Every winter we spend a weekend in Tahoe at Brockway Springs in Kings Beach.  Friends of ours rent a couple of condos and a large group of us go up to the mountains for snow and time at the lake.  We missed last year's trip (it was the weekend we closed on the house and started the endless home improvement projects) and were bound and determined to not miss this one.  Unfortunately for us, the skies have been more than clear and temperatures unseasonably warm - so the slopes weren't ski or snow board friendly.  So rather than spend the $$$ to go ice skating on skis, we rented snowshoes.  It was the first time we've gone out together on snowshoes and we decided we need to purchase a couple pairs!  We enjoyed our afternoon out, the beautiful sunny skies and gorgeous views.   It definitely beat what we were doing exactly one year ago!