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SNOWSPORTS
| Being from New Orleans,
and seeing snow only twice in my life, this is surely
something I thought I'd never do every winter. But
like a fish to water, I am drawn to the snow. I
started out snowblading (also known as skiboarding) at
Heavenly in South Lake Tahoe, which is still one of my
favorite places to play. Mammoth has been my new
stomping ground, but only because it is better than Big
Bear and closer than Tahoe or Vail. Still there is
something wonderful about the end of a day in front of a
fire. Where else can you surf and ski in the same
day? California! Years later, I tried snowboarding
because it was "cooler" -- well I have never jacked my
knees up more in my entire life. Every winter I seem to get
a really good one and am down for a while. Nothing
like helicoptering in and being quite sure you've finally
torn an ACL or broken a bone. And still I go back every year. |
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There is simply something about flying
downhill that appeals to me much like streetluge, but much
colder with no need for leathers. Truthfully, I'd rather
be streetluging, as I hate the cold and I hate eating it
flying downhill only to come up with a mouth full of snow. But it's winter, so I take
advantage of what I can get! I find the atmosphere
invigorating and the fun with friends after the day is over
very entertaining. These days, I mostly Snowblade. I
feel the maneuverability is far superior, although heavy
powder often slows you down. People are often surprised
at how fast you can go on a pair of these; obviously not as
fast as most skiers due to the stability. But the jumps you
can make in these and running downhill backwards for long
distances often makes up for it. I am surprised that I
do not see as many people on Snowblades anymore. I guess
that's another reason I feel compelled to snowboard. I
suppose it is almost as though I am wearing legwarmers and
bangle bracelets when I am out on the slopes on my blades. ;)
But it is easy as heck to fly camera on snowblades. And
someone has to fly camera!
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