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Sunday, February 4. 2007

Tucks

Why is this day different from all other days? I'll go for the Colts +4, but I'd be just as happy to see Chicago win.

As Seinfeld said: "You are rooting for laundry." Watching TV is not sport...well, I guess getting to the bean dip after 14 Coors Lights is a bit of a sport.

Anyway, for real sport, try Tucks - Tuckerman Ravine on Mt. Washington. No lifts. You hike up the trail, and ski down the natural snow (or ice).

Image: Tuckerman Ravine skiiers in 1937. Same as today. Not for yuppies. For other old-timey skiing (but with lifts) we recommend Mad River Glen ("Ski it if you can"), and the Dartmouth Skiway. Yes, we love Stowe, - the home town of our webmeister Chris - but it's not really fully old-timey anymore.

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 13:30 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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I learned to ski by climbing up mountains in PA and sking down them. Finally someone saw the site had potential so a lift was put in to increase capacity. The skiing was lousy though, with mostly icy conditions..now the powdwe out west is a different event.

But tell me, on this cirque on Mt Washington which is the best of the Lunch Rocks to dine from as the skiing unfolds?
#1 Habu on 2007-02-04 14:25 (Reply)
Bears by 10.

But even if they lose I think I saw two of the sweetest bowls ever played this past collegiate season.....
Boise State over Oklahoma 43-42 was probably the greatest college football game I've ever seen. Gutsy til the absolute end.
AND
The Florida Gators blowing out The Ohio State Buckeyes 41-14 in a game sweet because I'm a Florida grad and Ohio State was so cocky. That was so, so sweet. Florida whipped then on both sides of the ball. In prison argot Ohio State became Florida's bitch. Ah yeah.
#2 Habu on 2007-02-04 14:35 (Reply)
My favorite in VT is Jay Peak. Before Al started to warm the planet up, there was always a fresh coat of power every morning there.
#3 Chris on 2007-02-05 00:41 (Reply)

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