Laura,
Oh, I think I am already sliding down that slope.

I've got the skiing thing covered. I grew up on the slopes and every now and again when I was a teenager my buddies and I would hike up one of the peaks around Tahoe with our alpine skis straped to our pack frames and ski some real virgin snow. But truth is, I'm a bump skier. Though most places mow the moguls down nowadays

But my "to buy" list currently has a 4-season tent and snowshoes at the top.

Have fun skiing today!!!

Joe,
Jackson (my son) said that he wants to do Whitney this summer.

Cross your fingers that he doesn't change his mind. One condition though, we have to leave enough time to do some fishing. He also wants to try glissading....at this rate though it looks like he would be glissading on rocks.