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Town Quirks

07/01/2010 01:00AM ● By Staff

Summer-Fall 2010:

Town Quirks

by Staff

What If the Ski Area Were Run by World Cup Soccer Officials?We all bemoaned officials' missed goals and blown calls during this year's soccer World Cup.Here's what it might be like if those same refs ran the resort.

-Yellocard for cutting lift lines.

-Red card for cutting ropes.

-Fake injuries get you a toboggan ride.

-Vuvuzela horns on every chair to bloat liftline skiers.

-Only one, blind ski patroller.

-Calls for off-sides in lift line.

-Extra time awarded after mountain closes.

-Penalty face shots.

Bo Knows TubingIf the river seems too crowded to get yur rubber on, we're here to help. We sent intern Bo out to canvas a feAlternative Tubing Spots in the Yampa Valley. Here's what he came back with, sulfur smell, seaweed, slapshots and all: All photos by Travis Gainsley.

Car Wash

Bald Eagle Lake

Ice Rink

Mannequin Photo of the Month:Wanted: Cowboy dummy with trailer. Photo Deborah Olsen

Hunter TweetsTwitter twwets are restricted to 140 characters. Unfortunately, that's not the IQ of some huners. Following are a fetweets you might see from rookie riddle-bearers this fall:

-Where am I?

-Hocome I don't have any cell-bars out here?

-Nice Rack!

-Which one's the safety?

-Bang... what was that?

-Never much cared for him, anway...

-Does a cohave antlers?

-I think this is public land

-BLM = Better Let Me shoot