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An insane party-goer braves the luge in a plastic saucer. Photos courtesy of Jane Weeks |
CommentsDare the Luge and Spelunking with Disgraced Golf Pros
Published: January 16, 2010by Alotta Baloney
Birthday boy Andrew Esler reviews the luge scoreboard in his pajamas the morning after.
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Mountain Mix
A mixology of high altitude gadfly gossip for oxygen-starved brain cells.
On behalf of every single bod in these parts, the Mix is extending a mammoth thank you to the snow gods for copious December snows resulting in stellar holidays crammed with visitors. Weren’t you ever so happy to not be able to turn left? And a big happy birthday to all those December babies whose special day was overshadowed by the season. That didn’t stop Andrew Esler and Jane Weeks from building a luge track right off their deck for Andrew’s post New Year’s birthday bash. Party-goers had a slew of devices to pick from before plummeting to their deaths: saucers, boogie boards, plastic toboggans, inner tubes, and the craziest sledding contraption of all, a kayak. Only in Tahoe.
Big goins’ on with Tahoe’s inaugural Olympic Heritage Celebration. The party commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1960 Winter Games with a 10-day celebration of re-enactments, competitions, and acknowledgment of current and legendary Olympians. Events and programs for all ages will be held on the historic West Shore, Squaw Valley, and around North Lake Tahoe from January 8 to 17. Learn more and get involved here: squawvalley1960celebration.com. For all the dedicated people that worked to pull this event together, great job. Now, have a nap.
We’re still celebrating! For Goodness Sake Director Andy Hill and Hillary Jacobson were married on December 31 on a blue moon (a blue moon is the second full moon occurring in the same month, though I saw a few “moons” on New Year’s Eve…and they weren’t blue). Amanda Adcock and Kenneth Buell welcomed the first baby of the New Year in the Tahoe Forest Health System on January 1. This is their first little squeak, so big congrats to this Loyalton couple. The Ritz-Carlton Highlands opened at Northstar, bringing a nice little job boom and some pizzazz to the area.
I need to get out of the house immediately. They’re flashing photos of a bare-chested Tiger Woods on the tele, and my goodness he has a rather cavernous belly button. You could actually go spelunking in there. Bye.
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