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Jump Day at PerfectNorth

Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:09:53 +0000

Nathan and I went snowboarding on Saturday. Afterward, I made this video:

Matthew and Nathan started laughing about my arms during the jumps (which were terrifying!) and this video came out of it.

I hope you laugh as much as we did.

Update:

This was absolutely terrifying for a guy over 50.

Nathan said “Dad, the faster you go, the smoother it gets.” That wasn’t very comforting. My heart was pounding out of my chest after the first jump.

The “BIG” jump was crazy. I did the “medium-sized” jump. The ramp was nearly five feet tall. The landing zone was about 20 feet downhill. He was right; going faster was better. But it felt like I was in the air forever! After about six times, it got much easier but my arms wouldn’t stop circling.

Hey, it keeps me young, right?

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Snowboarding Log 2013

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:31:47 +0000

Hopefully, this is a be a frequent snowboard session year. With that expectation, here’s my log of the days we (me, Nathan and Matthew) went skiing.

Date	Duration	Notes
11/28/2013	4 hrs	It was the first day of the 2013 season for Perfect North Slopes. The line to get our season passes took an hour. The snow was great, the sky was perfect and the lines are tolerable. Matthew and Jorden did some tubing and then Grandpa took Jorden for food inside while Matthew skied.
12/7/2013	4 hrs	Its a POW Day at Perfect North. After four or five inches of fresh overnight, we arrived very early. The snow was perfect all day. We expected a huge crowd but there were fewer people than we could have imagined. Great day!
12/9/2013	3 hrs	Nathan I headed out right after school/work today. It was cloudy and cool (31). The slope conditions were good but icy in some places. We found the Stokely’s and rode with them for a while. Check out the video.
12/23/2013	6 hrs	Our first day in Colorado. We headed to Vail Resorts. It was about an hour drive from Mary’s mountain house. The weather report said no snow was expected but the roads were very snowy. We arrived to discover nine inches of fresh powder. This mountain is SO BIG, we only experienced a small part of it.
12/26/2013	5 hrs	Yay!! More skiers today. Lauren and Paul joined us for some riding. We went to Beavercreek today. Conditions were very good with minimal crowds. We started out easy for Paul and then quickly jumped to the black-diamond runs…oops! Lauren is a great boarder; she makes it look so easy.
12/27/2013	7 hrs	Today we went to Arapaho Basin Ski resort. We got out early and stayed until the lifts closed. It’s a small but very technically challenging slope. The views from the top are amazing. The slopes are very close to the rocky cliff mountains. We did a double-black diamond that was crazy steep.
1/1/2014	3 hrs	Matthew and Kyle joined us for a quit trip to the slopes. We thought it would be crazy busy but it was less crowded than we expected. The conditions were very good. The only down side was our limited time (there was a football game to get seen).
1/15/2014	3 hrs	Nathan and I had a good day at the slopes today. The snow was quick and the lifts were empty. I spent most of my time on the beginner terrain park. Later we moved up to the regular terrain park and I spent lots of time working on my jumps.
1/29/2014	3 hrs	Beautiful day on the slopes. Lots of sun, low temps, no crowds. Rode lots of switch (backwards) today. It’s harder than I thought it would be. Bob board grab Nathan 360
2/15/2014	3 hrs	It snowed last night and we arrived bright and early today. It was cold but the slopes were in great condition. The only bad part was that it’s was Saturday, sunny, and it just snowed. Perfect conditions for a VERY large crowd. We only stay until noon and the parking lot was completely full; all the way to the barn. And the the line of cars to get in stretched out to route 1.
2/19/2014	3 hrs	Warm day on the slopes. Lots of sun, temps in the high 40’s, no crowds. The snow was very slow. We spent a good part of the day in the terrain park.

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Local Big Air Competition

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:46:11 +0000

We went to see the Big Air Competition at PerfectNorth, our local ski slope. Ten snowboarders and ten skiers registered for the contest. These guys did some great tricks like double rodeo 900’s. The temperature was down in the low 20’s but we had great seats right in front.

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Tubing at Perfect North

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:38:49 +0000

The family went tubing at Perfect North Slopes yesterday. This is the way to go sledding!

After tubing we heading over to the slopes so Sage and Matthew could try skiing. Bob and Nathan tore up the slopes on their snowboards. It was a beautiful day at 55 degrees and very sunny. Great day to play in the snow.

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