Well this weekend was a blast. I went riding opening day on Friday at Vail. I also rode yesterday at Beaver Creek. Vail was a lot of fun, it was a beautiful temperature of 40 degrees out and the top slopes had some decent snow. I only wish I could have rode longer. I had to leave early though because I had to hook up Internet sometime between Noon and 4 pm. So of course evil Comcast arrived at 3:30 pm.
I also snapped my binding on my board riding down the hill. The screws had worked themselves loose and out of my board. That sucked. I had to walk down the hill for 15 min in my very uncomfortable boots. Because they are step in boots they have a hard shell which kills my legs.
Then Sunday I rode Beaver Creek. It was freezing out though. The temp in the valley was about 5 degrees but once I got on the hill and the wind hit me it felt like it dropped to about -20. Even colder when I was flying down the hill. Although the snow was awesome at Beaver. I also took my first mogul run ever on my snowboard. I ended at the top of a hill where the only way down was through the moguls. Actually it was not as bad as I feared. First there was a recent snowfall so I was actually fighting to keep my board from getting buried in the powder. Second I took it slow and did a lot of 180 jumps to control my speed. The moguls lasted for about 250 yards and I had to stop 1/2 through them to rest because my lungs were on fire from getting wore out and then breathing in the freezing air. I am defiantly going to ride those moguls again I am just going to wait for a warmer day.
Actually today it is supposed to be 35 degrees out and then drop to 25 for the rest of the week so I may go out today again before it cools down.
In my last entry I talked about getting a cold, and yeah I did. I started feeling better on the 21st but even today I still have the sniffles. Hopefully it will go away soon but at least I do not feel the horrible way I did on the 19th and 20th.
On the job front I got a call back from Vail Sports telling me that they decided to go with someone else. I have not heard back from any other places I applied at. But I have another few jobs I want to apply at in the paper today so we will see if I can't get a second job yet. One of my co-workers told me to wait until January. He said then it is all part time jobs in the paper and they are easy to get.
And since I am getting close to my trip back to Minnesota I just might wait. I think I will apply for these 4 I found then just be real picky about what I apply for until after my December trip.
