Stories tagged “ski”

• Skis

  It’s snowing today. It hasn’t snowed on a Wednesday for the past two or three weeks. Today, it is snowing, and snowing means powder. Fresh powder. None of that crappy machine-made stuff. No, this is the real thing. I don’t even need to wear my go...

  • Author: sesquipedalian
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.

• Ditching

  I slide to the edge of the hill, letting the majority of my skis hang over. Scanning the mountain, I see only a couple of ramps, and they’re fairly easy to get around. That’s the only reason this is rated a double black; the rest is hardly even con...

  • Author: sesquipedalian
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.

• Best Ride In the Park

  “Well..” She warily glances at her ‘beginner’ labeled ticket hanging around her neck. “I mean, you said this hill was easy, and I really don’t want to get lost again on my way back again.” I sigh. “Okay, if you really think you’re rea...

  • Author: sesquipedalian
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.
  • 3 out of 5

• Breaking Rules

  I’ve been coming here since I was six, and I’ve been riding double blacks since I was ten. I found the trails on accident, and I’ve only run into a couple of people. Of course, ski patrol keeps an eye on it to make sure no one goes back there, bu...

  • Author: sesquipedalian
  • Posted almost 3 years ago.

• Limbo Theory

  She sipped the coffee from behind the plate glass in the lodge, toying with the idea of another run down the slopes. Only a few braves had climbed into the gondolas. With snow falling like it was, she wasn’t going to blame anyone for staying in b...

  • Author: Adam Susskind
  • Posted about 2 years ago.
  • 4 out of 5