Family Mamm

YES. Another trip to Mammoth. Since Stoked took a holiday for the weekend, we planned mammoth family moves part II. Once again it was awesome. Some changes to the line up, since Radfcliffe, Sabrina, Yas and Chianne didnt make it out. We rolled up there this time with with Me,Bethany,Joel,Priscilla,Angie,Danny,Nico,Russell,Payne,Gladys,Brittney,Braiden and of course Klimaximus.

On the ride up, 5 of us went in Joel's superRacingTruck. Bethany Klimey and I in the back. I brought some movies to watch which really helped pass the time.

Lovers in the front

Cozy in theback





Watching movies is the BEST.

This time we were some of the last people to get there. Payne, Gladys, Brittney, Braiden, and Russell all left super early on friday, so they got to ride all day. We all met up at the grocery store to stock up on supplies for the weekend.

Bethany hooked up the peppers, I overcooked the sausages, and Nico represented on the guacamole tip.

The guacamole tip.

Saturday morning riding was awesome. The weather was super warm, and I ended up with no jacket at all. Ahh... Springtime. Bethany did really really well. I didnt realize how fast she got over the course of this season.

Angie, Nico, and Danny (not pictured)

Love in an elevator? Nah. More like a gondola.

After some runs we met up for lunch. I've been going light on the food during the day. Did I need to say that? No. But then again, Do I need to make this blog? Probably not, yet here it is. Anyway, lunch was good. Riding was better. At the end of the day I took a few runs with Angie, Danny, Nico and Klimey through the park. Second time through I landed my first REAL frontside three in the park off a real jump. Word Up. AAAHH.. It was ugly, and I didnt grab, but it was real. I'll get the steez on it soon.

For some reason there's a giant gap in my photos from saturday night. I did, however get a lovely shot of Payne's Minty ass pants he bought that match his socks and boots. He is the slopestyle Fashioniste.





HE is risen! Word up. Easter Sunday.
We got a shot with the easter bunnies and Wooly (The Mammoth).






I spent most of the day riding with Bethany. She's getting really good. we went down a couple of really crappy blacks, and she wanted to hit them again. After lunch, I took one too many runs with the boys and ended up a little short of perfect timing for the last few runs with my lady.

Plotting.

The last run brings a tear from time to time.

So that was pretty much it. Except I didnt say how awesome it was. No one got hurt (well not hospital hurt) Everyone had fun, and we got out and home safely. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. WORD UP!

Klimaximum comfort

Dimentor

So sunday came and kevin didn't. It was a bit of a dissapointment, cause last week was so awesome. This week it actually snowed the night before, and we got 6 fresh inches of snow. Six inches at bear means chains. We ended up having to put snow chains on the bus. And when I say "We", I mean me and Joel on our backs underneath the bus, on the ground putting chains on the friggin bus. Sweet. Hey, at least the dude had chains, otherwise we would have had to turn around.

Anyway we made it up, and things were lookin good. It was colder than last week, and helmets arent warm. I'm not feelin the helmet. Neither is joel.



Leti wasnt feelin the cold. Or maybe she was. :)



So no lesson this week. We went straight to riding, which was nice. Selvin was able to hang after a couple of runs. He missed last week. Not too much trouble for him to hang either which is awesome.





The day went on, more riding and more laughing. Payne ended up going on his own and we saw him up there. Speaking of payne, he hasnt been posting his days, but they're still getting tallied into the scoreboard. NExt Stop, MAMMOTH!!! one more time :)

Stoke you UP!

Week 2 of stoked snow. This week's theme was Visualization.

Like I have visualized me winning this contest with Payne. I have already seen the victory. I can almost taste the delicious prize that we haven't decided on yet. :)



Anyway, week two was awesome. Last time we hiked the bunny hill, this time we're cruising down blues. Kevin learned to link turns really quick. No falling leaf at all. Word up. I'm glad, cause it gave us both more time on the hill riding than sitting, or waiting. Plus the weather was better. No rain. It was warm enough for no jacket. Blue sky and sunshine. So Cal at its best.



We started the day with another lesson to get everyone refreshed. Once again, we impressed the teacher with our collective s-Kills. After the lessons, we busted up to the top and went for it.





Selvin wasnt there, so Joel was helping Emmanuel and Hector. We rolled all day with our crew and started getting bold in the family fun park. I did my first frontside 360. (it was about 1 foot off the ground) It's a start. I need some focused practice. We've got another week of Stoked snow before the break. And the Mammoth family trip part II.

1,2,3, STOKED!

Plus 1 for the JB.

What a day. Not sure if y'all are up on it, but I joined STOKED mentoring last summer. Its a non profit mentor program that matches "at risk" youth with mentors.



Anyway, Sunday was our first time up this season. It was awesome. Got up early, made some sandwiches and got going. On the way, we wrote goals for what we wanted out of the season, and wrote out some of our fears. Kevin is my mentee. We did skate mentor together in the fall, and now it's snow time.






