Journal of a Sysadmin

Snowboarding, or free chiropractic in the snow.

So, my second-day-ever-in-my-entire-life of snowboarding is complete and I still have (one two three four) four working limbs and no casts. It’s a difficult transition going from skiing to snow boarding; going from being fairly proficient and capable of taking on most of the runs on a hill to not being able to manage a single run down green runs or get off a chair lift without falling.

Humbling for sure. Bone jarring for second.

But at any rate jhb and I made it back from the mountains as yet another day passes and we both get just a little bit better at riding down steeper-than-you-should-go-down hills on 1/2 a 4 foot long toboggan strapped to the bottom of both feet at the same time.

See what I find most difficult about this is, it seems like you have to not only stand (not walk) on a tight rope with your feet actually tied to the wire, but also the tight rope has two very large body builders on each end jerking and tugging at it.

Your feet go this way, go that way (sometimes unexpectedly) and you must keep your balance lest you fall forward or backward while still maintaining that forward momentum. It actually made for some really good drop tuck and roll drills for me today. But like I said, except for bruises and some sore muscles everyone is home safe.

Sunday will be here soon enough and I don’t know if I have enough time to heal before then!

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