zeroburn, search for a post, 'free sierra at tahoe lift tickets' or soemthign like that, pretty good deal, anyway, i usually board up in tahoe, it's all about the bay, anyway, i went boarding for the first time in socal, at mt. baldy yesterday, it was the best powder i've seen in 3 yrs., since el nina, wife of el nino, too bad fog came in, but burned away pretty quickly, i was totally *stoked*, i tore it up...Sierra at Tahoe is still the best resort, especially the Beaver run...