Women's SNB SP Finals 1. Queralt Castellet 2. Elena Hight 3. Kaitlyn Farrington

Men's SNB SP Finals 1. Louie Vito 2. Matt Ladley 3. Greg Bretz

The snow storm conditions made the pipe pretty slow, so the tricks were difficult to really throw them down. To add to that, the sound system totally broke down for about 10 minutes, so everyone was scrambling around to get things going. With an odd silence, you don't realize how much the music and announcers add to the event, so be greatful for them. The Toyota Yeti took a run down the halfpipe to keep spectators entertained. And Kevin Pearce made a visit to cheer on and congratulate the riders (he was the one that got the severe brain injury just before the Olympics). Last year's champ, Danny Davis, was also out of the game today due to an injury.

Tomorrow brings the Slopestyle Finals, so there's more to come! I'll try to fit another blog in, in between riding all the new powder...

This spring I learned a difficult lesson: You can't use your skis to death because they will kill you first.I knew this past winter was the last year I was going to get out of my skis because the lamination was splitting in the back and I had more dings and dents in them than a junkyard Chevy, but I thought I could get this one last year out of them and get a new pair next year. So on my last vacation to Breckenridge on my first day out just before lunch I'm skiing down peak 10 flying smooth as silk when oddly my left boot just came out of my binding... I was like..."what the??" Flying forward I'm thinking."oh this is going to be a good one", and slammed down on my right knee with my leg twisting around, and of course that boot DIDN'T release. I was at the base below the chairlift, and I could hear people above me going, uh oh... Lost my goggles, helmet, headband, and gloves. Scrambling to get myself reassembled I knew my knee was really wrenched, but in total optimism , I got my skis back on , got back on the lift and thought, maybe I would feel better if I had some lunch. When I got off the lift I knew something was very wrong because my adrenalin was through the roof, like I could have lifted a fire engine, so I knew something was very wrong, so I skied to a ski patrol fella on a snowmobile and tried to angle my way into a snowmobile ride down to the bottom. To make a long story short, I didn't get a snow mobile ride, I got a ride in a sled to the ER, where I was told I had a tibial plateau fracture and needed surgery. Upset that this was my first day of vacation , I blew the doctor off and actually drove back to my hotel with my broken leg and then had to call an ambulance to go back to the ER, had surgery and spend 3 months on crutches. The doctor called my accident "pre-release" My bindings were old and just released for no good reason. I was in love with my skis , they were Head Monsters, guess they didn't love me back.

Neither the author, nor RealConditions, SkiSite.com, or any of its affiliates are, so far as the contents of this post are concerned, affiliated in any way with KBPI. Nor is this an official endorsement of or advertisement for KBPI or any of its affiliates (though, the author does like listening to their music).

I recently skied Breckenridge Ski Area in Breckenridge, CO for $10.67. How for so cheap asks you? Well I'll tell you, says I. I am a member of Uncle Nasty's Militia, a "militia Member" if you will. What does this mean? Am I a going around town wreaking havoc and causing mayhem? No. Am I part of a group of anti-government pseudo-para-wannabe-military fatsos running around the hills with pitch-forks and AR-15s pretending to over through the government? No. Am I a social deviant? No. Well, maybe kinda sort of- ask my friends. Anyway, it means that I get periodic emails about upcoming events- generally music related that I can't attend because of work. But recently I got a notice that, for Militia Members only, Uncle Nasty and KBPI were having Hump-day Hooky on Wed the 14th of January and lift tickets were going to be $10.67. So again, why $10.67 asks you? Because, says I, the radio frequency for KBPI is 106.7 FM and rather than a lift ticket for $106.70, they moved the decimal one place to the left- duh.

Since I purchased the Rocky Mountain Superpass this year, it hasn't made sense to pay for a lift ticket elsewhere- especially at $92.00 a pop; the price for an adult lift ticket at Breck. When the opportunity came up to ski Breckenridge (I had never skied Breck) for so cheap though, I couldn't pass on it. What I had forgotten about are the lines at the lift ticket counter (better get an alpine start), and what I hadn't anticipated was the inevitable increased population for a Wed due to the promotion. Scratch that, the crowds would have been heavy for a Saturday. It wasn't bad though, by any means. The lower lift lines on Peaks 7 and 8 were pretty steady at a half hour for anyone other than singles, but Breck is a pretty big ski area.

If you don't have a pass and are limited in your ability to get some time in on the slopes only by cost, then become a Militia Member, wreak social havoc (kidding, don't do that- I don't need to get sued or go to jail...seriously, I was kidding), and watch your email for the next Hump-day Hooky event (probably sometime mid-February). You also get to meet Uncle Nasty if you want...maybe get an autograph or have your picture taken. Share a cool, refreshing Cola. Frolic in the snow. Yeah. Okay...

KBPI HOOKY PAGE: KBPI Hooky

BRECKENRIDGE HOME PAGE: Breckenridge Resort

REGULAR PRICES: An adult single day lift ticket is $92.00. Children's (5-12 years) single day lift tickets are $64.00. Seniors' (65+ years) single day lift tickets are $82.00

PRICE ON PROMOTION: An adult single day lift ticket: $10.67. Make sure you take your ID with you to the ticket counter and that your email address prints on the coupon page for verification purposes; you will be turned away without these two items.

FORECAST: provided by www.noaa.gov 90% chance of 3-5 inches Sunday; same for Monday and Monday night with a high of 26° with 9-15 mph West/Southwest winds (gusts to 25 mph, wind chill to 10°) and a 10-20% chance of thunder in the afternoon. 30% chance of snow on Tuesday with a high of 15°, winds out of the West/Northwest at 7-16 mph (gust to 20 mph, wind chill to -9°). 40% chance of snow Wednesday with a high of 30°. Slight chance of snow on Thursday with a high near 24°.