Starting of my spring break on a Sunday was my last day of winter to go snowboarding with my sister. We decided to try out Yosemite's ski resorts which I been to once with my friend Adam. But my sister found another ski resort that would save us an hour of time to snowboard at Dodge Ridge ski resort located in a small town called Pinecrest. Before our trip we went to San Fransisco to rent my snowboard at the Sports Basement. This place was actually big and it had three floors with sports equipment. My snowboard rentals were cheap that only cost me $15 for my snow boots and my snowboard. They had some other cheap snow clothing that was around ten dollars off than the original prices.
My sister called the ski resort to check if they had more snow built up over the night. No one picked up and it went to the voice message. It said Fridays snow went up by five inches of snow overnight and the morning was 27 degrees. We were on our way to Pinecrest. It took about two and a half hour to get there. We were an hour away from Yosemite. When we got there we just notice it was Easter Day when we saw the Easter bunny walking around. My sister went to go pick up our lift tickets and we were headed to our first run.
When we started to go on the ski lift it was dangerous for people who never went to this ski resort because the ski lifts were too fast even tho they slowed it down for you. The ski lifts were two seated but in the middle there was a pole in the way when you sit. Right when you sit on it you really don't expect the seat to go back and forth like a swing.When my sister and i got on the ski lift it was all bad. Right when I sat down the seat tilted backwards that almost made me fell like three feet of the ground. Then I looked next to me to see if my sister was okay but she wasn't next to me. I looked back and she fell right before she sat down. That was why I almost fell off also. That part kind of ruined our day and they need to up grade their lifts. We just continued our snowboarding day. We went on a intermediate run and it was fun. We went up on the same one and while we were the lift we saw some snow ramps at the side. We wanted to try it and it actually wasn't scary at all. After that we started to go to the left of the mountain where there was the steeper slopes. When we got to the top it started to snow a little bit so I had to go back down to see if they had snow goggle on sale because it was their last day until they closed. I wanted to look around to see if they had cheap snow goggles. The cheapest they had was $44.99 which is a good deal. Regular snow goggles are worth $70-$120 for good ones. We went back up to the top. We went on a advanced slope that was steep and we went for it. It was really fun and I wanted to go again. As we went again I was right be hide my sister and we were going in a zig zag. Good thing I bought snow goggles because I started to go straight and my sister went to the right. A few seconds later I hit her snowboard and fell down head first on a really steep slope. And I slid down about 40ft and it was hard for me to stop. I had a lot of snow in my face and i went down about half the steep slope.
An hour later the weather started to get bad. It was freezing cold and winding. It was 30 degrees cold. So we went started to go home about an hour early due to the weather. I was surprised it was still snowing during April.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
What Do You Want To Do B4 You Die?
What do you want to do before you die? Some of you guys might be familiar with the TV series The Buried Life. These four guys who been friends for a long time made a list with 100 things they want to do before they die. In their show they try to achieve one of their goals from their list and they also help a random person on the street to accomplish what they want to do before they die. They travel in their purple bus around countries and states. They have one question, four guys, and 100 things to do before you die.
On my number one list I want to do before I die is to stay at a ski resort and snowboard for at least one month or the whole winter season with my sister. She would love to do this with me. It would be fun to do this in the future only if we had a lot of money. I would enjoy that moment of my life to stay there for that long at a ski resort. Even though I have gone a few times and now at least once a year. It would be a good work out for our legs snowboarding everyday and even try snowboarding at night to make it more intense. Hopefully I don't hurt especially breaking any of my bones in the cold which I have never broken any before.
My sister said you could rent a cabin that looks like a regular house for about four days that cost around 450 dollars. Last time she had done it for 250 dollars staying for two or three days. She and her friends got a good deal because one of her friend’s dads owns the house. It would be awesome to rent one of those cabins and there is a maid to clean up when you’re gone. I have a lot of time to practice snowboarding and try to learn how to snowboard on my toes. We could go explore around the area and play in the soft snow that would be nice. I would try to go down one of the advance trail to see how it is like. I am only an intermediate. I want to get better at snowboarding and practicing getting off the lift ski because I start to lose balance. Only a few times I get off without falling. I need to work on my steering and when I turn I slow down a lot, work on my speed, and try some tricks starting off with a jump.
