Powder Room Visions

The September Backcountry mag arrived in my mailbox yesterday, the Gear Guide. So today I get to flip through and drool over all the gear I can't afford. Plenty of white dreams though for my mind to wander off to today at work. I think I'm going to need to pop some ski-porn into the DVD player tonight and pop a beer, maybe smoke a cigarette when i'm done.
TK if the weather pattern stays fairly true to what we've seen recently, I think NE has a good chance at having a repeat performance of last year's snows. Overall it has just been cooler and a more "normal" feeling this summer...some hot, some cool, some rainy, some dry spells. This winter I could do without all the freezing rain though. I think I should be booking a trip out to Cali cause they're due for a big year.
That leads me to what's been brewing in my mind the past week or two, this year's winter trip out west. TK, I know you would have a x-mas break, what other winter va-kays do you have? Seth & Hils, I realize you won't be quite as flexible as last year. You guys have a good time or week other than the x-mas week? Grayson...Natty-king?
My first thought is a trip to the Uinta Mountains. Seth, you would probably be the best source of info about possible yurts or cabins for rent. The Uintas seem like a good halfway point for the western parties involved and seem like an awesome mtn range to explore. Thoughts?