I count mid-week night skiing at the Mt. Shasta resort as one of the benefits of adult webmastering.
I've had the whole damn place to myself from 7pm onwards on a midweek night a few times. Crusing some of the long intermediate runs they close at night by moonlight is fun, and if its not too windy the lit up West facing black diamond runs are good 'till closing.
If you're willing to buy a pair of crampons and an ice axe you can ski/snowboard Avalanche Gulch and the Hotlum/Bolam glacier route on Shasta year round. I've been up there a few times, and there is nothing like descending 10,000 vertical feet from a 14,000ft summit. Skiing in a resort cannot provide you with experiences like that.
Getting to the summit will thoroughly kick your ass if you aren't in great aerobic shape, but its good exercise
