We decided to take two days of snowboarding lessons, and my butt, knees and wrists are now very sore.  I’ll spare you images of these sore and bruised bodily regions but here’s a humorous bum we saw at The Naked Fish, a sushi place in South Lake Tahoe:

There were lots of good sunsets while we were up there:

And a few good powder days:

Lunch breaks are also email breaks:

And here’s a sign that Joe stopped to read, since he apparently does, in fact, read signs:

All in all, a good snow vacation.

Plus, I learned a whole new way of describing snow.  Eskimos have multiple terms for snow, as do bonehead skiers/riders.  Freshies refers to newly fallen, powdery snow; The Goods refers to new snow, usually in the trees; powder, of course, means light, dry snow; spring conditions is when the snow is hard in the morning and slushy in the afternoon.  When we got back to the Bay Area, we decided to go ahead and buy beginner snowboards on clearance (no reason to ever buy full price).  I am very excited about learning to ride next season.