Seth Masia wrote:

We followed the holiday storms across the country.

Heh. I just stayed at home and got pounded with day after day of
untracked, much of it deep and light, some deep and heavy. 168% of
normal in North Tahoe basin. All the ridges were in great shape, with
the hikes working overtime. And best of all, most of the newly minted
hotshots still don't know the boundaries are open around here, so just a
few more feet of hiking produced a whole nother untracked line, time
after time. It was getting so deep, I took to wearing full gear even
when planning to ski only inbounds.

The days just ran into each other, but I think it was last Thursday high
winds kept Alpine closed, and the rest of the north local areas
curtailed to flat, sheltered lifts. Which meant I spent that day
shoveling and repairing the snowblower. Sometimes Mom Nature gives you a
rest and repair day.

Today is my second straight day off the slopes - I'm feeling withdrawal
symptoms. But someone has to defend the free world from the forces of
evil, and besides, it stopped snowing for the moment (until tonight,
forecasted.)