Today I'm thankful for ...
... getting one last chance at the snow. A couple of friends and I headed out to Tahoe on the good ol' Ski Bus and when we got there the situation was looking pretty bleak. It was all hard-packed ice. :( But by midday things were starting to melt a little and so that actually made some of the runs bearable. I stuck to blue and green ones and got really good speed on a number of them. My balance is definitely much more keen.
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08 March 2008
08 February 2008
And over the hills we go
Today I'm thankful for ...
... J and D for going skiing. Yes, skiing---not boarding. D called me up a while back and mentioned that a friend was going up to Tahoe for the weekend. I wasn't sure I could get away from work, but it looks like I got all of my big-ticket items done. So I am now in a little time share with a couple of other friends and we'll be getting up bright and early to hit the slopes. This will be D's first time on snow! (It's wonderful that 3 people I know have learned to take the snow this season.)
... J and D for going skiing. Yes, skiing---not boarding. D called me up a while back and mentioned that a friend was going up to Tahoe for the weekend. I wasn't sure I could get away from work, but it looks like I got all of my big-ticket items done. So I am now in a little time share with a couple of other friends and we'll be getting up bright and early to hit the slopes. This will be D's first time on snow! (It's wonderful that 3 people I know have learned to take the snow this season.)
26 January 2008
Head, shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
Today I'm thankful for ...
... my knees. They held up today! We went out to Alpine Meadows and I attempted to push myself a little beyond what I had previously done. Yes, I actually made it down a black diamond. Holy crap it was hard. Granted, I did not fly down it but rather gingerly swooped across it. But I did go up to the summit multiple times.
... my knees. They held up today! We went out to Alpine Meadows and I attempted to push myself a little beyond what I had previously done. Yes, I actually made it down a black diamond. Holy crap it was hard. Granted, I did not fly down it but rather gingerly swooped across it. But I did go up to the summit multiple times.
24 January 2008
Blame it on the rain!
Today I'm thankful for ...
... water pouring from the sky. Which hopefully will turn into lots of white powdery stuff a few hundred miles away! -crosses fingers-
... water pouring from the sky. Which hopefully will turn into lots of white powdery stuff a few hundred miles away! -crosses fingers-
12 January 2008
Much fun to be had
Today I'm thankful for ...
... hardly falling at all while snowboarding! Yay! While I did eat powder a few times, I generally managed to cruise down that mountain at a fairly fast clip! I'm really starting to have a lot of fun snowboarding now that I'm getting much more used to how the board feels and how to train my reflexes.
I woke up at 3:00a so I could meet friends for a 4:30a ski bus pickup. Oy, that's way too early. And the driver drove in such a jerky manner that at least one passenger got ill. But we did make it there about 8:30a and with lift tickets in hand we zipped onto the slopes. A friend, S, I haven't seen in quite a while showed me some of her favorite runs and also the sequence of lifts to get to the back side. The snow was fantastic on the back side and in the upper altitudes. I can now actually say I've been to the top of Kirkwood!
... my knee not giving out. Today's experiment was rather dangerous, IMO. I had twisted my knee a bit back in the middle of December while boarding. Since then it has felt a bit weak, a bit funny. I really ought to have it looked at. But I went up today nonetheless and it felt as solid as ever.
... strangers that become fast friends. This trip was a little different from other trips since no one in this group knew each other before today, except for knowing me. The original trip organizer had to bow out of the trip and I had invited a couple other friends. Through some luck of coordination all 4 of us were able to get to the ski bus and trade phone numbers. Things went off pretty much without a hitch and we all had a great time. I hope everyone keeps in contact!
... hardly falling at all while snowboarding! Yay! While I did eat powder a few times, I generally managed to cruise down that mountain at a fairly fast clip! I'm really starting to have a lot of fun snowboarding now that I'm getting much more used to how the board feels and how to train my reflexes.
I woke up at 3:00a so I could meet friends for a 4:30a ski bus pickup. Oy, that's way too early. And the driver drove in such a jerky manner that at least one passenger got ill. But we did make it there about 8:30a and with lift tickets in hand we zipped onto the slopes. A friend, S, I haven't seen in quite a while showed me some of her favorite runs and also the sequence of lifts to get to the back side. The snow was fantastic on the back side and in the upper altitudes. I can now actually say I've been to the top of Kirkwood!
... my knee not giving out. Today's experiment was rather dangerous, IMO. I had twisted my knee a bit back in the middle of December while boarding. Since then it has felt a bit weak, a bit funny. I really ought to have it looked at. But I went up today nonetheless and it felt as solid as ever.
... strangers that become fast friends. This trip was a little different from other trips since no one in this group knew each other before today, except for knowing me. The original trip organizer had to bow out of the trip and I had invited a couple other friends. Through some luck of coordination all 4 of us were able to get to the ski bus and trade phone numbers. Things went off pretty much without a hitch and we all had a great time. I hope everyone keeps in contact!
11 January 2008
We're riding in a wonderland of snow
Today I'm thankful for ...
... going up to the snow tomorrow. Even though I have to be up in another 3 hours, it's all worthwhile. I should have been asleep 3 hours ago but after taking a drink with some colleagues I really didn't feel like eating immediately, so a late dinner really postponed things. However, I'm off to sleep now and hopefully I'll be up and chipper enough to board the ski bus and get a few hours of sleep. I'm so used to sleep deprivation this is fairly routine. It's sad, but it is routine.
Now, for someone who really was sleep deprived (after running for 5 days straight!), read Cliff Young's story!
... going up to the snow tomorrow. Even though I have to be up in another 3 hours, it's all worthwhile. I should have been asleep 3 hours ago but after taking a drink with some colleagues I really didn't feel like eating immediately, so a late dinner really postponed things. However, I'm off to sleep now and hopefully I'll be up and chipper enough to board the ski bus and get a few hours of sleep. I'm so used to sleep deprivation this is fairly routine. It's sad, but it is routine.
Now, for someone who really was sleep deprived (after running for 5 days straight!), read Cliff Young's story!
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