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“San Francisco Man Skied 6 City Blocks in 1976” | by San Francisco Chronicle

This is a fun, feel good story. On February 6th, 1976, Chuck Cihak skied 6 city blocks in San Francisco. The City had just gotten a few inches of snow and Chuck thought it would be fun to take the skis for a spin down to Bud’s Ice Cream parlor. Why not? It hasn’t snowed in San Francisco in the 38 years since 1976. But, Chuck is waiting… โ€œIt was one of those things where you go โ€˜If I can do it again, I certainly will.’ But it was such a rare thing. And of course any time it hailed, it was like Pavlovโ€™s dog. But it never got to that point again.โ€ – Chuck Cihak told the San Francisco Chronicle […]

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