Drone Fight at Eagle Ranch Golf Club

With the warm weather, I had a chance to get my drone, ONCOURSETurf-Bird out for a nice flight recently. I did a small flyover at Eagle Ranch Golf Club to check the winter dryness from above. What did I notice? Extensive dryness. This flyover area is normally covered by 2+ feet of snow at this time of year. I've never seen it like this! Take a look...

TurfNet TV - Latest Video is Live

My latest video for TurfNet.com is live. In this video I discuss how to make some really neat and inexpensive DIY camera mounts. These camera mounts can be used to get some great footage. Enjoy, and happy filming. To view the video CLICK: HERE

  

2018 Golf Industry Show

Happy to announce I'll be covering the upcoming golfindustryshow.com for TurfNet.com I will be on the trade show floor filming video's of all the latest and greatest products offered. Follow along via Twitter @oncourseturf or @turfnet. You can also go to TurfNet.com to check all the coverage of the show. The hashtag #GIS18 can also be used. It's going to be a lot of fun, hope you come along for the ride!

Winter? Where?

The calendar says winter, but if you look outside in many parts of Colorado it's not! In my 25 years of living in the Vail Valley, this is the driest winter yet. As of January 15th the SWE (Snow Water Equivalent) is at 47% of normal for Vail Mountain. Many golf courses in Colorado, especially the front range and western slope continue to winter water to prevent desiccation. Although there is a lot of winter left, it's certainly starting to sound the alarms concerning water availability and drought for this summer.

Most recent SWE graph.

Walking Eagle Ranch Golf Club on January 15th, it didn't seem like winter.

This is what I usually see on Eagle Ranch GC this time of year.
The groomer hasn't left the shop this season!

Haven't even dusted off the Nordic skate ski's this season. Normally I have
about 30 days of skating in at this time.