WINTER SKIING?

With the snow falling around them, the four friends -- from left, Justin McVaney, Jon Dory, Jordan Breshears and Joe Dory, celebrate the fact they can waterski in Alaska on Dec. 10 -- the latest anybody can recall there being open water. Mother Nature finally came to her senses late last week, as colder temperatures and snow came to the Valley, a few months behind schedule. Photos submitted by Jordan Breshears