I posted this riddle on social media last night, and the answers were mixed! I had snapped this photo of the four of us meeting for an apres-ski cocktail and (absolutely enormous) order of nachos, and thought I'd throw it out there for folks to guess. So here is the riddle! See if you can solve it without scrolling down! (The answer is below.)

Riddle: Mauricio, Alex, Ladd, and Ree: Which one of these chose not to ski?

So what do you think?

Who do you think opted out of skiing?

Was it Mauricio, who possibly had to work remotely?

Was it Alex, who possibly decided to rest a day after getting in late Sunday night?

Was it Ladd, who possibly didn't want to risk injuring himself after his accident in 2021?

Or was it Ree, who is possibly happiest at the spa?

Do you have a guess?

Do you want to know the answer?

Here it is!

It wasn't Alex! She skied the entire day with her brother, Todd!

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Ree Drummond

And...it wasn't Mauricio or Ladd! They were out there all day, too!

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Ree Drummodn

So the odd man out was...me!

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Ree Drummond

I might ski later this week, but I haven't decided yet. I'm just so blissfully happy having both my ACL's not torn, and it's very enjoyable not being outside in 10 degree weather. Call me crazy!

I will keep you posted if I decide to don long underwear. (I can't promise photos of that, however.)


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Ree Drummond

I’m a desperate housewife, I live in the country, and I’m obsessed with butter, Basset Hounds, and Ethel Merman. Welcome to my frontier!