February 6, 2008
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Snowboarding… Can I do it?
So after 2 years of saying… “I’m going to learn how to snowboard this year…” and not actually following through with it… I finally took first of the three snowboarding lessons!Geez! Who knew that snowboarding would be such a workout??? Especially during the lesson. Walking up and sliding down a small hill is much harder than expected… I was sweating profusely and was dying to take off my jacket! Why are the freakin’ snowboards so heavy???? Goodness… I realized how much of a scary it is to glide down a hill… can really do this for real? And why the hell are the gear so extensive and SOOO expensive? I bought jacket, pants, socks, and gloves… then i realized that i still need some stupid helmet, special thermal/water wicking/thin under clothing…when does this end????
Recently in the Snoqualmie mountains got like 6 feet of snow with avalanche risk… so I have to have chains for my tires if i want to drive through there… How much more do I have to spend??? I feel like it never ends….
I still have 2 more lessons… can I make it? Will I break something??? Hopefully not… Wish me luck… I definitely need it.
Comments (2)
nice new layout…
Come on its worth it!!! The greatest sport…dont you feel like you’re relieving so much stress??
I have an extra helmet if you want that too. XL size.
The great thing is once you buy all the gear, you can use it for many years since you only use it few times every year.
thanks laura! i’m real excited for the trip. hope you’re well!!!