Since I moved here in the USA from the Philippines I live on cold places maybe this is causing to make my blood thinner and make me get so used of cold weather.  Though I really hate driving in the snow yet I love being around the snow.  It may sound as odd as it is but to tell you the truth I miss seeing the snow.  When my husband and I spent a few years in Colorado we spend a lot of weekends up in the mountain skiing.  I only experienced skiing in black diamond and I swear to God that I am not going to do it again until I feel very comfortable skiing in the mogo's again.  It was tough and a real struggle for me.  My husband really drag me to try to ski in the black diamond though I didn't really regret it and it was an interesting experience yet it took me very long to get to the base because it was all bumps I ran into.  When I remember that experience it did really made me smile and kinda feel good about myself that I did try skiing in black diamond.  Regularly I can only ski they highest of blue.  I am still in between beginner and intermediate and this depends with what skii I am using.  Odd huh?  Oh well... that's just me.  I hope my husband and I can ski somewhere here in Souther CA probably in Big Bear?  I've heard that they have decent slope out there, am not sure how decent exactly it is.  I am so spoilled skiing in Colorado mountains and I don't like comparing Big Bear to any of the ski slope in Colorado because I don't want to end up feeling disappointed and just ruin the fun.  Hopefully we can ski this year.