Just Snowboard

At times, it seems like doing something won't be worth it. Getting yourself out of bed, going the extra mile at work and maybe getting to that "awesome" social event. Say you do pull yourself out of bed, sadly, chances are that extra mile at work gets overlooked and that social event turns out to be a total tool-fest. However, when it comes to snowboarding, it's almost always gonna be worth it.

I actually had two days last week where I almost didn't go riding; that would have been a shame. The first day was actually a night. Forecast showed freezing rain for the night, which is absolutely miserable. Luckily it snowed, stayed pretty warm and I got to shred with some good friends. Second day came with a forecast of "high winds"  that nearly derailed a super fun day. I decided just to go anyway, brave the winds and procrastinate homework for another day. As it turns out, it wasn't really windy at all, just a classic Utah spring slush day.

I guess the moral of this whole thing is that snowboarding is awesome... but we already knew that.

Good Reminder

My first thought upon watching this was how frail all that steel looks when being hit by a bunch of snow. Nature's been really generous lately with handing out reminders of how small and feeble humans and our contraptions are.

Good Odds

I like them odds...

Tron Shred

My friend Wren just put this little diddy together. I don't share this to brag about skills I have or anything. Mainly this is a cool song and a good job of editing by Wren. You should see his other stuff over at Wasatch Attack. Maybe someday we'll be a fraction of what the supernaturals are... ha ha!

Supernatural Beings

Via TranswoldSnow: Gigi frontside 360 nose tap on his way to second place. PHOTO: Chris Wellhausen

The Red Bull Supernatural contest has been tagged as a game changer, setting the standard for future snowboarding competitions and many other well deserved accolades (I'm of course saying that having seen nothing but a few pics, and reading articles like the one attached, but I think it's a pretty solid statement). The fact that this, a snowboarding only event, is being broadcast on network television indeed shows how far snowboarding has come. I mean, it definitely doesn't hurt when you have a guy with as crazy an imagination and vision as Travis Rice and the financial backing of Red Bull to pull it off. With BrainFarm having filmed this, you know we are in for some of the best snowboarding footage to date.

All that stuff and really, I'm just excited to watch these guys flow that mountain side. The lineup of riders includes many an "all time favorite" for countless fans and pro's alike. I can't choose just one favorite of the group, but I really like Jake Blauvelt. You can see why here. Although, with any of these guys you're guaranteed an unmatched display of taking what they are given and turning it from snow, wood and ramps into art. From Nico and Terje's unmatched tweaked out grabs and buttery style to the raw power and precision of riders like T.Rice and John Jackson. With this event, you get the best of snowboarding.

Check out what we know so far about the contest at Transworld Snow.

(Not So...) Crappy Day

I was having a pretty crappy morning today, kinda feeling bad for myself. After thinking about the fact that I got two pow days in a winter that has been been drier than a cow pie on mars and watching this video, I realized that things really aren't that bad... oh and that hunger was playing a major role in how my day started off. Burrito time nomnomnom!


Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

Borrowed Burritos

I've been meaning to write up a new post lately, it's been a while. After seeing the 'Basin berating video I thought I would write something up. I'm not gonna lie, I was going to go off on how lame I thought it was and that the it makes me want to go to Snowbasin a little less (I've never been, still want to go). I decided to sleep on it and think a bit more. I still think this should have gone down different, but it is what it is. This morning I found that a local shredder/blogger, BurritosAndSnow, wrote a post about this. I like his take, so here's a link to the post:

http://burritosandsnow.com/2011/12/28/harassment-at-snowbasin-more-indicative-of-a-greater-problem/