Ski Buds /skē/bəds/ Noun A group of Bros that enjoy *ripping pow, drinking beer, riding lifts, Aubrey ski, and spending time together. *However there is no such thing as a friend on a powder day.

tram lint /tram/lint/ Noun The group of Ski Bums who have been waiting in the tram line since 4am to insure they get first tram after a dump. Also includes the Ski Bums 4 boxes back that thought 7am was early enough to be on the first tram. Cleverly termed by my iPhone’s Autocorrect. “Holy
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crust·y un·der·toad /ˈkrəstē/ˈəndər/tōd/ Noun The frozen layer buried under just enough fresh snow to make you think it’s safe to make a turn. (Undertoad: A bogeyman, or in general, fear and anxiety about the unknown and mortality. From “The World According to Garp”.) Termed by me after wiping out on the Crusty Undertoad.

October 16 ~ October 21 View from Brooks Lake Lodge Tuesday After several years of Sharon promising (or was it threatening?) to take me to hunting camp I got the invitation from her husband, Forest,  with one week notice. It was a working trip, she was my boss. Camp was 5 miles on horseback behind
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