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With a vertical drop of 620 feet and only 100 acres of trails, Pennsylvania’s Liberty Mountain is hardly an elite ski destination.

But it does have something that Aspen, Mammoth and Squaw Valley lack – a snowboarding opossum.

The marsupial, named Ratatouille, isn’t quite ready for the half pipe, but he can shred the beginner’s slope better than most snow bunnies. He has a season pass, so he never has to wait in line to buy tickets. And when he wipes out, he just plays dead. The ski patrol always falls for it. Suckers!

Here is his video, complete with catchy tune. As of Wednesday night it had over 780,000 views.

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Riding a one-man bobsled down an icy course isn’t for everyone, especially not this guy.

The star of the YouTube video “Terror on the La Plagne mono bob” clearly wishes he were somewhere else, judging by the screams and yelps. We can only guess what he’s like at the dentist.

To add insult to emasculation, a young female spectator laughs at him at the end.

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Bogus restaurant receipt

A story that went viral Monday about a banker leaving a $1.33 tip and an insulting remark on a $133 lunch bill has been deemed a hoax.

Supposedly, a wealthy banker who dined at the True Food Kitchen in Newport Beach, Calif., was trying to provoke a waitress – and member of the 99 percent – who didn’t kowtow sufficiently to his desire. So he stuck the server with a paltry 1 percent tip, with “tip” circled.

In addition, he purportedly included the words “GET A REAL JOB.”

The story received wide play on the Internet, including pieces on CNN and Yahoo.

But The Smoking Gun reported that a restaurant spokesperson said that the bill had been digitally altered and offered an actual copy of the Feb. 16 credit card receipt as proof.

The real receipt, according to restaurant.

That receipt shows an amount of $33.54, not $133.54, with a $7 tip, for a total of $40.54.

The blog that originally reported the insulting gratuity “Future Ex Banker” has apparently shut down.

The Smoking Gun said blog “claimed to be authored by someone who worked in ‘the corporate office of a major bank for a boss who represents everything wrong with the financial industry: blatant disregard and outright contempt for everyone and everything he deems beneath him. On top of that, he’’s a complete and utter tool.’”

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Model Ioana Spangenberg uses corsets to make her look even thinner

A Romanian model who says she never diets has such a narrow midriff her figure resembles that of a Barbie Doll.

Thirty-year-old Ioana Spangenberg attributes her 32-20-32 measurements to genes, not counting calories. In fact, she laments that she can’t seem to put on the pounds, a complaint that probably won’t earn much sympathy from American women suffering through salads and low-fat everything.

It’s her tiny tummy, you see.

Sexy or not?

“No one seems to believe it, but every day I eat three big meals and I snack on chocolate and crisps all the time,” the 5-foot-7 model told the Sun. “I just have a small stomach. It’s a bit like having a natural gastric band — if I eat too much, I feel sick.”

Of course, having the waistline of a wasp has its benefits. She’s been able to achieve some success as an online model, enhancing her shape with corsets.

Even so, she says she would like to gain weight “so I don’t look so shocking.”

Let’s hope she can – because a thin waist is a terrible thing to mind.