Come up from 1999: After abusing hand-me-down gear for a couple of seasons, about $150 total spent on a Typa A snowboard (I think they’re out of business), generic gloves, Airwalk boots, (no bindings), and of course the Bear Mountain lift ticket included. I’m aware it was a decade ago, but you get the picture. Hopefully Ski Dazzle appears nearby:

Fall, 2009: Los Angeles: Los Angeles Convention Center
*October 29, 30, 31 and November 1.

Chicago: Donald E Stephens Convention Center
*November 6, 7 and 8.

Bay Area: San Jose Convention Center
*November 13, 14, 15.

Sacramento: Cal Expo Fairgrounds
*November 21 and 22.

For more information: www.skidazzle.com
Sources: Silicon Valley | San Jose Business Journal, Ski Dazzle

The image was taken back December 2008 in the middle of our street, a view featuring Mt. Baldy, and the back of Wrightwood – it’s breathtaking in person, and only if that tree was out of the way.