Snowboarding or skiing is a great way to unwind, but the images here have a special quality for me. There are no riders pictured, no insane stunts, just massive amounts of fresh snow in a nearly unspoiled landscape.
Staring at them not only gives me the urge to pack skis and snowboard and leave but they help me to empty my mind and think stuff over in a very 'detached' (for lack of a better word) way, inspiring stuff indeed.
The picture below (click for large view) is one in a series called "Magic Tuesday" (25 january 2005) and were taken in the Alps, the whole series can be found here on the (archived) 2004-2005 site of Hammer Snowboards.
All the best for you and yours in 2006.