More Snowboarding Memories
So here I am, listening to my brand-new iPod Shuffle and totally stoked because I got it just in time...I am going on a snowboarding trip next weekend, and I'll finally be able to ride with an accompanying soundtrack! Yeeha.
Yep, the frogg is heading up to Tahoe over President's Day Weekend! Oh glorious day. Will be accompanied by my usual partners in crime: Mark and steveforpresident. Hopefully this time I'll be able to keep up with the boys! Maybe I'll even show 'em a thing or two! You never know.
One of my favorite memories of snowboarding with the boys happened at Kirkwood, a few years back. I can't remember how it happened, but somehow Mark took a fall, and his board went right up over his head, scooping a bit of snow on the way, which then fell off the tip of the board and plopped right onto his head. When he sat up and looked over at me, all I saw was this snow-face staring back at me! Mostly snow, not so much face.
Another favorite snowboarding memory: this time I was by myself, at Homewood (Tahoe again). I got off the lift, first run of the day, and as I went down, I fell--on my back, and upside down on the hill. I'm still not entirely sure how it came to pass, but I vividly remember sliding down the hill, flailing my arms like a desperate bird or perhaps a mangled snow angel, and realizing that I was succeeding at nothing except picking up speed. I couldn't stop!! Finally I hit on the bright idea of flipping my legs up and over my head in a sort of backwards somersault, so that I was on my stomach and then digging the edge of my board hard into the side of the hill, so that I was able to halt my swift descent. It was a close one, but I survived, limbs (but not dignity) intact.
God, I love snowboarding. Of course, I love it a lot more now that I can actually do it.
Here's hoping for a gobs of snow in Tahoe next weekend...and by the way, if any of my Bay Area buds are reading this, get in touch with me! I'll be up there for a little while, and would love to see you if at all possible.
Time to turn in, I have to be at work at 6am tomorrow, oh joy.
Yep, the frogg is heading up to Tahoe over President's Day Weekend! Oh glorious day. Will be accompanied by my usual partners in crime: Mark and steveforpresident. Hopefully this time I'll be able to keep up with the boys! Maybe I'll even show 'em a thing or two! You never know.
One of my favorite memories of snowboarding with the boys happened at Kirkwood, a few years back. I can't remember how it happened, but somehow Mark took a fall, and his board went right up over his head, scooping a bit of snow on the way, which then fell off the tip of the board and plopped right onto his head. When he sat up and looked over at me, all I saw was this snow-face staring back at me! Mostly snow, not so much face.
Another favorite snowboarding memory: this time I was by myself, at Homewood (Tahoe again). I got off the lift, first run of the day, and as I went down, I fell--on my back, and upside down on the hill. I'm still not entirely sure how it came to pass, but I vividly remember sliding down the hill, flailing my arms like a desperate bird or perhaps a mangled snow angel, and realizing that I was succeeding at nothing except picking up speed. I couldn't stop!! Finally I hit on the bright idea of flipping my legs up and over my head in a sort of backwards somersault, so that I was on my stomach and then digging the edge of my board hard into the side of the hill, so that I was able to halt my swift descent. It was a close one, but I survived, limbs (but not dignity) intact.
God, I love snowboarding. Of course, I love it a lot more now that I can actually do it.
Here's hoping for a gobs of snow in Tahoe next weekend...and by the way, if any of my Bay Area buds are reading this, get in touch with me! I'll be up there for a little while, and would love to see you if at all possible.
Time to turn in, I have to be at work at 6am tomorrow, oh joy.
posted by grackyfrogg @ 9:31 PM
5 Comments:
At 1:31 AM ,
BeautiPhil said...
how is it that california apparently has a better ski season than Oregon?
not coo :-(
btw - did you or BLogger update the commenting screen? I like it, nicer, and allows a few HTML tags, coo coo.
At 4:28 AM ,
grackyfrogg said...
wow, this IS a nicer commenting system! i didn't update it, so it must be Blogger. thanks, blogger guys! BIG improvement.
At 10:55 PM ,
Anonymous said...
awesome that you're coming up here! Time for some serious hanging out... :) I love all the snowboarding stories, it makes me almost feel like I'm there to the point that I think I have enjoyed snowboarding to some extent without the actual snowbarding, while at the same time keeping me aware of why snowboarding is really just not the sport for me.
Here's my burning question of the day: did you get a discount on that ipod shuffler, and if so, are you willing to pass those savings on to your friends?
Becca
At 8:38 PM ,
SingingCowgirl said...
I just wanted to leave a comment so I could see the new comment screen! This is cool! Blogger just gets better and better...
At 5:07 PM ,
Caroline said...
goody! goody! you're coming up! let me know if you want to hang out! enjoy the snowboarding!
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