Today seemed like the day to start my snow blog. I've had so many epic days and awesome adventures on the mountain that it seemed silly to not write about them! I'll be writing for my spiritual growth, to save and share my memories, and for the entertainment of others :)
I've ridden 10 days so far this season (4 @ A Basin, 1 @ Breck/A Basin, 3 @ Copper, 1 @ Keystone, & 1 @ Loveland) and the race to open this year was won by Loveland...they opened on Sunday, October 24th (last year it was October 7th) A Basin opened a day later (and of course I was there) with an epic pow day!!
Copper opening weekend was epic riding with Kellie, my BFF, Nikki (BSG), teaching Karin (long time BFF from Atlanta) how to ride, and a few others :)
I got the flu last week and was bedridden for a fair amount of time thus missing many days...but the snow has been accumulating and we now have a bigger base at most of the mountains than we did last year in February!! I feel an epic season coming on!
This season my goals include: filming a lot, getting sponsored, getting better at riding switch, learning at least one trick in the pipe, improving at boardercross (BX), and learning more about the different waxes for my board and the appropriate times to use which wax.
Today I rode with 4 BSG (Boulder Snowboarding Group) members at Breck for a few hours...soft pow, nice weather, good times! I met a new skiier friend (Julian) and gave an old buddy (Justin) some pointers one one run and he's linking turns now! I love helping people getting better at riding....it's a huge passion of mine! I love snowboarding and I love to share the wonderful feeling the mountain gives me with others :) I can't wait to start my job as an instructor at Copper!
I left Breck around 1.30pm to head over to A Basin...I hadn't ridden there since Lewanee lift opened. I got there and it was windy and cold but I felt good about it...when I got on Lewanee my face was getting blasted by super small intense snow crystals and I just wanted to ride! When I got off the lift it was legit whiteout conditions!! I strapped in and headed down...at times not being able to see even 2 feet in front of me! I was confident on my board and headed to my first black run of the season...it felt great to be making some real pow turns...and to be on a steep slope! Wow. The season has finally started! I got stuck in the powder it was that deep!! Pulled myself out with the help of a tree and headed up again for some more action! When I got done with that top-bottom run I headed to my car and it was whiteout conditions at the bottom by then!!
The drive home was one of the scariest drives I have ever driven but I drove safely and made it home...passed a car stuck in a snow bank and had to call 911 for him. My top speed down the pass was 15mph (I think highest speed limit is ~45mph) and there were no visible cars in front of me. The rest of the way home my top speed was 25mph (and I have a great mountain car!) and the speed limit ranged from 40mph-55mph! I heard on the radio that I-70 was closed in both directions as well as the pass (that I had just come down)!
It was an epic day and I can't wait to wake up early for some more powder!!
xoxox Summer
P.S. A skiier tried to start a fight with me on the lift at Breck...he was ~50-60 years old...I'm shocked I handled it so well...it's a lot easier to walk away from a (potential) fight when you are on the ground!! Among other things he told me that my generation was flawed and when we got off the lift he flicked me off! Wow...I am still somewhat in disbelief...
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