street was reopened one day and appeared warm and inviting. I was living in a room over the office in the Blue Spruce Motel just a block away and, of course, working at Snoasis. They had handwritten signs on the baked goods, so I offered to make some professional ones on the computer for each product. MJ and Ian were Colorado river runners who met on the river, saved their money, and looked for a bakery to buy. Cap’s in Granby was for sale, but Ian and MJ shrewdly waited until it was no longer a business for sale, but now a building for sale. The bakery is less than 25 feet wide and so is the lot that it’s on. To go out the front door and around to the back, you’re on someone else’s land. But it’s a deep lot with a tiny house at the back looking out on a beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains. Between the bakery and the house, they parked their hippy conversion bus that they used to live in. It was Ian who suggested that I take the road adjacent to the Colorado River all the way through Colorado. Few people know it exists. It’s so poorly marked that I lost it several times, but, like the saying goes, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that you’re not on it any more. Ian said that the road is good all winter long since it is snowplowed for the school busses. Ian and MJ got married on my birthday in 1996 in the Grand County seat, Hot Sulfur Springs, quietly because they told the newspaper reporter covering the reopening of the bakery in Granby, a city of many churches, that they already were. ***** Tomorrow I’m going to make homemade pizza for all the Snoasis residents using the original Mama Mia’s recipes. Mama Mia’s is in the basement of Snoasis but is closed this year. I was the lead there a few years ago and refined the dough and sauce recipes a little. Tweaked them, you might say. I bought all the ingredients at the Safeway today, including fresh buttermilk for the crust. The sauce is made and the flavors are melding overnight.	Snoasis Photos
	Yellowstone Park Journal - July, August, September, 1999
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