I am not a pro boarder. In fact I am a very late fan of the sport. This is more a diary than anything else, although comments and suggestions are appreciated. I'm going to try to keep track of how I do (and what I do) from season to season; what works and what fails; and how I improve over time.
2011-12-27 A good case of the uglies
Posted 12-27-2011 at 09:54 PM by Donutz
First, an update on yesterday. We went snowshoeing around the Seymour trails with Basement Dog. It snowed basically the whole time. Very nice. I was really wishing I'd decided to go boarding instead, but too late at that point. We did manage to wear out Lucy -- apparently she slept in this morning for an extra hour or two.
Anyway, today was snow/rain/snow/rain/rain/rain all day. Throw in fog and you've got the kind of day that makes you reconsider your choice of sport. Seriously, within the first hour of being on Seymour I was considering going home. I was also pondering the idea of mailing my season's pass to Seymour customer service with some suggestions for an appropriate orifice for storage. OK, I'm just whining now, but really this is just getting old.
I set up the Contour on my helmet this morning and took a number of vids of my runs. Unfortunately I failed to clear the lens of the thing, and it turns out all my vids are blurred from rain & snow on the lens. One more thing to remember for next time -- clear the lens before every run.
Now as far as actual snowboarding... They've opened Pete's Run, which made me very happy. Snow coverage is a bit sparse, but it's usable. I was a little tentative at first, but got better as the day went on.
I've also just about got my dynamic carving back. Interesting thing -- on one of my early runs, I followed a good skier down Elevator Shaft, and it was very much like when I followed Craig down the run at Manning Park. I felt very much in control and had an excellent run. Obviously I need to follow more experienced riders more often, to get a feel for the pacing and path selection.
Another thing I was surprised and pleased about. At one point today I had to do some quick maneuvering coming off the Mystery chair -- a couple of boarders ahead of my chair fell together and left me with an obstacle course. I did a quick right/left/right and came to a halt and realized that my skating is hugely improved.
I finally had to leave about 2pm. I was soaked through (except for my jacket-- that Special Blend is good ), cold, and tired. I'm going to need to do some conditioning at the gym, I think.
When I get a chance, I'm going to buy some new gloves -- and not Dakines this time. I'm really beginning to think they're crap.
Anyway in summary, this was the longest boarding day this year (and probably the best one, god help me). Better get some snow soon...
Anyway, today was snow/rain/snow/rain/rain/rain all day. Throw in fog and you've got the kind of day that makes you reconsider your choice of sport. Seriously, within the first hour of being on Seymour I was considering going home. I was also pondering the idea of mailing my season's pass to Seymour customer service with some suggestions for an appropriate orifice for storage. OK, I'm just whining now, but really this is just getting old.
I set up the Contour on my helmet this morning and took a number of vids of my runs. Unfortunately I failed to clear the lens of the thing, and it turns out all my vids are blurred from rain & snow on the lens. One more thing to remember for next time -- clear the lens before every run.
Now as far as actual snowboarding... They've opened Pete's Run, which made me very happy. Snow coverage is a bit sparse, but it's usable. I was a little tentative at first, but got better as the day went on.
I've also just about got my dynamic carving back. Interesting thing -- on one of my early runs, I followed a good skier down Elevator Shaft, and it was very much like when I followed Craig down the run at Manning Park. I felt very much in control and had an excellent run. Obviously I need to follow more experienced riders more often, to get a feel for the pacing and path selection.
Another thing I was surprised and pleased about. At one point today I had to do some quick maneuvering coming off the Mystery chair -- a couple of boarders ahead of my chair fell together and left me with an obstacle course. I did a quick right/left/right and came to a halt and realized that my skating is hugely improved.
I finally had to leave about 2pm. I was soaked through (except for my jacket-- that Special Blend is good ), cold, and tired. I'm going to need to do some conditioning at the gym, I think.
When I get a chance, I'm going to buy some new gloves -- and not Dakines this time. I'm really beginning to think they're crap.
Anyway in summary, this was the longest boarding day this year (and probably the best one, god help me). Better get some snow soon...
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