In the snow I'd like to ride on a snow mobile through the forest with my family. I think it is about 90 dollars to rent a snow mobile for the whole day, that's not bad. If the buried life guys came up to me and ask what do I want to do before I die I would tell them about my snowboarding trip for a month or more. I wonder if they would actually do it for me and in their show when they ask someone they join them. Will they join me? That is what I want to do before I die.
On my number one list I want to do before I die is to stay at a ski resort and snowboard for at least one month or the whole winter season with my sister. She would love to do this with me. It would be fun to do this in the future only if we had a lot of money. I would enjoy that moment of my life to stay there for that long at a ski resort. Even though I have gone a few times and now at least once a year. It would be a good work out for our legs snowboarding everyday and even try snowboarding at night to make it more intense. Hopefully I don't hurt especially breaking any of my bones in the cold which I have never broken any before.
My sister said you could rent a cabin that looks like a regular house for about four days that cost around 450 dollars. Last time she had done it for 250 dollars staying for two or three days. She and her friends got a good deal because one of her friend’s dads owns the house. It would be awesome to rent one of those cabins and there is a maid to clean up when you’re gone. I have a lot of time to practice snowboarding and try to learn how to snowboard on my toes. We could go explore around the area and play in the soft snow that would be nice. I would try to go down one of the advance trail to see how it is like. I am only an intermediate. I want to get better at snowboarding and practicing getting off the lift ski because I start to lose balance. Only a few times I get off without falling. I need to work on my steering and when I turn I slow down a lot, work on my speed, and try some tricks starting off with a jump.
In the snow I'd like to ride on a snow mobile through the forest with my family. I think it is about 90 dollars to rent a snow mobile for the whole day, that's not bad. If the buried life guys came up to me and ask what do I want to do before I die I would tell them about my snowboarding trip for a month or more. I wonder if they would actually do it for me and in their show when they ask someone they join them. Will they join me? That is what I want to do before I die.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Snowboarding Trip
During my first day of my four day weekend my sister and I went snowboarding. This was a two day trip and the plan was to leave on Thursday and snowboard on Friday. Thursday after school we were headed to Squaw Valley Ski Resorts. When we were an hour away from Squaw valley and it started to snow. It was hard to see the road because of the snow and it was scary. This was my first time I've seen it snowing in person.
We had arrive in Squaw Valley trying to find our motel. Before, my sister called the motel to make reservations earlier to check if they had a refrigerator in our room. They weren't suppose to have one in the room but the front desk clerk was nice to give us a refrigerator with to motel room. We were going to have dinner at a restaurant but all of them were closed, our only options we could go was at AM PM gas station. (That's sad) The next morning was snowboarding day. The car was covered with an inch of snow. It only took us 10 minutes to get to the ski resort.
I got my lift ticket and we started to snowboard from left to right on the map. On my first run half way down was okay but later on it started to get flat and I don't like it when it starts to get flat.When it's a flat surface I tend to get stuck. The other couple runs were good and we went up to the very top. It was windy and cold on our way up on the ski lift and I don't have snow goggles to protect my eyes. When we got to the top I was really blind because of the fog especially when the snow was blowing in my face. I manage getting down half way though the fog without falling. We were about to take a break at the car so we snowboard down. While we were going down the slope turning, we saw someone hanging on a rope that was towards the trees. We ran over there to help him and it was a 9 year old kid about to fall, and about 30 feet away I can hear his father yelling at him. His father wasn't even coming to him, is what the heck help your own son out instead of yelling at him.
It was almost closing time and we wanted to go on this lift but I had a lose binding. I was scared to go down with a lose binding and one of the workers called up a snow mobile so they could take me to a different lift. I got to ride a snow mobile but my sister couldn't so she had to snowboard down. I went down on one of those ski lift cable car to get down. When I got it fixed we were the last ones to get on the cable car up half way the slope. The ski resorts were closing so this was our last run. Then we went home that took us 3 hours.
