Just went for the 4th time in January and I'm starting to feel a lot more confident with at a decent speed. It was really icy at the top and super crowded at the bottom on Sunday, but I managed to keep myself on my feet most of the time. Did fall pretty hard on my right knee a couple of times, including once smack onto a block of ice, on my butt on ice, and on my face into powder when trying to ride places I shouldn't be. Also got run into/ran into someone on 3 occasions, only 1 of which was my fault for following too close. The worst was when a 10 year old skiier passed me, cut me off and clipped my board, sending us both tumbling. Hard to get mad at a kid, but if his dad that was giving me a hard look said anything I wasn't ready to hear that. As someone who doesn't fly down mountains but tries to respect other folks' space, it was really frustrating seeing the people sitting down in the middle of runs, 5 or 6 across, or just sitting down in the middle of their run for no reason. If someone falls, that's one thing, but if you just want a break, get over to the damn side.
Here's a couple of cell pics of the places I've been boarding. Keep forgetting my camera.
Hachi Kogen
Mikata night boarding (12 people on the whole mountain, 6 of which were friends)
Top of Hachi Kita
Knee bruise
1 comment:
Droo (okay Teddy),
The knee looks beautiful. You need to match the other so keep it up. We're keeping tabs on your adventures.
Kozey and Dan
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