Well, I think maybe we did, according to my Guide.

Does it have an old sign with the letters worn off dangling from a tree above it?


On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:31:18 -0500, Matthew Kulas <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>That's "Three Cliffs."
>
>You've never skied that before? And you were a shareholder? Wow!
>
>I guarantee that you didn't ski Tentacle.
>
>--Matt K.
>
>On Feb 7, 2008 6:07 AM, Jumpin_Jimmy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> After the mayhem and confusion of the morning, I found myself riding the
fabled Single
>> Chair into a serene world of fresh snow, steep terrain, and few skiers.
Folowing my first run
>> solo (Chute) I found myself in the company of a certain Mr. Mad River, who
gleefully led me
>> on a seek and destroy mission through various woods shots.
>>
>> Memories began to come back of skiing with other MRG heroes through
these woods, and I
>> instructed my guide to take me to all their favorite lines. I wanted the
various "Mr. Mad
>> Rivers" to see my frozen tracks, and think of me as they said to
themselves, " who was
>> skiing my line?"
>>
>> First, we skied some runs through a signature line (Dave Bouchard/Shitbox
Woods) making
>> sure to track it up. Somewhere near there, we diced through a woods shot
I know Ranger
>> Renson loves to ski on the other side of the Single (sorry Mahhk!)
>>
>> Then I said, "how about some golf?" And off we went, finding some sweet
snow in places
>> only Todd Fisher haunts (hope you don't mind, Todd). At the bottom of
that run, my Guide
>> and I stopped to talk to a very friendly Brian Mohr (certainly a contender
for Mr. Mad River!)
>> who was having a good day on the Mountain and was kind enough to invite
me up on the
>> West side later this week. I hope he come back to the list, BTW!
>>
>> Then it was on to various wood shot I know Wesley likes. I don't have time
now to describe
>> exactly where they are, but as Wes says, "there are no secrets at MRG!"
So wait for a later
>> post. I am sure he wouldn't mind.
>>
>> During this whole time, I was over confidently yelling out things like "I am a
rock star!" and
>> "We are rocking this place!" since I was having so much fun. My guide, Mr.
Mad River, said to
>> me in response, "Want to ski Triple Cliffs?"
>>
>> Having never heard of that run, I arrogantly said, "Bring it on!" Which was a
mistake--MRG
>> always humbles the arrogant--and it was my turn, I guess. Let's just say
that I didn't think
>> MRG had much exposed terrain before yesterday...the big drops I could
manage fine, but
>> that one cliffy thang over a no-fall that has a mandatory icy log slide that
drops onto ice and
>> pungis wigged me out--but somehow I made it down...with stains in my
pants, yes, but at
>> least I stayed on my skis. Yikes!
>>
>> After that, my knees were a bit weak, and I wasn't yelling "I am a rock
star!" anymore. But
>> of course, we run into another real Mr. Mad River, John Brownlee, who
tours us out on a
>> long, long round of golf. Despite the fatigue, my game came back, and I
kept right on his
>> skis, flying along, hooting and hollering all the way down, to a point way
lower than I had
>> skied before at MRG. It was a bit of a hike out, and I was cooked, and the
day was over. I
>> said pass on a last run with John, and my guide and I drank a reeb or two
in the upper lot to
>> celebrate. Good times...
>>
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