Ran off to the hills again over the weekend... Hit up Sierra for the first time in a couple years with some friends... Mostly mellow riders, so nothing too exciting going on. Just looking for some left over pow from last week in the trees and shrubs...

Flat fluffy pillows amdist the shrubs at Sierra... A friend lounging, enjoying the sunshine..



Another friend enjoying the Cali sunshine..


Woke up to a steady snowfall that amounted to a foot at lake level and still falling.. Cruised over to Kirkwood to make use of our old discounted SAC fundraiser tickets... Driving conditions were typical near blizzard fun with occasional white-outs and the normal icy roads.. We took our time enjoyin the goods in and around the trees before heading over to Cornice only to find it shutting down as we slid up to the line..

Breakfast at Kirkwood... What didn't fit in the flasks had to be stored somewhere...



And the weather got better...

Well, maybe not... With conditions like this, the camera didn't make it back out...

Flasks ran dry about 3:45pm, so it was time to call it a day...

We were hoping to get stuck up there, but some how Caltrans managed to keep 88 to Jackson open until it was time to leave. Bummer... Today would have been sweet as they opened up the rest of the front of the mountain from top to bottom with 2+ feet of fresh in many places, and most of the tracks on the lower mountain filled back in by wind and another foot of snow... Guess I'll have to wait until next weekend for more freshies... 2-3 more snow expected before then, with the possible of more falling while we are up there..