What a great Christmas present. Nice snow, good company, fun turns. <BR> <BR>Kate (sister) and I got out on the snow a little after 9. Ran into friend Dan as we were heading out of the lodge. Dan and I took off for a few challenging runs as Kate learned to tele turn. I had to switch to my alpines as my teles got new bindings. Strange adjusting back to the stiff boots - but they worked well for a run down the 20th. A cruiser down Birdland yielded good snow. Ran back into Kate. <BR> <BR>Picked up the Teles with new Superloops on 'em and spent the afternoon with a few runs off of the single down Antelope. We ended the day with a run down Birdland to peek at the entrance to the Ice Palace. While the stake might say 39, that entrance is still lacking. 20th was heavenly until we got close to crossing the gully to get out. Great untracked soft snow, not much scratchyness. <BR> <BR>Stratton (I think) on Wednesday. We'll see. <BR> <BR>Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, hope your Ramadon was nice. If I missed your holiday of choice - Happy New Year. See y'all out on the slopes.