99 inches of bottomless, weightless powder at one of the meccas of skiing.

This past weekend, a group of Minnesotans chased a major Sierra Nevada snowstorm to Squaw Valley, California, where they reaped the nipple-deep goods from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon.

Of course, when chasing to far reaches like California, you spend most of your time traveling, but as this crew will show you, it’s always worth it.