Well I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

I'll skip most of the details, suffice to say Christmas Eve was spent with friends (John and Karen hosted). We ate a ton and played games! All very fun.

Christmas day was cool, I got up late, made a Duct tape wallet, met up with some the guys and ate loads. The two Victors are Chefs and the rustled up 5 raks of chops, garlic mash, divers scallops and then cinamon apples and pears . . . was most fantastic!



Today was the the important day. Today was Day 6 up the Mountain for me. It was really hard work. mainly because there was 18 inches of fresh snow! It was pretty warm too, making it the 2nd wettest I have ever been outside of surfing. . . It is crazy how much you sweat and with it snowing at the same time it is impossible to stay dry! It looks good doesn't it!



We hit the first lift about 10 am and by 2 pm Ben and I were dead and buried (Christa was over it by about noon, but she worked hard out there!)



Ben and I had an amazing last run. I followed him under the Mt Hood express chair, a black diamond run, through some trees. Ben jumped out left of the trees and went high and right, I went out to the right and carved a huge left turn with hand drag, switch to my other edges with another hand drag (and this was a seriously steep bowl!) The people on the chair lift were cheering "looking good! Nice carve". Fatal last words. I am not sure if a land mine went off or a truck hit me, but next thing I am rag-dolling down the rest of the bowl in DEEP powder. I botom out on a flat and had a short hike up to the piste.

On that particular run Ben and I must have bought it a good dozen times between us, and Ben has been riding for nearly 20 years!

It was excellent! My favourite run of all time!!! Ben muttered "One more run?" To which I said NO!!!!! I have no legs left!!!!! After that I hit the bar and a beer :)

This is the view of the hill as we left.

And this is hte car. As you can see I actually have snow chains on. First time for everything! Look how much snow there is in that parking lot, impressive isn't it!



Enjoy the pics :)