December 19 we drove to Taos, NM for a three-day, pre-Christmas ski vacation. We knew that we were taking a gamble on snow coverage, and while there was barely enough to open a couple runs, we had fun anyway. We stayed in a little condo right next to the resort so we could ski in for lunch and then hike down the road to catch the lift (since there wasn’t enough coverage to ski out).

We drove home on the 23rd and Raine dressed for the unseasonably warm temps in Texas rather than the icy temps at Taos.