AFTER TODAY, I CAN RETIRE FROM SKIING FOR THE SEASON, IT WAS FREEKIN REEEEEAL GOOD.
There some things that should just remain as they are, because that is just how they should be.
Chair 5 on the backside of Vail, which I have been skiing for 25 years, is slated to be replaced with a new high speed quad in the near future, most of you probably think this is great, I personally think it sux. It's amazing what takes place with "progress. More people bring more demands. They move here to get away from their otherwise mundane lives in the big city and build their third, fourth and fifth homes here and then realize they can not live with out the corporate cup of $6 dollar coffee at Starshmucks (support Yeti's Grind!), next comes COSTCO, then god forbid you have to wait 20 minutes in line at chair 5 on a powder day your second time around because you just got a hair behind the POWDER curve that morning...there is something romantic about getting off of chair 5 after your first shot of chest deep snow back there in the morning and wondering if you can make it down a second time without getting caught in the goober onslaught. It takes incredible character and resolute to commit to run number two back there most mornings. So of course, to keep up with the Jones's a new super duper high speed chair MUST replace the relic in the back. Now Vail can justify raising lift ticket prices to $200/day and make parking $50/day because ANOTHER big expenditure has taken place by Vail Resorts..CAN YOU LEAVE A TOUCH OF TRADITION ON THE HILL? FUCK.
YET THE START OF ANOTHER SICK POW DAY..IT CAN ALL MELT TO LAKE POWELL NOW. THANK YOU ULLR.
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