Jeremy Hart from Blacksburg did an excellent job creating this 10 minute video of our trip to Vail, CO. Thanks Jeremy!!! I put in a little plug for you.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Vail Day 3: Heaven on Earth
WOW is about all I can saw about this day. We had about 7-10 inches of fresh powder overnight and headed to the back bowls. I have never been in a bowl but got an idea what a lone Rice Kripsy must feel like floating in a bowl of milk. There were so much untracked powder.
Vail: Day 2 Whiteout, Fresh Powder and Sun
Got up the second day and couldn't hardly walk. My shin felt like someone it it with a baseball bat. So the chose is to stay in the room or try to board. I didn't go to Vail to watch some stinkn TV. So off we went. Crazy weather today. Morning was perfect and got a few good carving runs in. Then the whiteout. We couldn't see 20 feet in front of us. Wind, Snow, Sleet. We had it all. We made it down to a lodge and waited for it to pass by. About a hr later, we headed out and it snowed all day. This video isn't that great but gives an idea of the condition after the whiteout.
That is one wicked dropoff
Jeremy, Dave, Tom and myself
That is one wicked dropoff
Vail: Day 1 Part 2 photos
What a day. Snowed most of the day and my first time boarding out west. With the exception of the crash and gash, all went well. Here are a few pics and vids from day 1. The quality of the vids is not that good but may give an idea of the conditions.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Vail: Day 1 Snowboard Carving
I have recently taken up snowboarding and love it. One style of boarding is "carving." Check out this link bomberonline to get an idea of what I am talking about. I can't carve like these guys but enjoy learning. By buddy dave has carving board setup and is a good carver, in more ways than one. Here is a pic of a guy carving.
I use to slalom water ski and would compare the leaning and edging to be similar. The runs in Vail are so wide that a carver can really let it out. When riding on the edges of your board, it is like cutting through the snow and speed is maximized. If you were to look at it from the air, the lines would be in an "S" like pattern. So imagine two guys carving in the opposite direction only to collide at the center center of the S or 8. Boards angled about 55 degrees upward. BAM! Dave and I collided. Both of us going about 20mph. We flipped, rolled, and slid. Thank goodness for helmets. The front corner of his board met my shin. Edges can be sharp as a knife. Yeah, the collision hurt but nothing broken or damaged. Well, I did have a cut in my pants from his board. It felt like someone hit my shin with a baseball bat. All was good so we continued boarding for several hrs. I later noticed a little blood on my pants but nothing in the amount to make me stop and look. Actually, I am glad I didn't look at the time.
We get back to the condo and I began to shed the layers. My base layer and sock was cut showing a little blood. Then it was revealed. HOLY CRAP! Thats a huge gash. I couldn't believe it. So off to the ER for some work.
Ok, I HATE needles. I don't mind blood but HATE needles. I knew what was going to have to be done. So she begins to stick me and asked, "let me know the pain level you are feeling," referring to the 1-10 chart below
It didn't take long to reach a 9. Trying to not think about it, I was trying to text people and take photos during the ordeal. Thanks to my friends, I got through it. 
Well, its about 7 here and time to get ready to hit the slopes. More updates later
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