We got a hard-hitting storm overnight that dumped about 15” of snow at the house, and a couple feet at the ski areas. It was snowing 2” to 3” an hour, the biggest single storm we’ve had this year, and our first snow in two weeks.

The snow was not especially wet, yet it was extremely heavy to ski in, except for the steepest terrain. You can see the conga line of stuck skiers as Nancy sits way back to keep her tips up.

Nancy went in for a couple of hours (she’s recovering from some nasty food poisoning two days ago), and I did laps on the the steeper runs on Lookout, getting the first over-the-head spitting-out-snow face shots I’ve had in years. I got fresh lines every run as people were afraid of getting stuck if they ventured past established tracks.

Squaw barely opened, and Alpine Meadows closed for the day due to scary avalance conditions.

They plowed our street while we were gone, so we had a nice big berm to deal with when we got back home. There’s our garbage can in front of the mailbox for reference.