A snowstorm hit the Southwest, Washington and Portland, Oregon area. The whole region shuts down when there is any amount of snow and ice. The kids and dogs love snow days off from the school and the Matrix. I take my Labrador Retriever out into my neighborhood to do some literally backyard adventuring, I am using the Fischer S-bound 98 ski with Alpina Alaska Backcountry Boots with a Rotofella Backcountry Binding.