We had arrive in Squaw Valley trying to find our motel. Before, my sister called the motel to make reservations earlier to check if they had a refrigerator in our room. They weren't suppose to have one in the room but the front desk clerk was nice to give us a refrigerator with to motel room. We were going to have dinner at a restaurant but all of them were closed, our only options we could go was at AM PM gas station. (That's sad) The next morning was snowboarding day. The car was covered with an inch of snow. It only took us 10 minutes to get to the ski resort.
I got my lift ticket and we started to snowboard from left to right on the map. On my first run half way down was okay but later on it started to get flat and I don't like it when it starts to get flat.When it's a flat surface I tend to get stuck. The other couple runs were good and we went up to the very top. It was windy and cold on our way up on the ski lift and I don't have snow goggles to protect my eyes. When we got to the top I was really blind because of the fog especially when the snow was blowing in my face. I manage getting down half way though the fog without falling. We were about to take a break at the car so we snowboard down. While we were going down the slope turning, we saw someone hanging on a rope that was towards the trees. We ran over there to help him and it was a 9 year old kid about to fall, and about 30 feet away I can hear his father yelling at him. His father wasn't even coming to him, is what the heck help your own son out instead of yelling at him.
It was almost closing time and we wanted to go on this lift but I had a lose binding. I was scared to go down with a lose binding and one of the workers called up a snow mobile so they could take me to a different lift. I got to ride a snow mobile but my sister couldn't so she had to snowboard down. I went down on one of those ski lift cable car to get down. When I got it fixed we were the last ones to get on the cable car up half way the slope. The ski resorts were closing so this was our last run. Then we went home that took us 3 hours.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Reno/Snowboarding
After Christmas, my sister Thao planed another snowboarding trip and this time we went to a better place at North star. Thao and her boyfriend Kevin wanted to go to snowboarding at Heavenly but there wasn't a shuttle to take us there. They only had North star and some other place I forgot. We went to spend the night at Kevin's house so it would be easy for her to drive us and save some time. The next day we headed to Reno and took us about three hours to arrive there.
We arrived at the hotel El Dorado around eight at night and rest for an hour. We went to go get dinner at a buffet that was called "The Buffet". The worker said we had 30 minutes til closing, we had to hurry. Kevin had an idea, each of us get one or two plates with different kind of food for us to share so we don't waste time getting up. We end up with five different dishes and had our own buffet in a buffet. People kept staring at our mini buffet.
It was New Years Eve, we had to get up early for the shuttle to take us to North star and took about an hour. We got there and ate breakfast. We went on our first run on the beginner slope and clipped my foot in the bindings but they were set up goofy but i was regular. Kevin tried to switch it to regular because he did it last time and it was hard for him. The bindings didn't go in place to lock then he got it but it was back on goofy. He tried it again but we got pissed because it wouldn't lock and a person told us there was a repair equipment in the main area. I had to walk down the slope with the bindings and board. I got it fixed and went on a few runs on the intermediate slope and I did well but had to stop a lot because my ankles were getting tired. Time went by fast and we had to get back to the shuttle before they leave us. We went on our last run to the very top all the way to the bottom. I tried to go down without stopping but I lasted about 40 seconds with my feet dieing to rest. I fell twice the whole day when someone in front of me just stopped from a few feet away and hit the side of the board. The other was at the very last minute at the end I fell from getting stuck and I tried to push forward. After we had burgers for dinner and had a long drive back home.
We arrived at the hotel El Dorado around eight at night and rest for an hour. We went to go get dinner at a buffet that was called "The Buffet". The worker said we had 30 minutes til closing, we had to hurry. Kevin had an idea, each of us get one or two plates with different kind of food for us to share so we don't waste time getting up. We end up with five different dishes and had our own buffet in a buffet. People kept staring at our mini buffet.
