this weekend i experienced a big first, and oh, what a fun one it was! i got to go on a snowboarding trip up to mammoth with a bunch of friends. now, i'd been skiing twice before, but never boarded, and so i was very nervous, considering i didn't have much experience on the slopes at all, much less riding a board. little did i know that i'd love riding waaay more than skiing! it was super athletic and strenuous, but it was so much fun, and i feel like (even though i fell a TON, and am bruised and sore as crap!) i did pretty well for it having been my first time!
we have several friends that board, and so i was definitely intimidated. i was the only rookie out of about 10 of us that went. parker, who is a talented boarder (he's so good, seriously! and so cute out there!) could have gone down double blacks all weekend, but was so sweet and spent a lot of time riding green and blue runs with me. he was an exceptional teacher--so patient and gracious! i couldn't have had a better first boarding experience. i seriously would like to get my own gear and try to improve, going at least once or twice a season. it's so cool that here i am sitting amongst the palm trees, by the beach, and yet the snow was only about 5 hours away...ah, life!
anyway...we stayed at a really cute condo, had an amazing time hanging out with our friends (old and new), eating at yummy restaurants, and bundling up on the mountains (both june mountain and mammoth). and, i'm honestly just pleased that i'm back happy and in one piece (albeit a still very stiff piece..)
below are a bunch of the fun pics from the weekend!! have fun perusing :)
the ski bums at convict lake: brent, me, nate, parker, yuko, matt, graeme, and jer (thanks jer for this shot and the first one above, as well)
parks and me the first day at june
i'm a burnt little ski bunny!
everyone predicted this is how parker would feel after a day of teaching me how to board:
and, lastly, a new friend, tracey, and me taking a break on a run:
