It's been raining here all week which means snow, snow and more snow in Tahoe. I don't know if it's any kind of record, but there has been more than 8 (EIGHT) feet of snow in the last couple of days. There's been so much snow that both the I80 and the I50 leading from the Bay Area to Lake Tahoe have been shut down. That's great news for people already up there, but not so great for us folks stuck down in the flatlands.

Anyway, I was hoping the roads would clear up and I could get up there on New Year's Day. So yesterday I went and dropped my rusty skis off at Marmot Mountain Sports to get a desperately needed tune-up. The ski tech said they'd be ready by noon today. Great. Couldn't ask for more than that. Except it would have been nice for him to let me know that while the skis might be done, the shop would be closed, which it was when I went to pick them up this afternoon. Details, details. For all I know my skis are all sharpened and waxed and ready to roll. I could go up anyway and rent a pair of skis, but I think I'll wait until Monday or Tuesday