Madame Hooky's Crystal Ball

Our own Madame Hooky divines whether it's worth calling in sick Friday and heading for the slopes. She'll conjure your excuse and tell you where to go.

Save your sick days, Seattle. Everything is as it was a week ago, with no new snow anywhere, not even up in B.C. Our Summit insider says:

It was icy last night and probably a bit slushy this weekend. Not the epic conditions like last weekend.

These are not desperate times, however. This is but a lull, a time to refocus and actually go to that crack-of-dawn ski conditioning gym class you've been feinting at attending, because your first trip to Baker this year was beyond humbling. Continue telling yourself you are merely out of shape; 33 is the new 18, right? Diligently do those wall sits, and as the suffering reaches its peak, be thankful that you aren't as desperate as these guys.