The holiday Season

Shredding 

Self portrait 
8 degrees crazy cold

This week had been a whirl wind of early mornings and late night. With it still snowing ever night and friends in town for the holidays, something had to give, and lets say I've been burning the midnight oil.  After checking the noaa weather website on christmas night, and watching the radar's purple and red slamming into crater lake. I knew I had to rally  the troops for a early morning departure.

Picking up  Chris, and  Zac in the 5:00am darkness while most of Shasta still slept.  When we blasted through Klamath Falls the temp. was frigid 8 degrees. The forecasted high was going to be 15 in the park. A cold day all and all.  Watching the sun rise while we drove  turning all of the snow covered trees from dark green into pink and orange.  And the three feet of fresh snow in the parking lot.  It looked to be a great day of shredding with friends. 

After a long day of boot tracking in waist deep snow and  shredding mini golf cliff and pillow lines around the park, and a few road runs, until it was to dark to see. 

 We raced back to Shasta getting back home in the dark just like how we left town.  Tired from the day, but this day was not over. A quick nap, a shower, stretching  session, and a little hot tea with whiskey.  I was ready to hit the town.  Walking into the local bar, it some became apparent that I was going to an unofficial high school reunion. Seeing old friends  that I hadn't seen or tried not to see at all in years.  All and all it was a good time chilling with friends,  spending time with someone who I thought I had lost forever and reconnecting our friendship after,some time apart.  Was the icing on the cake after skiing and chilling with friends.  First Chair or in my terms sun rise on the boot track and last call at the bar all in a day.