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Lift lines

2012-Feb-20 By Dave Carpenter

Every conversation I have with a stranger on the ski lift goes pretty much like this:

Nice day, huh? (Them)
Yes, it is, indeed.  (Me)
Getting some good runs in?
Yeah, I’m having a good time today.
Yesterday was even nicer.  Much better conditions than today. I demoed these sick twin-tip powder skis.
That’s great, glad you enjoyed it.
Of course, I only ski on the Mary Jane side of the mountain. The runs are much harder than on the Winter Park side.
Uh-huh.
Strictly black mogul runs for me. I don’t ever go over to Winter Park because it’s full of green run Texans.
One of whom, I gather, you are not?
No, I live in Denver. And I only ski black runs.
Cool, how long have you lived in Denver?
About five years.
Where’d you move from?
Ummm..
Texas?
Houston.
Right...

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I’m a writer, editor, homebrewer, traveler, and armchair philosopher.

I live in Fort Collins, Colorado, with my wife, two cats, a freezer full of green chiles, and a small armada of fermentation vessels.

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