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Kilay Netherlands. Feb 17 2009 18:13. Posts 1960

Or at least... almost. Nice change of pace to use this blog for something else than whining about pokerbeats for once.

I am leaving this friday and I am super psyched about it. Some people on the forums seem fortunate enough to live in/nearby the mountains but I actually need to make a vacation out of it (ergo, I am not that good at snowboarding, only doing it one week a year...) since the nearest mountains are around a 6 hour drive. Going to Austria (somewhere in the middle of the Tirol providence) and we took a pretty high ground village this year since last year we had pretty sucky snow at a village that was on the foot of some smaller mountain chain in the Alps. Weather forcast is saying that it's snowing like mad in the area so won't be awesome weather to board but whatever, I guess it's way better than having shitty/no snow and good weather. Maybe it will clear up even and we'll have solid powder and a nice sun, that'd be sick awesome.

Just got myself a new board (at least, it's new for me, been used for two weeks) and I really want to try it out. It's currently in the shop to get it's edges sharpened and a waxjob. It's a Rossignol Scope from 2006 with Rossignol Unit bindings. Nothing too much state of the art but I got it for an extremely cheap price (thinking price/quality ratio, didn't get it for 25E obviously) so I am cool with it. I am buying a brand-new board next season anyway if I get the money. I guess I got to grind a little more but I'll get back to that after the trip. Should probably make a grinding schedule for March after I come back and grind more since I am back in the groove but just not making nearly enough hours. Especially since I dropped out of school (going to enroll in a new college in September, the other one sucks ass and got worse by the year, classes dropping out, education wasn't worth shit) so I want to make use of the months I have and grind my ass off but I am too lazy... Should really grind up a roll so I can grind somewhat regularly for solid money when I am back in school so I won't have to take up some crappy job for beer money and shit. Besides, I also just want to prove myself to everyone that I am smart enough to make it somewhere in this world.

Anyways, that's about it, not much to say pre-trip. If enough people are interested I'll make a solid trip report after I come back. Let me know if you'd guys like that because that'd mean it'd have to be extra alert on taking some pictures back on the slopes and everything.

Poll: Trip report?
(Vote): Hell yeah, bring back some solid stories !!!
(Vote): Like I want to see your ugly face on these forums...

For everyone else going snowboarding this weekend or whatever (hello Jason) have fun and shoot some pics.

Later, Kilay

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lazymej Canada. Feb 17 2009 18:58. Posts 2897

Was my individual desire of you doing a trip report not enough? </3

Anyways have fun! I know I will. Last time when I tried to use a digital camera on the mountain it wouldn't work. The battery was dead in the extreme cold (although it had a full charge). Oh well. Hope you get fresh pow

Kilay Netherlands. Feb 17 2009 19:02. Posts 1960

Ofcourse it was, I was doing a trip report anyways but it's always nice to get an idea of the general opinion. Really curious now he doesn't want to see my ugly face here, haha.

Fix the <3 imo, I was doing it anyways haha.

terrybunny19240 United States. Feb 17 2009 19:15. Posts 13829

so jealous, I love snowboarding (obv I suck at it since I've only gone a few times, living in FL and all)

LDonnie United States. Feb 17 2009 19:45. Posts 211

My digital camera worked fine in Colorado's mountains over Christmas (it was brand new though). Definitely takes some pics/videos I always enjoy reading/seeing peoples ski/snowboard adventures and wipe outs lol. GL HF

lazymej Canada. Feb 17 2009 20:29. Posts 2897

How cold was it? In extreme cold most lithium ion batteries don't seem to work. Happened to my iPod, my digital camera as well as my other friends camera. Once they warmed up they were good to go though.