fonixmunkee's Blog

Over the past few days, I've been trolling ski resort websites, NOAA, and some ski forums to get the stoke level up for the season. I was excited to see snow flying in pretty much all parts of the mountains...snow in Colorado, plenty of snow falling in Tahoe, and some more snow coming down in Utah. Just the still images the web cams captured was enough to really get me pysched for the season. But more than images, I got really geared up when I got...well, geared up.

I bought a new jacket and boots this year. I figured that four seasons in a jacket that was still perfectly usable, it was time for an upgrade, and that after 3 season on one pair of boots that I was already outskiing, it was time for new boots too. Last night, I strapped on my boots and wore them around the house like a huge nerd, trying to form them and pack them out a bit so they'd fit good come the start of the season. The girlfriend thought I was a pretty big dork (it's true), and it was a pretty good laugh to watch me clomp around the kitchen doing dishes. But the entire time I was wearing those boots in the house, I wasn't worried about what I looked like (or sounded like), I was just excited to get back on the snow.

The other exciting part is that a good friend of mine, who's been skiing longer than I have, finally decided to get off his ass and get geared up properly. He's gone out West to go skiing with us a few times, but he's always borrowing sticks that are more conducive for the mountains. On top of that, he was still using some old and busted race boots and an old race jacket. He complained about the need for new equipment (especially that nasty jacket), but never took the stop. The other day, I got him hooked up. New boots? Check. New Gore-Tex shell? Check. New skis? Check, and CHECK, because not only did he get one pair of bomber skis, he got TWO.

Now he's even more stoked to ski than I am, and all that does it get me even more excited. Skiing is great, being in the mountains is even better, and fresh snow and the pure silence of your turns slicing down a open bowl is simply heaven, but in all honesty, skiing is really made wonderful by being able to share it with someone. And when that person is just as excited as you are, it only helps feed the habit.

Now I'm getting some ski movies in, so I'm going to really get my excitement level going. And, it's a little less than two weeks until I'm on a plane to CO to make some early season turns with said friend above. With all that put together, I'm more than excited...I'm ecstatic. Here's to the 2008-2009 season.

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