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----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Duffy" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [SKIVT-L] Remembering skibumming was Re: Stowe lodging...help > I remember way back when I decided to move to Jeffersonville just so I > could be close to the mountains. For several months, I had a flexible > temporary job assignment that allowed me to work any 40 hours I wanted to > in any given week. I skied a lot back in those days. Back on my normal 3rd > shift hours, I used to go skiing almost every day after work with no sleep. > There used to be a lot more snow back then. > > Eventually, I found myself freed from that job with some money to play > with and an entire country to explore. I bought a pass at A-Basin for $199. > I had read somewhere that they often stay open until July. My thinking was > that even if I spent only 2-3 weeks in the area, I'd get my money's worth. > But, I guessed that I'd stay longer than that, as there is still to this > day a free place there for me to stay. > > Anyway, it was in that special era that I also planned on making many > other stops that winter in places like Utah, Oregon, Washington, Montana, > Nevada and California to name a few. I decided to keep an open agenda, > maybe chase some good weather around for a bit and possibly even find a new > place to put some roots down. The future was wide open. > > Someday, I'd be saying "Ahhhh, those were the days!" -------------------------You just did, you old fuddy you. :-) Jimski - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html