Sunday, February 11, 2007
Back in one piece
It's not that far to LA from Jackson Hole but there is no direct flight. That's a bummer. I spent roughly 14 hours traveling because of delays and cancelations. I was so tired and sore, but I realy didn't care. That's 14 hours of traveling, with 2.5 hours in the air. The rest of that is spent sitting around the airport reading, eating, drinking, listening to music, charging my laptop, and hoping that my luggage would arrive with me in LA. I'm glad to be home, but I miss the mountain already. I had plenty of time to think and have come to the conclusion that LA may not be the place for me. I'll expain more later.
I had an amazing time. It was great to see all my friends. My boarding ability made a quantum leap in both form and confidence. There's nothing steeper than Jackson Hole in North America. It's great and my new favorite mountain. I could go on and on and bore you with photos and trail maps. Ask.
Back to life. Back to reality. Time to do some laundry, clean up and get ready for work. It was a great week.
I had an amazing time. It was great to see all my friends. My boarding ability made a quantum leap in both form and confidence. There's nothing steeper than Jackson Hole in North America. It's great and my new favorite mountain. I could go on and on and bore you with photos and trail maps. Ask.
Back to life. Back to reality. Time to do some laundry, clean up and get ready for work. It was a great week.
Labels: Jackson Hole, vacation
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Holy cripes! I've had a couple of amazing days here at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. All this rock is incredibly intimidating. It's steep and massive. The past few days (Mon & Tue) have been warm(er) and sunny. I've gotten a crazy goggle tan. The prime time for snow conditions were been between 10 AM and 2 PM. After that the lower slopes were thawing a bit and I was worried the next day would be too icy. Wed was finally overcast and the good conditions lasted all afternoon. And today our prayers were answered with snow.
It snowed all day making for some great powder riding in spots. My riding has taken a quantum leap forward and my confidence on steep terrain is high. Today Steve took me on a few "tree" runs as we made fresh tracks in the powder. There were points when the cloud cover in certain valleys was so dense if you didn't know your way around it would not have been fun. You could not see more than 10 meters in front of you, and when you're moving with some speed that's just crazy. Then you'd get on a lift and be in the clear, looking down on the fog. It was a crazy weather day. The top of the mountain was cold and windy. Toward the end of the day mostly sleet and not snow fell. The lower slopes were again getting mushy as the afternoon sun made it's appearance after the lifts closed (4 PM).
It snowed all day making for some great powder riding in spots. My riding has taken a quantum leap forward and my confidence on steep terrain is high. Today Steve took me on a few "tree" runs as we made fresh tracks in the powder. There were points when the cloud cover in certain valleys was so dense if you didn't know your way around it would not have been fun. You could not see more than 10 meters in front of you, and when you're moving with some speed that's just crazy. Then you'd get on a lift and be in the clear, looking down on the fog. It was a crazy weather day. The top of the mountain was cold and windy. Toward the end of the day mostly sleet and not snow fell. The lower slopes were again getting mushy as the afternoon sun made it's appearance after the lifts closed (4 PM).
Labels: Jackson Hole, snowboarding, vacation
Monday, February 05, 2007
Lessons learned
I took a lesson today here at Jackson Hole. I learned a ton. I'm so wiped out. Love this place.
Labels: Jackson Hole, snowboarding, vacation
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Welcome to Jackson
Words will not really do this justice. I'm finally seeing the Teetons for myself and I must say, damn. I'm going to be taking a ton of pics this week. I'm so psyched to be boarding here. It's just AMAZING. I'm so happy to be spending time with all my boys from Chi. It's going to be a great week and this place is just unreal. Wish you were here.
I've never de-planed onto a tarmac before. It's weird. Smallest airport I've ever been to. Also the only airport in the US within a national forest. This is probably one of the smallest towns I've ever been in... City folk.
Labels: Jackson Hole, vacation
