Snowboarding

Snowboarding the other day was awesome. Reminded me why I love the snow so much.
Was knee deep powder with a decent base underneath. It's funny how it comes back so quickly, chucking in the turns and little airs over rollers. Well you can see on the video from the previous blog, that I was having a lot of fun. My flat light goggles which I bought in 2001 have finally cracked - right in the centre but I could still see just fine!
So have to buy some new equipment, as always, because those bastards at Burton, Arnette, O'Neil, Volcom etc don't make their products strong. Saying that those goggle were 5 years old!
Enough whining _ 'cause we got snow - aiiit!

Pow Pow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vATBzVx_egw

stoked
my first powder this season already - it's only November!


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Now... and then

we're now starting a business in Bansko, Bulgaria which is great because I'm sick of working for other companies for peanuts. So far, as you would expect there is a lot to do, after hiring a chalet, buying a van, making a website (www.christopherchalets.co.uk) and generally getting ready for the season. Bulgaria is not the easiest place to start a business with nothing getting done fast.
Last night I dreamt about being in a Bulgarian jail and I had to fight a big Bulgarian guy with a steel ruler which gives you an idea of how difficult it is to get the ball rolling!
The mountains look great now - all covered in white, and I've been for a quick board already at the top of Mt Bezbog. Very cold.
Can't wait for the season to start all the local oracles are predicting a great season. Apparently this time last year it was sunny and warm.
My bindings are on my board and I am ready to go - Bring it on, it's that time of year!

From then... till now

Once upon a time, while travelling around my home country of Australia, in search of waves, I came relatively close to the New South Wales' ski resorts. Being quite young and adventurous, when anything was possible, I decided that snowboarding down Mount Kosciusko (Australia's largest mountain) would be a fairly extreme thing to do.
I was 17.
I drove inland from the coast and after walking about 5km in a 1km sq. village and asking repeatedly I found a job washing pots in the ski resort of Thredbo! (Windy Valley in Aboriginal)
After a season I decided that I loved snowboarding with a passion and by the end of the next season in Thredbo I felt the need to find bigger and better mountains.
After 3 seasons in France, 1 in Austria (amazing) and 1 in Spain I am now typing this in the newest resort in Europe called Bansko, which is in Bulgaria.
It's currently snowing so it feels like a good season is on the way.