2013/2014 Season Snowboarding Log:
11/23 (Day 1) Heavenly w/Randy F. – 2 runs, only Tamarack open with Cali Trail – 34.5mph top speed
11/24 (Day 2) Heavenly w/Randy F. – 7 runs, only Tamarack open with Cali Trail – 38.0mph top speed
11/25 (Day 3) Heavenly w/Monica J. – 9 runs, only Tamarack open with Cali Trail – 41.2mph top speed
11/26 (Day 4) Heavenly w/Randy F. – 9 runs, only Tamarack open with Cali Trail – 38.0mph top speed
11/29 (Day 5) Heavenly w/Randy F. – 11 runs, Dipper open! Super fun to open it up! – 48.9mph top speed
11/30 (Day 6) Heavenly w/Randy F. – 9 runs – 46.7mph top speed
12/4 (Day 7) Heavenly w/Randy F., Tim C., & Kyle S. – 14 runs, Big Dipper run open…finally a speed run is available! – 53.9mph top speed
12/11 (Day 8) Heavenly w/R andy F.– 5 runs, Stagecoach Express open!! – 47.7mph top speed
12/12 (Day 9) Heavenly w/R andy F. – 7 runs – 52.5mph top speed
12/13 (Day 10) Heavenly w/Randy F.– 9 runs – 57.2mph top speed – new season high!
12/14 (Day 11) Heavenly w/Randy F. – 7 runs – 45.1mph top speed
12/16 (Day 12) Heavenly solo – 7 runs – 47.8mph top speed
12/17 (Day 13) Heavenly solo – 7 runs – 59.7mph top speed – new season high!
12/18 (Day 14) Heavenly solo – 2 runs – 56.2mph top speed
12/21 (Day 15) Heavenly w/Randy F. – 6 runs – 55.7mph top speed
12/23 (Day 16) Heavenly solo – 5 runs – 52.4mph top speed
12/24 (Day 17) Heavenly solo – 6 runs – 49.5mph top speed
12/25 (Day 18) Heavenly solo – 11 runs – 55.5mph top speed
12/26 (Day 19) Heavenly w/Kyle S. – 5 runs – 52.0mph top speed
12/27 (Day 20) Heavenly w/Freddie P. & David – 16 runs – 57.9 top speed – 1st open to close day of the season…super fun!
12/28 (Day 21) Heavenly w/Freddie & Friends – 2 runs – 28.6 top speed, as I taught 3 new snowboarders today…love introducing people to the sport!!!
12/30 (Day 22) Heavenly w/Max M. – 1 run – 35.3mph top speed, teaching Max to ride
12/31 (Day 23) Heavenly w/Max M. – 2 runs – 46.5mph top speed, Max got faster and I got to ride faster!
1/2/14 (Day 24) Heavenly w/Max M., Lawrence K., & Isaac – 5 runs – 42.3mph top speed, crowded & icy!
1/5 (Day 25) Heavenly solo – 7 runs – 55.7mph top speed, super icy…pray for snow.
1/6 (Day 26) Heavenly solo – 7 runs – 54.8mph top speed, super icy…again…
1/7 (Day 27) Heavenly solo – 5 runs – 54.2mph top speed, uhh…ice, ya think? Tis the season
1/8 (Day 28) Heavenly w/Alex S. – 14 runs – 62.9mph top speed – New season high!
1/9 (Day 29) Heavenly solo – 7 runs – 50.3mph top speed
1/10 (Day 30) Heavenly w/Steve S. – 14 runs – 58.9mph top speed – Had my collision with a skier today…all bad. I was only going 20mph but you can’t account for someone making a hard right turn out of nowhere and taking your line in less than a second.
1/14 (Day 31) Heavenly solo – 5 runs – 52.4mph top speed – Took safety class this morning and got my pass reinstated – in A LOT of pain from collision
1/16 (Day 32) Heavenly solo – 12 runs – 55.3mph top speed
1/23 (Day 33) Heavenly w/Uma & Shannon – 9 runs – 49.3mph top speed – Caught my toe edge jibbing and landed on my chest…OUCH!!!
