After much fretting, and a useless FedEx tracking number (how’s that for a long hit-tail to draw people to this site?), my skis, boots and other shit have arrived in Chicago. I’m happy.

Just in time for a little ski weekend planned with Jennifer & The Mandala Gang in mid-Feb to Granite Mount, (drum roll) Wisconsin. Actually, if you check their website (www.granitemontain.com) you’ll see a nice bit of Midwestern hill just 4 hrs from Chicago. Granite has 7 lifts, a 750+ ft verticle drop, tree skiing, a designated mogul run (that’s where I’ll be teaching the plebes), a coupl’a lodges with fireplaces and bar scenes. Sorry, no heli-skiing this time around.

To spread the joy of the newly arrived skis, here’s a pic of me in Chamonix, June ‘06, when I first purchased my skis and boots.