Cats, snow, and lots of sun.

I made it back from cat skiing this last weekend. We left late Wednesday evening, much to my :[, and finally pulled into the house we rented at about 11:30pm. It was a nice old house really close to the resort and was cozy. We all got up early the next morning and I made a point of getting to the shower right away. After everyone was ready we all piled into the truck and headed up the mountain. As we bounded down the road we came across several massive bumps(frost heaves) that literally bounced the truck. Those slowed our fearless driver(my sister) down a bit, but we continued on.

The day was already pretty sunny and the road was good on the drive up, making it easy for us to get up to the resort in good time, but we were still a bit later than I'd have liked. We all piled out of the truck and began gearing up. Some of us went to the back of the truck only to discover that the tailgate was down; it had probably been down since we first hit the frost heaves. As we began to unload our gear we quickly realized that one of the ski's was missing. There was a bit of a panic and all of us grabbed our gear so my sister could take the truck back to see if the missing ski could be found. We asked a few people that drove up if they had seen one, but they hadn't.

While we were in the lodge getting our breakfast and generally getting ready, I was fretting over us actually getting out on the cat in time. We had already been later than I'd have liked and with part of the group off searching for a ski, there was no telling how long that was going to take. I was anxious to get on the Cat, and as the departure time approached I headed down to sit in it. There were a couple other people, not from our group, already in the cat, and I just grabbed a seat thinking how aggravated they must feel having to wait for us. The operator didn't actually wait that long and pretty soon most of us were in the cat, apart from the 3 who went after the ski, so we started out.

I was surprised at how slow the cat actually was. I guess I was expecting something pretty speedy, like a snowmobile. I was wrong about that. It was faster than walking, and did cover ground pretty fast, but just not what I was expecting. We go to the top of the mountain when the call came in that the ski had been found and they were on their way up. the decision was made to wait for one of them there. Kev, rode up on a snowmobile, with his missing ski, and we took off, still missing two people.

When the cat got to the first drop off point we all got out and got ready. The left us there to go to the first pick up point and we all kind of milled about as we waited for the last couple of people who were being brought up on snowmobiles. Finally we got our first run in. Unfortunately the weather had not given us any new snow for several days. The snow was mostly untracked, but it was also crusted in some places, hard in others, but also there were some powder stashes. The first run was decent, I stayed close to the trees to try and get more of the softer snow, and we came out right at the cat. It was a decent run and everyone was good skiers, so that made it a good experience.

Unfortunately there were no real epic runs in this instance, but the sun shown for the whole day, so it soften up the snow a bit and we covered quite a bit of ground. With such a sunny day it made it a really nice time, and I see a lot of potential for skiing like that, but, considering the speed of the cat, I think it would be best to do an over night in the back country with a cat pick-up so you end up skiing for a couple of days...

It was a good trip and I'll do it again, I hope! A big thanks to my sister for the invite!
Best,
Adam

Roll on.

The past couple of days have been really nice here. Cold, but lot's of sun!!! It is really nice, although I do love winter!!!

I'm going Cat Skiing(boarding) this week which should put me at 8, 9, and possibly 10 days of boarding this season! Not to shabby since I'm keeping track! I know I got quite a few last season, but I didn't keep track, so now I'll have a measurable amount to compare for next season. All my days boarding have been really good this season, as in more powder days than not. It makes it nicer.

I mentioned concerts before, here's a list and my reasoning:

02/27/08 - MSTRKRFT - Liked them since one of them was in DFA1979...
03/06/08 - Crystal Castles - Don't know much about them but I've enjoyed what I've heard, album ordered.
03/24/08 - Justice and Diplo - Diplo rocked my socks off last time, Justice rocks with a french accent!
05/16/08 - The Kills - for two people, they totally rock. Lyrics are super!!!
05/24/08 - Ladytron - Loved their last couple of albums, hope this new one measures up.

I've been diligent about job apps, kind of taking a spam approach and applying for things I'm qualified for and things I would like to do. My snowboard career isn't taking off, so gotta have a backup plan. ha ha.

With this nice weather lately, I've been trying to get outdoors more. Took the bike out for a spin last afternoon. It was cool and crisp, but a nice ride and my bike seems to have survived sitting around for several months, a-ok!!! I love that dang bike. I'm gonna try to put a lot of miles on it this year, at least make it worth the price I paid... This afternoon, ULTY!!! it's been ages, but it'll be nice to do some running around!!!

Best to ya, Ta!
Adam.

Oh, you again!

Ok, wow, I bet this is a surprise. Yeah pretty much died on the vine, but now I'm getting on it again, trying to use my goggle calendar a bit more and embed it in something since I can't put it in myspace...what a bunch of crap.

So, What's been happening!?!?!? Tons and nothing, all at once really. Finally finalized that relationship from the previous post. That was long and drawn out, but it's all over now!!! Followed that a few months later with another relationship that was actually pretty good and although it didn't work out I've gained a friend which is a nice change of pace. It's funny, there isn't really a tangible reason we didn't work, but it just wasn't there. Thankfully we both took it well and like I said, a new good friend. I finally caved and told the one woman I believe I could have married that I'm still in love with her... it didn't go as well as I'd liked, but I feel strangely relieved and good about it. Now, solo and enjoying it like I do!!!

I've moved again, now I have a roommate in a really cool house. I'm digging it, mostly.

Snowboarding, got 7 days so far, should be breaking 10 this month and that's good for me!!! Loving winter!!!

Lots of concerts coming up this spring and I'm stoked. See my calendar and I'll see you there. all shows are either Portland or Seattle. I'll see you there!?!?!?

Best and Ta! for now.
Adam.