Why am I psyched, you ask? Well, I'm psyched because my twin brother is coming out to Vail tomorrow night for a few days of skiing. It's hard to beleive but we haven't skied together in more than 15 years. 15 years! That seems incredible to me.

For most of our lives Brian has been a much better skier than me. Even when we were three, he advanced faster than I did. He was on "real" skis when we were 3 or 4 while I was still on plastic, yellow "banana" skis. Every year we would make at least one trip to Mammoth or Tahoe or Utah and it was obvious that Brian could dust me. Then in 1989, for various reasons, I pretty much stopped skiing. Brian kept going on trips, improving his skiing, while my skills deteriorated badly. But that's all ancient history.

I've skied just about everyday for the last 10 weeks and I don't know the last time Brian hit the slopes. I also have new skis that rip (Salomon Pocket Rockets) while he has equipment that probably belongs in a museum. I'd be surprised if he was still better than me, but we'll see when he gets here. I don't really care. It will just be nice to have someone to ski with, especailly someone who can keep up with me, especailly my twin brother. And if we get some new snow, that will be a huge bonus.