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Mani(a)c Monday

Potential for freshies in the Chimney Sweep

So today is Monday and it was the Jobless Set’s turn to enjoy these insane conditions that we’ve had since…oh let’s say December! The 500′ vertical swath of terrain known as ‘The Palisades’ opened fresh this morning and I saw everyone from the unemployment line except they were all in duct-taped ski gear. It was a hoot. A jobless, careless, reckless hoot. Saw one 60′ air (Dan Scarcia who wimped out of doing it twice) and no takers on the Chimney  which was open for a half hour while I was up there (tough exit bump). All the other landings in Extra, The Box, etc. were all perfect and the traverse line at the bottom didn’t claim many victims who crossed it high speeds. On the other side, Kitchen Wall cooked nicely. There were lots of hoots and some decent hollers. I love it when strangers cheer on strangers!

Flat to Fat…the 'Sades

We’ve gotten it soooo good this season. If you don’t remember any 3′ pow days well that’s probably because there weren’t many but we we’ve had so many rediculously sweet weeks in a row. It’s been a skiers’ winter. Sometimes in January I have to write a piece titled “The Doldrums” or something like that but this year hasn’t been that way at all.

Chimney Sweep with Patroller Hoping for some Biz