Tag: Snowboarding
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Times of Beauty
This has happened to me before. Sometimes we get a gift in life. A beautiful morning camping, waking up to the sounds of the loons. A breathtaking sunset. An unexpected long conversation with a good friend. Then life goes sideways. But those beautiful moments are enough to get one through the rough times. I had…
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Chris is Back on Board 😀
And we celebrated by hitting the slopes in June! Better late than never 🙂 Chris has been working impressively and inspirationally hard at regaining mobility and strength since he was injured earlier this year. We thought the snowboard season was lost, and the golf wasn’t looking too hopeful, either. Two of his greatest passions. But…
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100 Days Slope Celebration
It’s always fun when a ski/snowboard resort announces their 100th day of operations. Some resorts used to offer $1 lift tickets on the 100th day. I took advantage of that to try the slopes the first time I ever landed on a board. With inflation, it’s often $10 — still amazing. Our place doesn’t have…
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Health Issues in March (and mental healing on the slopes)
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging, but it’s because life has been full. When not working, I’ve been playing in the snow. It’s been amazing. Remember my posts on how rough this year has been regarding snowfall in the east? Well, I have to say Jiminy Peak (our home mountain) put up an…
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It’s Raining Again
At least is was on January 13 when I started writing this. I have never seen anything quite like this in my east-coast US life. There just isn’t snow here in our winter this year. But you know what? If ever there was to be a year of warmer climes, this year would get my…
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Somebody’s Watching You
How do you feel about people watching your attempt at a sport? This was a topic of lift conversation a couple times in the last month. One friend expressed that she liked to ride at night where people weren’t likely to see her. Another friend stated he didn’t like the slopes under the lifts (even…
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A December to Remember
This month was a reminder to never try to plan anything in life. But to also be grateful for the results of the life unplanned. December is a big month for Chris and me. It’s a month that contains (in no particular order): my birthday, our anniversary, Aunt Anne‘s birthday (and several other relatives), my…
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Scarcely Snowy Slopes
Our fourth season hitting the slopes of Jiminy Peak is not starting like the others. I’ll be curious to see how it evolves. The slopes opened the Saturday before American Thanksgiving in my past experience. This year, we didn’t get to glide until the day after Thanksgiving. Still, it’s way ahead of other smaller slopes…