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ugh, this sounds pretty miserable, not to mention the pain you've been in already.

gl Barron

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thanks. i definitely appreciate your kind thoughts. i'm gunna try to get the surgery this coming thursday so i can start healing over hte thanksgiving/christmas (chanukah) break and be skiing in january where i've had some great luck w/ conditions in VT. i'm a little worried given the lack of expected precipitation in the next month/month and a half. but typically january/late december produces enough (combined w/ manmande) for at least a 50" base and a high % of open trails w/ little ice. anyways, i'm at least glad to be THINKING along those lines again rather than "f*ck, another missed season"

Barron