Getting up at 6am to save a few bucks on some newfangled object doesn’t make the sense it used to. Years ago I would get up early for the A&B Sound Boxing Day sale, but that was before online shopping, price protection and competitive prices year round.

We hooked up with some of our regular riding partners for a shuttle run on Forbidden Plateau to help burn off a few of the calories consumed over the holiday dinners.

Snow covered much of the upper trails, but the hardness tricked us into thinking it might be somewhat rideable… It ended up being anything but.

As the elevation dropped so did the snow coverage, and the riding improved. A flat (with a DH tube no less) and a few raindrops later, we returned to the cars filled with joy at our persistence and accomplishment. Looking forward to making this an annual event.

Oh, and I did get the Boxing Day deals I wanted in about 30 minutes at 5pm