With all the festivals, warm weather and outdoor excursions to keep you entertained in the summer, its easy to ignore the constant cries from your hall closet or garage. What was once their heyday in winter, your skis have now spent the last few months in the dark, collecting dust, while you mountain bike, fly fish and jam out to Bluegrass music. Needless to say, your skis are pissed off. Lucky for them, last weekend’s Lunar Cup gave them a little love. Located at the top of Tomboy Road in Savage Basin, the Lunar Cup is an annual, local ski race that gives mother nature a run for its money; just because it’s summer doesn’t mean we can’t shred the gnar! Originating in 1977, the event consists of teams of 4 in one of three disciplines – alpine, snowboarding and mixed – cruising through a slalom-esque course as fast as possible. Each team must have at least one girl and extra points are given for style and costume “loudness.” Being that last Saturday’s race was my first, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Although I missed out on the camp-out party the night before, I did arrive early enough to see the hung over remnants. And since the weather was beautiful, the snow was in top form and everyone was decked out in costumes and good spirits, the Lunar Cup definitely was the most fun race I’ve ever done. Plus, it felt damn good to get back on skis for a few hours. Big, big props to Roby and Herb Manning for putting the race on. It was a blast! Song: “Dr. Jones” by Aqua