[taken w/ iPhone]

Last week during the storm, I got excited and headed for Tahoe. We left Wednesday evening and braved the snowy summit in the dark. Thursday morning, we arrived at Alpine Meadows to find about 50 cars in the parking lot… It was very cold and visibility was not so good. But knee deep powder in the trees made it worth while. We got all the goods on Friday too. Saturday morning, as we were resting our achy muscles, we checked out Squaw. It was bright and sunny and hard not to go ride. But years ago as ticket prices went flying past $50, I vowed not to ride on weekends and spend half the day in line. So instead, we went up to the lake, had a leisurely breakfast and walked over to the lake’s edge at Sunnyside. Here, my friend Lucky is kicking snow from a dock directly at the camera, providing for a great opportunity to create something interesting by freezing the action with a single frame. We did this over and over. It’s hard when you’re dealing with a camera that has the dreaded delay, especially for those of you with kids. You almost always miss the shot… And I was shooting with my iPhone. I had to say ‘Go!’ and then click the shutter, hoping the timing would be right. There were a lot of botched attempts, but we nailed this one. And I gotta say, I’m really impressed that I captured this with a camera phone.