Lake Tahoe is beautiful and the skiing is great. Of course, the time we went skiing at Lake Tahoe was also my very first time skiing, but we had a very fun time.

I've skiied several places in NM, so I'll be interested to hear how Lake Tahoe compares.

I really like New Mexico, especially it's laid back attitude. The people are friendlty too, though they do get a little touchy when you mention that most of their state used to be part of The Republic of Texas.

For snowshoeing and "X" country skiing in the Tahoe area, go to Kirkwood Ca. If you've ever "X" countried in flat terrain....this will be a shocker.

Jen, I'm hearing the same sort of feedback from others who have been to the Tahoe area, so we've perhaps made a wise choice. We're looking forward to it, in any event.

John, we've been skiing Santa Fe for years...it's a great destination for folks like us who only ski a couple of times a season. But, you know, it gets harder every year to go up there and endure the overt politics of the city. I know that sounds strange, but I suspect you know what I mean.

Wallace, the wives will keep your advice in mind; they're the snowshoers/XC types. Us guys prefer to let gravity do our work for us.

Oy! Sorry so late to the party, but I have to pipe in to say this. I skipped over it the first time because I thought you were referring to some band I'd never heard of. :-) You gotta admit, it would be a good band name, no? But your tree/knee story was hilarious! Glad you were able to joke about it...certain celebrities have not been so lucky.

Enjoy Tahoe...it's beyutyful!! I can tell you where the emergency clinic is at Arapahoe Basin, and I'm sure it's similarly situated at Tahoe...at the bottom of the hill (a long and grueling ride when in the prone position on a sled stretcher, not to mention humiliating...skiing is all about the ego, ya know...that's especially true in Tahoe). Stay safe, and humble!

Stay safe, and humble!

I'm all about humble. Humility is my middle name, my watchword, my motto. Well, that and "simple."

"Safe" is a whole other can of worms, however. And it sounds like you could take a few lessons in that regard, as well. Hope there were no lingering effects...

No lingering effects...it was just a "simple" head injury...although, now that I think about it...

The ride down on a stretcher was purely an exercise in humility (and probably to remove a dangerous threat from the mountain as quickly as possible).

My favorite ball cap reads "I'm the one the ski patrol warned you about!"

And didn't poor Sonny have a "simple head injury"...?