We've been in the Sierra mountains over 5 weeks and this is our first blizzard. It's lovely. Being in our cozy cabin is almost like staying in a calm anchorage when there is nasty weather all around. Although we were so comfortable indoors, we had to venture out into this fabulous powdery snow. Rodney and I rode our striding skis to the nordic center and did a little spin and got to spoil the untouched trails. Later, we took the boys to the small downhill ski area at Tahoe Donner. We could barely walk in the huge winds and the chairs on the lift were whipping around. I was a bit nervous, but the float down the hill was worth the trouble. It was almost white out conditions and I lost sight of Leo even in his bright yellow jacket. Fortunately it's a short run so we all met up at the bottom. We managed to do three runs before the wind convinced us to go back to the toasty cabin. We have less than two weeks left to enjoy the beautiful snowy mountains before returning to das boot.