Event organizers for what in recent years has become Seattle’s hottest ticket say spectator spots for the annual Queen Anne Sedan Snow Slam are going quickly and expected to sell out by tonight.
“VIP tickets for the MarQueen Hotel rooftop overlooking Queen Anne Avenue with all-you-can-eat Cobb’s Popcorn have already sold out as have premium outdoor seats at the Roy Street Caffé Ladro,” said event planner Gus Billings. “There are still a few spots on Livestream feeds from nearby apartment buildings available to watch the show, but not for long at this rate.”
The nearly annual occasion stars several Midwesterners in two-wheel-drive sedans eager to show off snow-driving skills learned on flat plains of salted, plowed streets to Seattleites via Queen Anne’s icy, unplowed hill that descends 500 feet in a half-mile.
“You think a few inches of snow is a reason to stop driving in this city? Oh, you babies,” said Ohio transplant Rich McDonald, the driver most heavily favored for slowly, but surely uncontrollably sliding into a pole this weekend. “I’ll show you how it’s done.”
Seattle resident Matt Tran says he’s surprising his girlfriend with livestream tickets this week for Christmas.
“I can’t think of anything more romantic than sharing a cozy, snowy week of traditional Seattle schadenfreude together.”
