When we reached Auburn, we began to have our doubts. The rain was pouring so hard, it was difficult to see out of the windshield. We discovered we were on the leading edge of a supercell that went from rain to large hail in a few moments. There was lightning every 10 seconds and Quincy was cowering in the back seat. We turned up the radio so that he would not hear most of the thunder (an event that usually finds him hiding in the shower or with his head under our bed).
Two ski friends had traveled ahead of us and were having dinner and drinks at the Monte Vista in Dutch Flat. We called them and advised that the weather was traveling along with us and they should think of heading out to the lodge.
When we reached the lodge, we were surprised to see that the snow cover was pretty low.
We had expected our friends to be waiting for us at the door - but they stayed for one last round. By the time they got through, the chain requirement stop was at Nyack.
The next morning we woke to about 1 foot of snow on the ground.
The weather was beginning to clear so Jim decided to go skiing with his friends. I stayed back at the cabin and painted one of the old bedrooms (which we will not have time to remodel this summer).
On Sunday, we had a bit of an incident at the gap. Here is what I posted on Facebook:
Hit and run at Emigrant Gap! Frosty bowled over! A local, out for a walk with her dog, found the lifeless remains of Frosty, a newly built snowman. Tire tracks leading up to the scene shows the dastardly deed in full detail. "He never saw it coming", stated one local who did not wish to be named.
Information leading to the capture of the perpetrator can be posted here. "We are looking for a four wheeled vehicle with snow coal and carrot stains on the right front fender.
