First Day at Brighton!

Yeah!



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Getting Ready for Takeoff

Snowboarding with Gardner - Day 13

I shouldn't be awake right now. In fact, I probably shouldn't have gone out snowboarding today. I couldn't sleep last night, I didn't sleep well the night before and I've spent 4 out of the past 6 days on the slope. The powder was all gone today, my body ached from my bruised rib and sore legs, but how does it happen that I manage to have one of my favorite days out on the slope?



Riding with Gardner might have something to do with my giddiness. He is one fun boy to play with. He likes to ride down fast, and he loves to fly jumping through the air. Joe and I joined up with him for our first time ever snowboarding together, and his first time at Brighton.



Fun times were had by all. I'm glad to know that Gardner shares our tree habit with us. :D His friend from Northern California, Jubles, met up with us a bit later and we had a good time with him too. Unfortunately, Jubles somehow lost his keys and had to get a ride back home with Gardner. His mom is going to send him a spare set, thank goodness.



Here's to good friends, good snow and good clean fun!

Day 4 Snowboarding Clip

Here is a small taste of how Joe and I have been spending a lot of our time lately. This clip is a pretty unfair accusation, as we've been able to play in a lot more powder than that!



We have another video that we need to edit and upload from when we went and played in the snow with my brother. That will be uploaded by the end of today.

Snowboarding, day 3.

Today was our third trip out snowboarding for the season. For the first time in close to a month, Brighton received measurable snow.

We were out the door by 8am and were rewarded 2nd chair on the snake creek lift. Runs were quick, 4 - 5" of new snow, we stuck around for two hours and cut fresh tracks on a dozen different named runs. We bolted when all the late comers arrived, but were still able to find powder stashes all the way back to the car.

Heather really REALLY likes snowboarding:

How We Spend Our Non-Lift Days

Joe and I have season passes to Brighton Ski Resort. However, they are only valid from Monday-Thursday. On Friday, we had some powder fever and decided to take our boards up Big Cottonwood Canyon to go play around Mill D South. We had the entire hill to ourselves, and we spent a good two hours trudging up and boarding back down again.

The powder was at least two feet deep! You can see it in the video below as I am making a platform for us to clip in on.



So we didn't have the luxury of riding the ski lift and going down a long run, but we did have the benefit of burning a few extra calories as a result! We also fashioned up a jump for ourselves! Watch the video below for that!



Having all that powder sure makes falling a lot easier! I made it out with no bruises!