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Colorado ski country USA. Having a banner year, with incredible amounts of snow across all of the well-known Colorado ski resorts, with more falling as I type. Base amounts up to/beyond 100" in some cases. A boon to the Colorado ski industry, Colorado tourism, and the summer of '06 water supply.
Great news on the water end of things; I hate drinking reservoir dust and the catfish dung that lurks therein.
Phffffft on the rest.
Don't get me wrong; I have nothing against tourism or the ski industry. They both have their uses. Just not for me.
*smattering of gasps in the audience* yes, I live in Colorado. Have since 1971. And yes, I am not your average Coloradan: I don't ski. I don't snort coke in Aspen, either, but I digress.
My reasons are my own (for not doing either), but you might get a sense for a couple of them by perusing the illustration (above) and the linked column (from '03):
http://www.outofthinair.homestead.com/ski2003.html
posted by Skunkfeathers at 14:20
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3 Comments:
I've lived in Utah my whole live, and 20 minutes away from a ski resort and I don't ski *gasps* I cross country skied once and spent the majority of the time falling on my rump.
On other skiing, the idea of cruising down the hill with slabs of waxed sticks on my feet and nothing but two poles in my hands with all those trees and other people to run into, not being able to stop would not be a good idea. I like to live. I am a klutz and my parents should have named me Grace.
Now, sitting inside the lodge in front of a roaring fire, getting toasted sounds great to me. LOL
I live in Texas but I don't lasso the bulls...(I do like to watch the cowboys in their jeans and pick em up trucks).
Take care.
I am hoping to do a short ski trip to Summit county sometime in March.....I can't wait.
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