This weekend marked the end of Beaver Resorts ski season. So yesterday Lace and I went to beaver and the snow was amazing! It snowed the whole time and the wind was blowing sideways but it was still lots of fun. There is something surreal about boarding of fresh snow. The freedom and lack of edge catching makes me think that perhaps fresh powder is what surfing feels like. One day I'll be able to answer that question...hopefully. There is something amazing about the crisp cold air filling your lungs and the freeing power of finding out just how far you can push your body. There is something amazing that comes over you when your going down the hill in silence and you can hear the board edges catching the snow carving beautiful S's into the fresh snow. Its an exhilarating, artistic, and inspiring dance between the rider, the board and the terrain.
Snowboarding reminds me of life in a way. Try as we might the more you try to control the board and have a plan for where you want to go, the more you tend to fall down and end up going the wrong way. Up in till now I feel like I have been trying to fit my life into a path that it doesn't feel like going. I've been falling down and trying to learn and readjust but I feel like I am making the same mistakes. So this is me relaxing my hold on the board and letting the board do the work. I need to put myself in the proper position but after that let the "chip just fall where they may." I have spent too much time trying to figure out where I need to be and what I need to be doing that I have forgotten how fun and enjoyable life is suppose to be. We work but we also need to remember to take time out to have fun and remember how wonderful life can be. So this is my end of March advice! Enjoy.
