Vid: Sugar Bowl with Toro... #somanyfailedbackflips

I've been slacking.  #Januburied and a week+ bout of the flu in combination with a work trip to NY has killed my ability to function as a human being.  Let alone have fun... which is what I enjoy doing.... like girls.  

Anyway.... this was a day trip with Toro after the first big storm.  The snow was a bit heavy and you really never sank in more than 8 inches... but skiing is fun.  And storm skiing is really fun.  Great day.  

Vid: Virgina Lakes Pow Turns...

I'll post up some pics later... but here's the vid for now.  What a fun trip... 

Ride Report: SFR Pt. Reyes Populaire...

The storm of the century came to town... and I wasn't skiing... so I went ahead and signed up for the Pt. Reyes Populaire.  Which was a nice tune up to see how my rain gear did.  The storm really didn't materialize as predicted, but we did get some rain and some wind.  Just nothing to brag about.  I somehow ended up riding with the lead group, which was lead by Max P... who is really fast.  So I was sucking wheels for as long as I could until we'd get dropped on every hill.  Fun ride!  I'd do it again in a heart beat.  

Check out the NWS graphics below for what folks were panicking about...

My rain riding set up.  I need some mudguards like Roys.... next time.  

The Showers Pass jacket worked nicely... the rain pants were a bit overkill.  I took them off at Pt. Reyes Station and rode in my shorts on the way back.  

Hamilton Loop attempt...

Did a nice ride up Hamilton with Sigman a few days ago.  And I think this should be a tradition to ride Hamilton between X-mas and New Years if possible.  It's such a nice ride, no one is getting anything done over this holiday period anyway.. you might as well be on a long bike ride... very casual, just fun ride... 

In Pleasanton... very cold... 

see... there was frost and ice all the way to the top of Hamilton.  

Sigman with a bunch of reindeer behind him... 

see them?

Frosty... almost ate it on the way up...

Hi Cows.  Well timed pee break.  Thank you cowbell...

Nearing the top... 

Group summit shot...

my favorite shot of the day

We chose to ignore this sign... we figured these were meant for cars only...

then we got there... and...

So we turned around... to see this sundog... and ride 10 extra miles.

hi Red Tail...

Suburbia...

Bart station... had 5 miles or so from here to the car...

Talking Mtn with Moses and B.

Worth the day trip... fun day with Moses and B.  Went up Talking Mtn from Echo Summit.  The N. facing trees held the goods even though it hadn't snowed since last Sunday (5 days ago).  Not bad... 

Ready to roll/slide...

The Desolations... makes S. Lake skiing sooo much more of a destination.

Summit shot with Booker

Moses on top of Talking Mtn the second time...

B... going tactical

Frozen, but cracking... Echo Lake.  

Here's our tracks... 3k vert, 7 miles.  Not bad.  But check this guy out: 2.5 million vert in a year... 

VID: Kai learning to Uni... Almost there...

Happy New Year everyone!!!

Sooooo... close.  Once he can freemount, I'll proudly say that "my son can ride a uni."