We took a quick trip up to Montecito to see Matt, who had been working there for about a year. As it turned out, we got to stay an extra day or two because of a big snowstorm. Felice and Shelley threw themselves into tubing:


Matt took us backcountry skiing, which is like Alpine skiing on cross-country skis (fun but very arduous):

One morning, before Matt woke up, we decided to dig out his car: