[pct-l] Sierra Snow Report...getting better

[Scott Williams]

I want to be there when all youse guys get dem free beers all at once.  VVR
will never be the same.   From your pictures, I see the quality of food you
bring Yoshihiro, so you probably bring good drink as well.  This could be
real trouble, and great fun.

Shroomer

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami <
completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Reinhold
>
>
> Due to my poor English ability and to my habit (I can drink but I
> usually do not drink), I forgot to drink beer or soda at VVR in 2009
> and 2010. So, in my case, I expect THREE beers in this summer.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2011/1/26 Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>:
> > Hi gang,
> > Trouble is back in town which,  like always,  is good news for the girls
> > but bad news for the guys.
> > Nothing new....the Sierra is still buried in snow.
> > Mammoth Mountain has already received 324'' of snow this season which is
> > about the average total for the whole season or about twice the average
> > snow for this time of the year and the season is far from over.
> > To give you an idea of how much snow we are talking about,.....Jim, from
> > Vermilion, wrote  "Reinhold, I'm heading back this weekend to shovel
> > roofs, not sure were we'll put it as the buildings appear to be buried.''
> >
> > Serves that ''LOUSE'' right!!!.....when I picked up my resupplies last
> > year he called me a trouble maker and did not give me the free beer or
> > soda which is customarily given to JMT & PCT thru-hikers.
> > However, Vermilion is still my favorite resupply in the Sierra...they
> > treat thru-hikers right...free beer, free camp site, meals loaded with
> > ''horsepower'' and a store with most everything a hiker needs to
> > ''hike-on''.
> >
> > I expect  ''TWO''  beers when I resupply at Vermilion this year!!!!!
> >
> > Say Switchback,
> > This has been three solid weeks of high powered skiing for me and I have
> > not gone down once.
> > I can think of only one logical explanation.........I  AM  GETTING
>  BETTER.
> > Some things do get better with age....take wine and whisky for instance.
> >
> > I  ''MUST  BE''  one of those  ''RARE  GEMS''  that get better with age.
> > I am so exited about this I can't sleep,......knowing I will be better
> > tomorrow than I am today!!!!!
> >
> > JMT Reinhold
> > Your excited trail companion
> >
> >
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> --
> Sincerely
> --------------- --------------------------------------
> Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
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> 2009 JMT, the first America.
> 2010 JMT, the second America.
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