What possesses people to wake up at 5AM on a Sunday morning and drive 7 hours in cold rain and snow, only to stand out in the snow for 4 hours? I don’t get it. I hate the cold. How can I love snowboarding? Yet I do so much. It was SO WORTH the 18 hour day trip to Northstar. Of course, I didn’t have to drive in the aforementioned rain and snow and just slept in the backseat instead, so I guess my opinions amounts to less. Still though: maximum lift wait time of 3 minutes, beautiful weather (sun shining through overcast clouds, snowing lightly), and powdered snow. Helloooooooooooooo, snowboard season! Plus, Eric’s 4-wheel-drive with snow tires is SUCH A WIN.
I was initially afraid that I had lost what little skill I had picked up last season, but due to several factors, it wasn’t as bad as I expected. Firstly, I had all of spring, summer, and fall to dream about snowboarding and visualize how to do it. Secondly, the snow was so powdery, that wiping out didn’t hurt. Lastly, I finally bought a helmet, so I felt more secure about tackling things head on (pun totally intended).
Hello again, old friend. It’s gonna be a good 4 months!
There is Eric up to his chest in fresh powder!
Reid
on Dec 16th, 2009
@ 10:36 am:
this looks epic! can’t wait to go when i’m back!
Nelson
on Dec 16th, 2009
@ 11:23 am:
Helllooooooooooo!