PCMR

Ah. Another riding season has come. And I have a good feeling about this one.

With a new pair of boots, bindings, and will to increase my riding abilities, I think I will actually be able to make something of my riding this year. So, here are my goals for this lovely winter season:
~ Complete control on all terrain
~ Comfort in riding switch
~ Comfort in riding unstrapped
~ Learn to do a 180, butter, and ollie

Good goals, right? I think so. And not that I can't do the above, with the exception of the last goal, I just want to get them down 100% instead of my usual 70-90%. But of course, I have to get used to my new equipment! You may be thinking, "Well whatever Tiff, as if new equipment would make any difference in your riding.", but I'm telling you, it does! These new boots have built-in forward lean, which means that I don't have to do anything to get them to respond. This is a good thing! I'm just not used to it. So now, when I go to make a turn, if I put as much pressure into the turn as I'm used to, it cranks me so hard that I do a complete 360. Whoa. Not used to that. It's kindof like learning to board all over again. But I love them, those boots. They're warm and tight, and well worth the need to relearn to snowboard.

I'm so happy to be back at Park City teaching again this year. Just being up there this last weekend has reminded me how much I love to teach! I love the people up there, and just getting to be surrounded by the snow, mountains, and goggle-faced crowds. I love it. Seriously.

Happiness is...
~ New boarding equip- Nitro Matrix boots, Solomon bindings
~ New friends at work
~ Old friends at work
~ Delicious new places to eat- Guanauato (I think that's how you spell it, it's right next to the Movies 8 in Provo)
~ Minus the Bear

“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
~John Ruskin