Memorial Idea

First pass at site specific memorial for Seth, Adam and Andy. I’m thinking it could be 3 large cairns (markers) and a long line of rocks/sticks between the Opus hut and where these friends last skied. The materials would be from the avalanche detritus. I image it being restacked/aligned over time or just evolving into something else potentially.

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Art

I was planning to make some pieces again. Now it feels like therapy, in a good way.

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Greg Burns, Nico Brooks, me and Seth Bossung

Emily and I were married on June 21, 2003 up in Tabernash CO. Seth and Greg were my best men and Nico (Emily’s cousin) officiated. We explored seeing if we could make Nico a ship captain but settled on some universal minister certification for the day, I believe.

Seth had said to me years earlier (when we both were working at a Sanborn (summer camp ‘89) where we met) …”Just laugh, no matter what.”, just before he did a skit with another counselor (which was actually super funny). At our wedding, just as I had started my speech, I heard Seth laughing (very loudly and in support) in the crowd - it made me remember what he had said at camp and consequently made me lose my place, which turned out to be momentarily unfortunate and soon after quite funny.

I’m not sure how many times he was in the role of best man at friends’ weddings but I’ll wager to guess it was at least 5 times.

Always sharp, always funny, always encouraging, always thoughtful and always the best. Here is tribute article that helps explain even more the kind of guy he was.

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Andrew Goldsworthy

Seth and I had conversations (not infrequently over the years) about the power of ephemeral art. My initial thoughts about how to memorialize Seth, Adam and Andy is to make something Goldsworthy-esque (over the summer) in the area where he and his close friends died. Something that will require revisiting over time to either reassemble or make anew. Something that will surely be a group project. Something subtle. Something beautiful.

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Seth Bossung, Andy Jessen and Adam Palmer

I expect our hearts will be tender for some time.

Here’s an article from the Vail Daily about Seth Bossung, Andy Jessen and Adam Palmer. It also has links to GoFundMe drives to help support their families.

“The red line marks descent and the blue lines mark the avalanches. The large avalanche on the left caught the group of skiers and also caused the small avalanche on the right to release sympathetically.” [Photo] CAIC/Telluride Helitrax

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Denver Net-Zero Energy 2030

Denver has a goal for all new buildings and homes to achieve net-zero energy by 2030. Denver defines “Net Zero Energy (NZE)” as a new building or home that is: 1. Highly Energy Efficient, 2. All-Electric, 3. Powered by Renewable Energy, and 4. Providers of Demand Flexibility for the Grid. Read more here.

Here’s the breakdown:

Net zero energy, all-electric new homes in the 2024 Building Code

Net zero energy, all-electric new buildings in the 2027 Building Code

New buildings perform as designed (performance verification) in the 2030 Building Code

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