Winter Has Arrived in Lake Tahoe

It’s true!  We actually live in a postcard.  We live in one of those magical snow globes.  We live in Paradise. As I take in my daily dose of caffeine this morning and glance out the window, I catch my breath.  Golden rays of morning light spread like honey over the newly fallen snow.  Lots of newly fallen snow!  Why is it that snow and Christmas blend together so beautifully?  Everywhere you go in Lake Tahoe, people are happy.  The snow is here, the phones are ringing, there is new hope and tradition is underway.  

Those waiting for the ski season to begin need to get their gear out of storage.  All of the surrounding resorts are open and conditions are blissful.  Our son arrived home for the holidays and it was only a matter of hours before he and Don were doing a bit of male bonding in the powder.  Sore, unconditioned muscles and big smiles were a shared joy between the generations in our household last night.  Check out the photo of Scott took of Don tele-skiing at Kirkwood.

I can’t help but smile as I remember how, come next April, this euphoric goodwill brought on by holiday snowfall will transform to grumbling about enough being enough.  Yet for now, winter is here and it is gorgeous. If nowhere else, peace is certainly on the earth surrounding Lake Tahoe.