Even cowgirls sing the blues when they're hit by a mini-avalanche, as former SR bud Erica Curless was Sunday afternoon. Erica was one of those in a large picnic tent that was hit by a load of snow that slid of the metal roof of Selkirk Lodge at Mount Spokane State Park Sunday. She, SR business reporter Becky Kramer and other women were participating in the 12th annual Women's Super Bowl cross-country skiing and snowshoeing event when the snow hit the tent. Erica told The Spokesman-Review: "The snow just kept coming, and it was so heavy and on top of us. ... I feel like I got bucked off a horse." Sore afterward, Erica got back on that horse Monday and headed for a massage, cowboy boots, spurs, Yaktrax and all. She was running late and forgot to change. The massage from Marcus Munro (Aletheia Massage, 922 S Crowley, No. 8, Spokane) chased away the anti-avalanche soreness and stress. Says Erica afterward: "My body and mind feel so much calmer. Cheers to good health!"

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