Oh Sunlight...how you entertain me! Last night was the annual Mardi Gras Party at Sunlight Mountain Resort. For weeks, I have heard stories, legends, and jokes about the infamous evening, so my expectations were high. I was not disappointed. Employees and friends packed into the bar at the Inn and commenced to dance into the wee hours of the night.
Mardi Gras, of course, requires costumes! Fortunately, one doesn't have to dress purely in Fat Tuesday attire; any costume is allowed. Attending last night, we had a chicken, an Ute Indian named White River, a sombrero-salesman, a gypsy, mother earth, lots of masked mysteries, and the entire liftee squad dressed as the mob. My costume was actually taken from real life: I went as a musher. I wore mukluks (mushing boots), a flannel shirt, and a big fur hat. To complete the ensemble, I carried a stuffed husky dressed in a homemade harness (a real dog would have been difficult). The people that knew me, instantly got it and laughed....everyone else thought I was Canadian.
The Mardi Gras Party is a way for everyone to unwind halfway through the season; not that the ski bum life is all that taxing. Even so, we danced for hours and laughed even longer. Definitely a good way to spend Fat Tuesday!
9 DAYS UNTIL THE IDITAROD!
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