locogringo
03-13-2005, 10:46 PM
Okay, I know quite a few of you here who don;t visit RRX site so thought I would brag here also...
Took my 5 year old up to Snow Summit with my wife and niece. The snow sucked major ass with the hot weather we had over the last week but the whole mountian was still open and it was our daughter's first time on a snowboard.
I was wondering how well she would do being that she is really quick at learning new skills, and was pleasantly surprised. After two runs (walking up the bunny hill 100 feet) she was coming down on her own. Almost pooped my pants I was so surprised.
When her lesson started in the afternoon, she was the only girl in the snowboard class and I told her she would have to show all those boys up. She did. By the end of the hour and a half class, she was coming down the bunny hill from the top of the lift all by herself. Pretty much straight down with no fear.
Can you tell I'm proud? Being that she is 5, I just may have a snowboard partner by the time she is 7-8.
On one of my runs, the snow was sticking so badly towards the bottom of the run, I turned to slow down, hit a bank of slush which threw my forward right on my face. Thought I broke my nose and lost some teeth the pain was so bad. Got snow burn above my lips and on my nose.
Good times!!
starting off the day getting her some gear...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81427-Madison_snowboard_in_hand.jpg
she is ready to go...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-82012-inside_rental_bldg..jpg
Madison and niece from AZ. Any teenagers worthy of a 22 yr old who can snowboard better than most guys and is quite the hottie?
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81894-Madison_and_Jenny.jpg
at the end of the day...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81785-M_J_and_me_portrait.jpg
buckling her in...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81384-Buckling_her_in.jpg
showing Madison my wipeout scars...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81531-showing_bruises.jpg
her obvious response to my misfortune...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81590-Madison_laughing_at_my_bruises.jpg
the three amigas...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-82839-the_3_ladies.jpg
Took my 5 year old up to Snow Summit with my wife and niece. The snow sucked major ass with the hot weather we had over the last week but the whole mountian was still open and it was our daughter's first time on a snowboard.
I was wondering how well she would do being that she is really quick at learning new skills, and was pleasantly surprised. After two runs (walking up the bunny hill 100 feet) she was coming down on her own. Almost pooped my pants I was so surprised.
When her lesson started in the afternoon, she was the only girl in the snowboard class and I told her she would have to show all those boys up. She did. By the end of the hour and a half class, she was coming down the bunny hill from the top of the lift all by herself. Pretty much straight down with no fear.
Can you tell I'm proud? Being that she is 5, I just may have a snowboard partner by the time she is 7-8.
On one of my runs, the snow was sticking so badly towards the bottom of the run, I turned to slow down, hit a bank of slush which threw my forward right on my face. Thought I broke my nose and lost some teeth the pain was so bad. Got snow burn above my lips and on my nose.
Good times!!
starting off the day getting her some gear...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81427-Madison_snowboard_in_hand.jpg
she is ready to go...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-82012-inside_rental_bldg..jpg
Madison and niece from AZ. Any teenagers worthy of a 22 yr old who can snowboard better than most guys and is quite the hottie?
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81894-Madison_and_Jenny.jpg
at the end of the day...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81785-M_J_and_me_portrait.jpg
buckling her in...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81384-Buckling_her_in.jpg
showing Madison my wipeout scars...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81531-showing_bruises.jpg
her obvious response to my misfortune...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-81590-Madison_laughing_at_my_bruises.jpg
the three amigas...
http://riverracerx.com/images/mb2/uploads/post-5-82839-the_3_ladies.jpg