1/25 (Day 34) Heavenly w/Uma & Shannon – 12 runs – 54.0mph top speed – Launched myself onto my butt and nearly into rocks avoiding yet another gaper who FAILED TO CHECK THEIR SHOULDER WHEN MOVING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE RUN TO THE OTHER…#shellshocked
1/26 (Day 35) Heavenly w/Monica J. – 6 runs – 56.0mph top speed – Healthiest I’ve felt since accident.
1/30 (Day 36) Heavenly w/Kyle S. – 6 runs – 42.0mph top speed – Hiked the old Wells Fargo for a bit of a powder run!
1/31 (Day 37) Heavenly – 14 runs – 55.7mph top speed – I RODE THE TREES FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL WINTER…YAY!!!
2/4 (Day 38) Heavenly – 2 runs – 57.2mph top speed – Demo’d my Actual (Actual-Mfg.com) snowboard to take with me to Russia for the Olympics, turns on a dime!
2/13 (Day 39) Heavenly – 4 runs – 59.7mph top speed – Rode Gornaya Karusel (Mount Carousel) in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Russia. Big mountain! Little snow and warm, so on mashed potatoes, but I am riding in Russia! WTF!?!?!
2/13 (Day 39) Gornaya Karusel (Russia) – 4 runs – 59.7mph top speed – Rode Gornaya Karusel (Mount Carousel) in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Russia. Big mountain! Little snow and warm, so on mashed potatoes, but I am riding in Russia! WTF!?!?!
2/15 (Day 41) Gornaya Karusel (Russia) – 10 runs – 66.9mph NEW TOP SPEED! – Still in Russia! Mashed potatoes again, crushing it in my USA Hockey jersey, blasting by the gapers! Met Sal Masekela at the bottom of the gondola!
2/16 (Day 42) Gornaya Karusel (Russia) – 7 runs – 74.1mph NEW TOP SPEED! – I can’t believe that I hit this on a run that’s only 800 vertical feet! I shouted “WOOO!!!” at the top of my lungs all day, because of the fun I was having and to keep the gapers at bay, LOL!!!
2/17 (Day 43) Gornaya Karusel (Russia) – 7 runs – 61.2mph top speed, but forgot to turn on Alpine Replay for first 3 runs – Such a great last day riding the mountains here. So much fun!!!
2/21 (Day 44) Heavenly – 13 runs – 53.7mph top speed – Great first day back at my home mountain of Heavenly…miss you so much!
3/4 (Day 45) Heavenly – 15 runs – 49.1mph top speed – First true, solid powder day I’ve had all winter. Went big for 65 jumps, massing up 30.4 seconds of air time. Man, it’s so great to have pow!!! Like a surfer without waves, you appreciate it so much more when you’ve missed it so badly.
3/5 (Day 46) Heavenly – 4 runs – 52.9mph top speed – Did a couple double-runs from Olympic to Stagecoach.
3/6 (Day 47) Heavenly – 12 runs – 54.5mph top speed – Freshies off Cloud 9 all day!!!
3/7 (Day 48) Heavenly – 3 runs – 49.6mph top speed – Snuck back in the trees for a run in the afternoon when things softened up.
3/15 (Day 49) Heavenly – 10 runs – 54.4mph top speed – Dipper woods and burners on the groomers!
3/16 (Day 50) Heavenly – 11 runs – 61.7mph top speed – Had a meltdown today from a few near misses on the groomers…feeling PTSD from my collision a couple months ago. I didn’t realize how affected I’ve been by this collision that I actually felt anxiety on the mountain when anyone turned to close to me traversing a run. Never though much of these instances in the past, as I always just attributed it to some idiot who doesn’t know to check their shoulder, but today I found myself genuinely upset and not enjoying the thing I love to do the most. Seeking therapy to overcome this, as I need to be able to enjoy myself on the mountain again.
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This is my log of all days on the mountain this year!