Every ski area/resort has at least one Mardi Gras tree these days, right?
You know what I’m talking about. It’s that tree where people throw beads, bras, underwear, and other undergarments from the chairlift to celebrate Mardi Gras… for whatever reason.
Oliver Blackman, a longtime employee at Smugglers’ Notch, VT, shared a hilarious eulogy for a Mardi Gras tree he cut down adjacent to one of the lifts. I’ll let him take it from here.
“Unfortunately the same characteristic that makes a good bra tree (proximity to the lift) is seen by some as a potential hazard. To those of you who know what and where this is, and especially those who helped propagate and nurture this fine specimen, I apologize.
Hopefully, some of you will overcome your disappointment and work toward the regeneration of new stems in the near future. I did save some fruit and hang it from tower 12.
Some were empty husks, mere shells really, but others had thick, almost foamy centers and would probably serve as the beginning of new stand of specimens.”
Well done Oliver, well done!😂
Let’s all pour one out for the fallen Mardi Gras tree at Smuggs.