It was New Years Eve, we had to get up early for the shuttle to take us to North star and took about an hour. We got there and ate breakfast. We went on our first run on the beginner slope and clipped my foot in the bindings but they were set up goofy but i was regular. Kevin tried to switch it to regular because he did it last time and it was hard for him. The bindings didn't go in place to lock then he got it but it was back on goofy. He tried it again but we got pissed because it wouldn't lock and a person told us there was a repair equipment in the main area. I had to walk down the slope with the bindings and board. I got it fixed and went on a few runs on the intermediate slope and I did well but had to stop a lot because my ankles were getting tired. Time went by fast and we had to get back to the shuttle before they leave us. We went on our last run to the very top all the way to the bottom. I tried to go down without stopping but I lasted about 40 seconds with my feet dieing to rest. I fell twice the whole day when someone in front of me just stopped from a few feet away and hit the side of the board. The other was at the very last minute at the end I fell from getting stuck and I tried to push forward. After we had burgers for dinner and had a long drive back home.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
2009 Snowboarding
Snowboarding again for the second time. During Freshman year over the Christmas break my sister was planning to go snowboarding around New Years with her boyfriend, Kevin. After Christmas she was excited to go snowboarding and she asked me if I wanted to go with her. I said yea and I was excited also. The next day we went shopping to get my snow clothes and I got a jacket and pants so I don't get my inside clothes wet. Later we went to Any Mountain (which is a store we went in Berkeley) to rent my snow boots and snowboard. I didn't know where we were going snowboarding and I thought we were going to "any mountain" to rent my equipment then we arrived to the store called Any Mountain. I got my snow boarding equipment and got myself a pair of snow gloves and thermal socks.
It was New Years Eve, My sister and I went to spend the night at Kevin's house so we could leave in the morning. It was New Years leaving at 6 o'clock to Boreal. It was about a two hour trip and we arrived there. We got our tickets for the ski lift. We got our snowboard ready to go on the lift and we got to the top. Since it was my second time I wasn't nervous going down the slope because I did okay on my first snowboarding trip. So I went for it gaining a lot of speed about less than half down and I end up face planting onto the ground. This happened because I forgot to stay on my heel or toes instead I went flat feet on the board that made my board a little wobbly. I end up with a busted lip and became numb, I was okay.
Two hours later we went to the very top of the mountain and I was scared going down. Some parts had sharp turns and was steep. I was be hide while I was going slowly down the hill, maybe an hour later I got down.(Sutherland you heard that your abbes gets sore?something like that but my legs were sore from my body weight on my heels but I didn't get sore on my abbes.) After we went off to the side playing in the snow but Kevin wanted to go snowboarding some more. It was my sister and I and we made a snowman. Kevin came back and we had a snowball fight with a snow fort.At Boreal it kinda suck because the snow wasn't soft and smooth and it's warmer than the other places. Boreal was about 40 degrees and the snow was hard. We went home after and all that was a one day trip.
Hope I go again this break!
It was New Years Eve, My sister and I went to spend the night at Kevin's house so we could leave in the morning. It was New Years leaving at 6 o'clock to Boreal. It was about a two hour trip and we arrived there. We got our tickets for the ski lift. We got our snowboard ready to go on the lift and we got to the top. Since it was my second time I wasn't nervous going down the slope because I did okay on my first snowboarding trip. So I went for it gaining a lot of speed about less than half down and I end up face planting onto the ground. This happened because I forgot to stay on my heel or toes instead I went flat feet on the board that made my board a little wobbly. I end up with a busted lip and became numb, I was okay.
Two hours later we went to the very top of the mountain and I was scared going down. Some parts had sharp turns and was steep. I was be hide while I was going slowly down the hill, maybe an hour later I got down.(Sutherland you heard that your abbes gets sore?something like that but my legs were sore from my body weight on my heels but I didn't get sore on my abbes.) After we went off to the side playing in the snow but Kevin wanted to go snowboarding some more. It was my sister and I and we made a snowman. Kevin came back and we had a snowball fight with a snow fort.At Boreal it kinda suck because the snow wasn't soft and smooth and it's warmer than the other places. Boreal was about 40 degrees and the snow was hard. We went home after and all that was a one day trip.
Hope I go again this break!
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