Beggars can't be choosers...

and sledders can't be lugers? Maybe, I don't think I'd trade sledding for luging. You can't luge in the woods, or off jumps for that matter. Regardless, what the hell is this post about? Well, on Wednesday I took the first sled of the season. First sled on January 24th? That's preposterous! Absolutely, but better late then never you know? Anyways, it wasn't fantastic, we only had an inch or two, but it was sledding damnit. The first run was down the infamous Leitzel Hill, this kind of terraced monstrosity that dumps off into a parking lot. I bombed it just as a car was coming up the stop sign at the bottom. They totally thought I was going to hit them, until I hockey stopped that shit right next to their car. It was pretty dope. From there we went behind one of the dorms. It was just a nice relaxed hill, nothing too exciting but there is a giant gorilla sculpture in the middle of it. It's fun to sled under it. Next stop was by the aforementioned "Stairway To Nowhere". I didn't hit the rail, I tried to jump one of the terraces on the hill though. Bad call. I more or less dropped 4 or 5 feet flat and completely decked out. My knees slid off my pads and hit the plastic on the sled. I've got paint transfer on my snow pants actually. I more or less called it quits for that hill after that. We hit a few more alright spots, ate shit trying to spin a couple times. Other than that it wasn't that eventful. I took a couple runs back and forth from class on Thursday and waited for better snow on Friday. I was in NYC for most of the day yesterday, but when I got back I had a glorious fluffy inch or two of snow waiting for me. So I was out from like 12:30 to 2ish sledding. Mainly Leitzel, my second or third run I tried to spin off one of the terraces but over rotated and busted my hip up pretty nice. I've been gimping a bit today, which sucks, but it's nice to have something to show for a hard nights sled. I also dropped in from the road and rode across the Gap Of Incomprehensible Dankness (working title). I didn't have a jump or anything, but I did try to hop the bushes before I got to the second half of the hill. That met with mixed results, I kind of did, but I'm also not sure if they'll grow as well when spring comes around. I took a few more runs around campus, but nothing too phenomenal. Hopefully we'll get some more snow soon. I'm itching for a jump. Speaking of things I could do with more snow, I've found another spot. Give me a foot or so and I could turn the Van Ess building into Van Esstreme. Check it out:

The hill is steeper in person, but I could easily build a nice little jump there. I could be out sessioning that all day. But wait, there's more!

The building is perfect for a quarter pipe right up against it. If that's not enough, imagine if you put two quarter pipes. Oh snap!

I think Hartwick should invest in a snowgun.

PS: Wu Tang!