Apres-Ski or Just Apres?

On a recent weekend trip I stopped into a slopeside bar for a stop at the restroom and at the water fountain. (Though I have been known to enjoy a brew from time to time, I refrain from drinking while I’m skiing or riding. I’m already starting to get dehydrated; alcohol doesn’t help.)

The bar, like many, was bringing in a musical act for Saturday night. They were, as you would expect, LOUD. I did not stay long. It simply would not be comfortable.

But I stayed long enough to see a number of people milling around in jeans. Now, this may be the Midwest and not Vail, so informality is the norm. But even here, most people wear snow gear, not street clothes, when they go to the slopes.

Now, it’s possible that most of the people I saw drove to the area in jeans, switched to ski pants for the day, and then went back to civilian clothes. But I wonder if any of them decided to “apres” without the “ski.”

It’s been known to happen.