After a late night playing Wii we decided to sleep in. In the morning we checked the weather report and lift ticket availability at Snow Summit. The website said the all day and 1/2 day sessions were sold out. Bummer! Skunked again! Determined to get in some snowboarding over the holiday break we decided to drive up and check it out. If we had to stay the night on the mountain we were going to snowboard no matter what. The drive up was really nice. The temp gage in the car read 60 degrees all the way up the mountain and a low of 50 in Big Bear City. All parking lots were full, but the sign said they still had some night session tickets available. Bob braved the crowd and bought some tickets. We had a couple hours to kill before the night session began so we headed to the city center for some lunch. We ate at our favorite Italian rest., Paoli's. We were set to hit the hill, our bellies were full and we had a doggie bag for the ride home.
Snowboarding was amazing! This was our first time snowboarding this year and we were wondering if it would all come back. Sure enough! We didn't fall when we got off the lift, this was a good sign. First run down and we got our snow legs back. Our legs were a little tired from the run and Wii from the previous day, but we were determined to get in as many runs as we could before the night session was over. We got in about 8 runs and our legs were trashed. We hobbled back to the truck, took off all our gear, got packed up and saw the doggie bag from lunch. We were so excited, it was like Christmas morning.
This is Fred (dad calls him Poo-Bear), my trusty road companion.
Starbuck's Egg Nog Latte (non-fat of course) for the road trip home!
The conditions weren't the best but the mountain was ours! We had so much fun just carving for 3 hours straight, our legs were so fried!
We drove by this tree not sure what kind it was but had these huge puffs of cotton. The rolling hills are green and many flowers are in bloom.
So I picked it up, put it in the washer and he didn't leave the washer until it came out of the dryer. Wash cycle was 40 minutes and the dry cycle was 30. I let him pull it out of the dryer himself and he was soooo proud.
After our run, we decided to take the boys for a walk in the riverbed to see if we could flush out any rabbits. We went biking near the riverbed yesterday and saw a ton of rabbits. The boys didn't get to chase any rabbits, there was quite a few people riding horses and we think they spooked them. The boys were definitely on the hunt, they perked up at the smallest sounds even the leafves that turned in the wind.
The boys were so good and since they didn't find any rabbits in the field we decided to take them to Pet Smart and let them hunt for their own stuffed animals. Jake found this fox and he ran for the door. He didn't stop until he reached the car door. He thought he was sneaking out of the store. 
Mac is sooo happy to have his new toy, he hasn't let go of it since we got home. He's a very happy boy!
The seats were amazing, we were 8 rows off the glass. Just close enough to see the whites of their eyes, but not the vibration of the glass when they body slammed each other into it.
Wow! What an incredible game! There were plenty of fights and penalties, Bob and I found ourselves really getting into the game.
Bob was so wonderful I wanted to make dinner for him. Here's a picture of a NY Steak with chocolate merlot sauce with grilled onions, garlic mashed potatoes and veggies. I couldn't taste much due to my cold, but Bob promised it was really yummy!
This was a really cute little shack at the top of the Tram. Toilet was a hole in the ground and they ran the heaters in there to help the decomposition and it didn't even smell.
Also, took some amazing shots on the way to the airport. 
This is my money shot! These are the famous ragged Teton Mountains.
Check out this idiot! Can you believe he just layed out his parachute, ran 20 yards and he was airborne. Totally amazing!
It was a little icy but I snowboarded all day, total elevation was approx 36,000 feet. Totally exhausted my legs. Best workout I've had in a long time!
Wow! What an amazing trip. The weather has been amazing, blue skies and crisp cold 0' to 30' weather. There seems to be an inversion in the weather temp. It's 30' on top of the mountain and 0' at the lodge.
Check out the view of the mtn from our hotel room. You could see the entire mountain and the lifts.
We won't mention the hair and vision loss, the creaking bones/joints and the constant caffeine I.V.
Starbuck's Egg Nog Latte (non-fat of course) for the road trip home! 
