Quads of Steel! Shins of Flame!

Laura and I hit the slopes at Heavenly Valley for 2 days over the weekend. The mountain had just been dumped on, so we had lots of snow. The lower part of the mountain was just breathtaking. The higher elevations provided me with an opportunity to test my patented "Zen Skiing" technique: basically, it was white-out conditions higher up, so you close your eyes and feel the hill. I used to be an ok skiier, but that is obviously in the past. My legs held up rather brilliantly, so special shout out to Kenny the Torturer for those killer squats. We won a bit at the casino (operative word being BIT) and talked lots of drunken crap with random people we met on and off the slopes. Our cousin Patty made a special guest starring appearance at the casino. Or at least I think she did. I'd had a lot of vodka at that point. Sigh.

One last question: if they can put a man on the moon, why cant they invent a ski boot that doesnt feel like someone is driving butcher knives into your shins?

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