Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Mountains.

Brother-in-law, husband, me. Ready to shred.

After going for a run in a tank top on Monday, it's nice to see winter has returned to Boston today.  As the snow falls here I am reminded of a snowboard trip we took in January of 2010 to Marmot Basin in Alberta, Canada.  Growing up in Salt Lake City, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, I thought I knew mountains.  And then I saw the Canadian Rockies.

Whoa.  Now those are mountains. 

Ski or snowboard?  We've always been a skiing family as my Dad had me on my own pair by the time I was three.  And then when I was a freshman in high school, my friends and I all started to snowboard.  But, after more than 15 years of exclusively snowboarding, I'm going back to my roots.  I guess I am just a skier at heart. 

7 comments:

  1. What a beautiful place! I feel like I live vicariously through you and your travels on this blog. Also? Your athleticism is really impressive. I've never tried to ski, but it seems really scary to me!

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  2. Ah, mountain pictures are my favorite! James went skiing last weekend up in Vermont while I was in NY, but no such luck for me. He skis and I snowboard. Like you, I skied for years, and then when I met James he was so much better than me (having spent a few years as a ski bum in Colorado), my competitive spirit couldn't deal so i switched to boarding and never looked back. I love it, it just feels more relaxed than skiing to me. The only time I miss skis are with crappy icy conditions. Before Wyatt, we always got at least 15-20 days in a season. Now it's generally single digits, but soon he'll be ready to join :) Can you tell that this us a subject I love?

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  3. I miss the mountains. After living in Utah, we know we need to live near them when Jason retires from the military. That is in about 7 years..hoping to end up in Colorado.

    I tried snowboarding once, ended up with a very bruised butt and I didn't have fun at all. Skiing, I fell in love the first day! I am no pro but I do really enjoy it.

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  4. Gorgeous pictures of the "Canadian Rockies". Come visit us in Utah and get in some great skiing. We've been dumped on with tons of snow.

    I do miss skiing, haven't gone since I had knee replacements. I should be brave and go out again. xo

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  5. I love that lift picture SO much!!

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  6. I learnt to ski as an adult & it is quite challenging, especially when 4year olds are wizzing past you, but I had to keep reminding myself that at 4, they had been skiing longer than me! I did a boarding lesson once, but I hate the idea of having my legs strapped to the board! Skiing for me.
    Your ski shots are great.

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  7. Utah is socked in right now with our usual winter inversion, and the escape to the mountains that are here is amazing! I went up and went touring today and it was BEAUTIFUL! Even though they may not be as massive and expansive as the Canadian Rockies, I sure do like the mountains here and I know Snowbird and I miss you!

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