It rained all the way up to snow summit. We were hoping it'd change to snow, cause kevin has never seen snow actually fall. Unfortunately, when we got to the mountain, it was still raining. Gooo. We busted out the lesson cards, (kevin had never gone before) and started learning. Either snowboarding has gotten easier to learn, or these kids are that good. I couldn't believe how fast Kevin learned how to handle the board.







What really worked out was that Kevin's goofy footed and so am I. By the end of the day he was linking turns and following me down the hill. Selvin, Joel's mentee rides regular, so they were able to do the same thing. I forgot my camera, otherwise y'all would be watcing a you tube video of these guys.




When it was all said and done, we had an amazing day. I can't wait till next time. Especially cause I'll have my camera.

Back In the Game!

So it’s been a minute and I’m back. Life caught up with me and had to celebrate my birthday and other friend’s birthday’s. Now that’s all done I’ll be riding like the wind. I went up over the weekend and rode with my boy DJ Gaveegav. My man has MAD steeze!








We hit up the local spot Mt. High and it was surprisingly good. The conditions were good for a So Cal mountain. My board was waxed and ready to go. We hit up East first and did a few long runs and F’ed around for a bit. After that we went over to West and watch the triple air contest that was cool seeing some of the local talent hit the jumps. The day was very enjoyable especially watching a girl fight go down too. I only have a few pics from the weekend but it’ll do.I have a 3 day bid coming up this weekend, so I’ll be doing a North trip just like Mobb Deep. Tahoe will be fun and I really can’t wait to get up there and shred the gnar bro! LOL

I promise more pics from Tahoe

Apres the Lord!

You know what's funny? Almost everyone has met someone from Jersey. And everyone who's met people from JErsey love people from Jersey. People we talked to asked us where we're from, and in the beginning we said california. This yielded a ho hum response for some reason. However, once we kept it real, and answered JErsey, everything changed. Smiles, stories and questions. Maybe because it's further than california, or maybe because JErsey REPRESENTS! Anyway, onto the show.

REPRESENT!!!!

LAst day of riding.
mixed sunshine and clouds. We hit both mountains. Blackcomb morning, lunch moves and afternoon Whislter, Then back to Blackcomb for the closeout glacier run. This place is amAzing. We hit off the photospot for free with a little help from Japan. we were swapping cameras and taking shots of the vistas, and each other. Props to them for nailing this one. Arigato Gozimas.

Whislter peak. The bottom was 3.5 miles away... great ride.

After the whistler move, we headed over to Blackcomb for some Glacier lovin. The lower mountain was cloudy, the peaks were as clear as it can get. Absolutely stunning. (and I never say that)

Underwater


Aquarium.


the moon.

By the end of the trip Bethany got pretty bold and started hitting jumps. I caught her midar busting this corked out frontside 540


Focus. Pure focus.


nothin' like some Apres beers..

And that pretty much wrapped us up on the riding. That night we ended things lovely at the Rimrock restaurant, which came highly reccommended. Lobster mashed potatoes, Caribou, and Foie Gras Venison went down type Lovely. Top notch eats, top notch girl, top notch mountain. We had the best time ever. -So far.

So that puts me up to 12 1/2 days. Word up. Time to rewind and start it over with Kevin!

My Manada

China White.
Flake.
Powder.
Snow.

Whatever you wanna call it. It fell. And we love it. Another awesome day. This time we hit whistler. Some say it's better for snowboarders than blackcomb. LIES!!! It was awesome. Still no real crowds and plenty of turns.




Bethany couldn't get happier. She started getting bold and hitting tree runs (baby ones) with me. A nice thing about this place was the gondolas. You could get up there without freezing, and you could lock in the freshness on the way. Or just take pictures and chill.

my little turtle

Whistler while you work

Sunset over bespin

And the saga continues.

The BJBs took on canada this time. A first for me. I hadnt been to visit our neighbors to the north, and it was time. Air Canada. Half french, half english, all love. Flight was a breeze, plane was nice and new. They even had some nice nerdy amenities for us..

They had USB for a nerdy charge in midair

Anyway so we land, eat and wake up the next day to find out that whistler is MASSIVE. Some say Jungle is massive, but whistler really is massive. Since it was the baller trip of the season, we stayed in Le Chamois hotel. It sits at the base of Blackcomb, and has a sweet view of the mountain. Our room was equipped with a kitchenette, and an honest to god hot tub in the middle of the room. Sweetmix. Internet was a bit scarce though. who cares.

The view from Le Chamois

Weatherwise, we had a nice set of days that varied. The first day we had a mix of clouds with some breaks. It wasnt really all that cold either. probably around 26 at the base. We rode blackcomb on thursday. What's cool was they had a bubble that would go over the whole chair to protect you from the wind/weather. Even though it wasnt bad at all, we had to bust it out.

bubblin'

The mountain is big. It's real big. and really pretty. I ended up inheriting a photo editor, who told me precisely what to take pictures of. (I'm glad she did, cause I wasnt thinking picture time)



ooo0oO0hh! clouds! and mountain!



My photo editor

More mountain. More taste.

Boom. One more day down. Valenteezmeez!