After nursing an ankle injury for most of the fall, I was finally able to ski.  Me, Austin, and Damien rolled up to the Sierra for the weekend.  And wow,

For many years, my winter tradition was a powder focused road trip with my brother.  We would drive some version of Ventura, CA to SLC, to Jackson, through Montana, up

It was mid December and the height of the second wave of Covid.  No one was flying, most people weren’t leaving their communities or traveling, but given that I would be