We had two big snow storms this weekend, one on Friday night that dumped 6" - 9" of snow on us and then another on Sunday that dumped at least another 12". Looking to enjoy the new snow, I went snowboarding at Wachusett Mountain and Loon Mountain (despite the fact that I was running on only 3 hours of sleep, both days were awesome). The snow was soft (none of that icy man-made stuff) and the slopes weren't packed (probably because the storms caught a lot of people by surprise). The conditions on Loon Mountain were both insane and awesome at the same time (40 - 50mph gusts of wind, whiteout blizzard conditions, and snow whipping at your face so hard it felt like sand). My 4x4 truck got me through 12"-14" of unplowed roads like a knife through butter and I almost felt bad for the dozens of people who wiped out on the side of the highway.