Registration information for Shawnee Peak's "Racing with the Moon" corporate night ski racing series just arrived today.

I've participated on a team of friends for five of the last six years and have had a great time. It forces you to get outside and get some exercise during the week, something that can often be pretty hard to do during the dead of winter. And it doesn't require that you know how to race, believe me! We've all taken our share of diggers on the course, whacking ourselves on the marker poles, skidding out of the course on an icy turn, yelling expletives as we fly semi-out-of-control.

But it's so much fun! Just take your two official runs down the slalom course, flail away at will, and then the rest of the night is free skiing for fun under the lights. Finish off the evening with your teammates at Blizzard's lounge with a cold beverage and hot wings, while race results are announced and prizes awarded. What could be better?