<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 1/9/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Dragged my hung-over, lazy self out of bed today well aware that the gates from above gave us a "spurt" release of new snow overnight. Stowe was the destination....as usual. Conditions overall were much better than expected considering the deficit of snowfall this season. Over on the Gondi side -- Perry Merrill was, well.....Perry Merrill. Wide open, fast, well groomed, no scraping. Had to make it Perry Merrill x 2 before heading over to the quad. Rumors had it that Centerline was the run of the day. With snow guns blasting, confirmation was made that indeed, Centerline was the place to be -- some soft bumps, good snow on the right side....x2. Run of the day? Nose Dive. For some reason nobody was skiing it . x2. The best things in life do come in pairs.