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Not a snappy title for a thread, I have to confess.
But here's my old friend Arnie Wilson, on his quest to follow in the footsteps of President Obama and ski all 40 skiing states of the Union, but without making any speeches (and I'm not implying that Barack has ever skied). This is just an instalment. I don't know which US states have ski lifts - apart from the obvious ones - and it's not entirely clear how many states Arnie has ticked off to date:
"Skiing Tornado Alley" [from the Financial Times]
Are you jealous? This is surely the American dream.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The Hero!! Now that is something i would love to do. Im only 21 but i just signed a 5 year contract that kinda ties me down to a max of 2 weeks skiing a year.
You can ski 40 out of the 50 states!!! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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scrubyjoe, if you think about where you can't ski it is a less shocking fact 
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| David Goldfish wrote: |
| ......Are you jealous? ........... |
Nope - but I hope he has a good time - somehow I think he will.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Alabama and Georgia were two I would not have expected.
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Bought his last 2 books which are excellent, they were half price on Amazon last Christmas, looking forward to his book of this trip 
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Word on the street is that Arnie Wilson has just broken his shoulder and is out for the rest of the season  Wishing him a good recovery.
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arv, in "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson, he gets caught in a severe snowstorm at the southern end of the Appalachians in Georgia.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Bode Swiller, yup
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Better tell Arnie that wikipedia list is incomplete Hawaii isn't shown. 
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Sorry to hear that Arnie's been injured - best wishes to him for a speedy recovery.
At last count he'd already done 37 of the 40; with only Arizona, New Jersey and Rhode Island to go!
Great Ski Hawaii link Colin - for a moment I thought it was going to be water-skiing! That's def on my list too now 
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You know it makes sense.
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Ain't no lifts in Hawaii. I am only skiing states with lifts! Thanks for get well messages. I'll be back!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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| jacksonhole wrote: |
| Ain't no lifts in Hawaii. I am only skiing states with lifts! |
[That doesn't mean 'Hawaiian elevators', incidentally]
jacksonhole [for it is he], may you shoulder these ever-challenging missions afresh.
Bon chance, mon ami!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jacksonhole, that there mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii is the biggest on the planet, dwarfing Everest (if you count the bit under the sea - and why not?), so, whatever your uplift, I don't think your quest is complete until you've added it to the list. Also, let's not forget, there's the Hawaii'n Obama factor to consider. Sorry, no lift, no excuse.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Nice try Bode but I'm sticking to my guns. I'll be happy to tick off just the 50 with lifts
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Swiller deserves a ticking off, too. Let's get a rope tow up there and give him a thrill.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Maybe we should get him to ski the under-water bit!
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jacksonhole, you're 'avin' a lava. Anyway, that would be a whole lot more exciting than some of the lift-served mole hills you'll find in some of those 40 states. How's the injury?
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I always thought there was a proper ski resort in hawaii........ think its called Wai-ski-ski
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Shoulder improved greatly thanks, but no skiing for a few weeks. If anyone can find me a lift on Hawaii I will use it!!
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