The avi’s are going off right now. After the major dumpage last week, we got hit with a heavy wet storm. Now everything is sliding, people are dying and it’s just plain not safe to strike out past those gates in the Wasatch. The danger is beginning to subside but check with the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center reports before you go. Maybe my lameass ex-roommate, however, blows off those reports and gets lost. Hmmm. Naw, bad Karma. He’ll get his. You see, I came home from dinner last week and he had cleared out, despite signing a one-year lease – still owing $700! No warning whatsoever. I had seen him at least three times that day and not a word about being unhappy or needing to move. He couldn’t summon the guts to face me and admit he’s one of those deadbeat ski bums- no job, no money and no spine. Beware the ski town roommate sitch, Folks. You have to have five before you find a keeper. And, yes, Small Claims Court is calling. 🙂

30 Inches in 24 hours. That was the report for Alta by Sunday morning. I finally got word that my new Ariens snowblower is ready for pick-up! It couldn’t have come sooner as my roommates are tired of butt surfing trying to shovel my driveway and there’s allegedly another storm whopper heading towards us Sunday. I’m heading up to the bird this afternoon, the canyons tomorrow, dv on sat. and snowbasin on sunday. Ankle’s still a little sore but gotta make the rounds! Anyone have advice on quick healing? I don’t want to be a slacker all winter because of pain.

Jumpin’ Bumps!! I can’t believe the ski season (sorta) began two weeks ago and Thanksgiving is not till next week. I’ve put in three days so far – Brighton, Snowbird and Solitude- but we soooo need more snow. It’s been 50 degrees every day. The forecasters say this weekend. No telling what the actual dumpage will be. Start planning those ski trips cause the season has arrived. My OnTheSnow column goes daily starting Friday. Bookmark it if you care what’s happening in the Wasatch – www.onthesnow.com/news/utah.

Toodles.