Nearly 40 brave souls were ready to get soaked at last Sunday’s annual Slush Cup at Red Mountain. A couple hundred skiers

Nearly 40 brave souls were ready to get soaked at last Sunday’s annual Slush Cup at Red Mountain. A couple hundred skiers

Slush Cup at Red

Nearly 40 brave souls were ready to get soaked at last Sunday’s annual Slush Cup at Red Mountain.

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