dec 2010
Winter is here in NYC (although its like 40+ today). that means its time to man up and head north for snowboarding trips.
I missed the ENTIRE winter last year due to a drinking...err skiing injury so i was pretty stoked to get back on the slopes and to finally try out some of the brand new gear I got last year including my sweet ass Arbor deck which turned out to be a serious badass after sitting in plastic for a whole year in my office.
Arbor is a cool board company I found out about a few years back when I was out in venice, CA where they have a shop near the pier on washington street. check em out here http://www.arborcollective.com/snowboards
The conditions at Windham Mountain www.windhammountain.com
were decent for this time of year and it being so warm still. I had some great runs stayed on my feet most of the time which is a huge bonus. I will definitely be back on that mountain for more as the season continues.
This snowboarding trip turned out to be bit more like a survival weekend than your typical ski/snowboard trip. mainly because guns n ammo were involved, but also the gallons of booze and red meat we consumed. (500+ rounds & 50+ pounds plus a butt load of beer, wine, weed, and liquor).
We ate like kings, tore the mountain up pretty well for the first ride of the year, and I learned that I am deadly accurate with a .22 at 4am while cranking Metallica. seriously i think I was a sniper in another life.
Thanks to Ron for making this trip happen, driving both ways, and allowing it all to go down in his sweet house up at Windham, NY. Its amazing we didn't burn the place down or wind up in the hospital... Additional thanks to Mike Y for being providing creative target ideas, endless (dark) comic relief, and for not bleeding all over me...
also big props for cutting turns on your first time on a snowboard. watch out shaun white!
Props to Dave at Dynamic Beverages for the bottle of his new Redemption Rye http://www.redemptionrye.com - cant wait to try the bourbon!
