Whew...  we just got back from a great holiday trip.  I started the trip by driving to Utah, but stopping for a day of snowboarding at Heavenly on the way.  

In Utah, we saw my family, and managed to ride at Snowbasin, Snowbird, and Canyons.  Utah got a lot of snow and it was great timing to be there.  We had fun watching my nephew Mackenzie opening presents on Christmas day - I miss being a kid!  Both my bros made it to Utah, so the entire family was there.  I also caught up with some old Utah buddies.  

After Utah, we went to Los Angeles to visit the in-laws.  We had fun, and enjoyed the nice warm weather.  We drove to Mountain High ski resort (about 1.5 hrs out of LA) to get my nephew Isaac some sledding experience.  (He's 2 and a half now, so he'll be ready for a snowboard next year :-)

After LA, we went to Vail for a few days.  Again, nice fresh pow - we spent a few days at Vail and one day at Beaver Creek.  Vail is incredible!  It takes about 4 or 5 days just to appreciate the frontside and all of the back bowls.  We spent a lot of time riding through the trees.  A little bad news - Michelle, part of our snowboarding posse, tore her ACL and she's out for the season :-(

On a lighter note - follow the link to see something funny that happened while we were there: