And just like that it snowed in the Sierras. A lot! The 2018-19 Ski season is on. Mammoth looked like it was getting pounded from the first round of storms last week, and they had more open -so we decided to give it a go. Drove down Saturday morning amidst the storm, fighting our way through a very snowy 395. There were a couple crashes, and our friends almost got a speeding ticket. But we made it! Saturday was full on storm skiing, nuking snow all day. We took many lap

Ed Note: published date is Dec. 15, but the actual skiing happened between the 9th and 13th. Part 1: Bloody Couloir Blueballs After finishing my masters thesis and successfully defending, I needed a little break from the city. Dan was also finishing up a few tough weeks of work, and was persuasive enough to convince me (ok it didn't take much) that a couple days of big lines and hot springs on the Eastside were what we needed. I called a few buddies, but due to the timefram