As many of you know, this weekend marks a bittersweet day for skiers and boarders, closing day at Vail. At 4 o’clock on Sunday, at the top of lift 4, there is a party known as 4 at 4. 4 at 4 is a unique kind of party involving booze, snowballs and hundreds of riders. It is an amazing sight, and enormous mass of drunk people throwing snowballs at one another, all on the very top of a mountain. Not to be out done by those hoppin’ parties in Baghdad, there are explosives. The ski patrol each year lights off a series of charges close enough to the party to feel the shockwave from every blast. If you have never been close to a stick of water gel when it explodes, it is fairly impressive, and it definitely promotes a “Let’s Party” atmosphere. I hope to see you there.