As previously noted, I come from Bumblefuck, Wisconsin. It has everything you’d expect a middle of nowhere Wisconsin farm town to have. A quiet, quaint downtown, streaming creeks and clear rivers, tons of farm field with the cows and manure to match, and most proudly, 2.4 bars for every 1,000 people.

Bars vs Grocery density:

What you don’t expect to find in the middle of this mini Sudetenland is a ski resort. But look to the north and behold, for there sits the mighty  Rib Mt. On its north face is the Granite Peak Ski resort.

The problem with Rib Mt is that it really is not a mountain. Local legend states that a mountain is technically 800 ft tall, and poor Rib Mt is only 760ft tall. The solution? Build a 40 foot observation tower at the peak, stand on top of it, remeasure, and celebrate your new mountain.

Whether technically a mountain or not, there is only so much skiing you can do down a 760 ft piece of geology. That never stopped me from loving every inch of that hill as I worked,  lived and played out my adolescence on it.

Its these fond memories that bring me to today’s free 420 Jar.  Greg from TN ordered a 6 pack of jars plus a scope and while I was placing the label on his box I noticed his street was named “ski mt”.  Having never heard of Tennessee skiing, I did a quick google search of the area and found the resort.  Weighing in at 8 runs with the longest trail being 5000 feet long, I was blasted with a wave of nostalgia and immediately reopened his package to toss in a free jar. Now Greg can finally say that mountain got him something besides pure ice conditions and a lift ride up that takes  longer than the run down.

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