December 25, 2002, Paradise area, Mt. Rainier

;D ;D ;D ;D Santa delivered the goods! We (Regine, son Darin, friends Steve & Dominique) broke trail (well, Steve did) back to Mazama Ridge, Then Darin to the back bowl. Back bowl had windaffected snow of tricky uneven density. So back to the ridge and to the glades above Paradise Valley Road. Waist deep powder light and face shots in the trees just getting to the more open slopes. Deep and light in the most sheltered slopes a little less deep with the feel of old ski tracks deep on the longer more exposed slopes. We (Darin) put in a uptrack and were joined by Paul from Ellensberg. On these slopes there was no wind! Great day. abc