And so today we skied, at Mountain High in Wrightwood.  Not the greatest skiing but it was fun; pretty nice to get up, drive a couple of hours, ski all day, and be home in time for dinner.  I love L.A.

freshly groomed and ready for carving
35^o, no wind, and the sun poking through
what could be better?

Riya and Meg, my delightful (and delighted) companions

the perfect way to wrap up a great Christmas weekend!

I will observe that anymore skiers are outnumbered by snowboarders about 100:1.  Mountain High totally caters to 'boarders; lots of jumps, pipes, rails, etc.; even the chairs and lift lines are designed for them.  I may have to take up snowboarding; have done it twice, but didn't take it seriously.  I must tell you it does look fun.  A possibility in 2010...