Half day at work allowed us to drive up early….racing the storm that would dump two feet that evening, possibly closing the 395.  Drive was smooth sailing….up until the last few miles when it started DUMPING!  We were hypnotized by the snow shooting straight at the windshield…almost to the point of dizziness.  Casey and Matt claiming it was like something from the Star Wars movies…no idea what they were referring to….but I imagine something space-like which is exactly how it looked–like shooting stars beaming at you.

Casey and I would have been out in the storm and drenched if it wasn’t for Matt suggesting the tire chain-up to happen in a parking garage.  Wise man!  Also helpful because it allowed me to sit in the car nice and warm while the boys worked :)

Dinner at Angels – amazing as always.  In fact, so amazing, we added to our crew and ate there the next night too!
Riding conditions were epic as far as fresh powder….but the wind was pretty wicked, causing us to stay low on the mountain.  It was super playful none-the-less…..except for getting stuck in chest deep powder, unstrapping, using every last ounce of energy to swim myself out to kneel on my board and surf to more packed pow so that I can strap in and ride down.  The memory of it all is exhausting.  But we won’t talk too much about that.  I will say, however, that I redeemed myself on discovery rollers before calling it quits…always ending the session on a positive note!

Roxy Chicken Jam is what brought us up to Mammoth….well, not really, but the contest went on and the normal village concert was rescheduled to occur at Canyon Lodge due to inclement weather! 
Either way, it was Trouble Andrew performing and we were pretty stoked to check it.  The bar was annoyingly crowded, forcing us to order 14 beers at a time, 2 per person to avoid having to wait in line.  Another wise suggestion by Matt.
The night’s shenanigans ended at the Clock Tower with a giant pink Roxy styrofoam circle taken from Canyon Lodge….and then to our cozy little condo to sleep and do it all over again the next day!
Great weekend!  Can’t wait to do it all again….and from the looks of it, mammoth might be open until July 4th again this year.  Thank you La Nina!