A little snowboarding

[dbphotos]

I just got back (tonight) from 3 days of skiing (actually snow boarding) with my sons. None of us have ever snow boarded before. I used to ski alot when I lived in CA but haven't been skiing for about 15 years, so...

I've decided that beginning snow boarding is not desiged for 44 year olds who need to lose some weight. I lasted 1 whole day (through lessons and playing in the snow) but the last wipe out of the day took me out of commision (I pulled something just above my knee - thankfully it wasn't my knee). My 12 and 14 year old sons took it up with no problems and really enjoyed it. They did really well for their first time out.

I've only been skiing in CA, NV and CO and this time we went to Angel Fire, New Mexico. A great place for beginner to intermediate skiers and snow boarders. Family friendly and the hotel is ski-in/ski-out. We stayed in a condo that was less than a block from the lodge, so it worked out great. If you haven't been there, I can recommend it.

These images were all taken with my Canon G9 on auto settings as I was just taking some snap shots, not setting up any shots.

A view of the hotel, condos and the valley from the lower mountain.


My 12 year old son (Madison) on one of his first-day runs.


My 14 year old son (Max) on one of his first-day runs. (Sorry, I cut of part of the board.)


"Dad, let us go shred the slopes."

[Wes]

Nice pics and it look like you guys had a great time.

[CaptainTom]

nice pics. those guys are so much bigger than last time I saw them.

Take care of the injury. At your advanced old age, you don't heal as quickly.

[L Stegall]

Hey David - if your kids really liked snowboarding, my brother is a snowboard coach (he's like a 5-time national all around champion). He is spending this year coaching a team in Telluride, but he may also give private lessons and I can tell you he is an excellent instructor. He also coaches at a summer camp on Mt. Hood (yes, they have snow year round). Your kids are the perfect age for that.

[dbphotos]

I gess I could have called this thread "regular or goofy". Anyone that has ever snow boarded or watched snow boarding will know what this means. We got a whole lesson on it. We were all "regular", even though my wife said we are all goofy.

Tom, my advanced age? Hmmm... I'm off to the old folks home.

Lisa, email me any information you have regarding the summer camp. We haven't chosen their summer camp yet and it may be something we would look at.

We had a great instructor, he was about 55-60 years old and had a gray haired pony tail and he was really good at both boarding and teaching.

[MarcoFromHouston]

moar fotos please!

looks like fun! I want to take my lil bro snowboarding when he turns 18 next year.

[nastytrucker]

Wow, that looks really cold.