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8 hours drive up to Big Bear: 30 miles up the mountain in darkness and snowfall
4 hours of intense snow/boarding-falling-butt bruising-feeling the burn
2 nights of cooking, games, cabin fun
6 hours drive down melting mt. o'er snow/ice, dropping peeps off in San Gabriel, Tujunga, & LA
2 hours driving to Yorba Linda and back for Chrismannukuh
= WOO.

must sleep away exhaustion. more detailed post to follow.