<p>oh wait, tallkell is coming from socal...you'll probably find it to be very cold and since youre not used to it, i guess you'll need to be a little more prepared..</p>
<p>but anyone coming from somewhere that snows, will find berkeley's winters to be nice and warm</p>
<p>3 hours to Squaw, a little longer to Heavenly/South Lake Tahoe, only cruising at 70mph, if you leave before/after rush hour and don't run into snowstorms up there. </p>
<p>Lots of cheap accomodations if you go late in the season (great spring skiing in March), or you can rent an apartment and pile up with one or two carfuls of friends. Great fun.</p>