I've done a pretty terrible job blogging this year. I think it's because I was trying to be in two places at once. After hearing about Vail's new Super Pipe, I was quick to sign a lease to secure my nest in Vail this winter. If I'm freelance, I can live wherever I want to live, right? Well...if that's true, then this is perhaps more true: as a freelancer, when there's work, you work. And even when there is no work, you work. So, I was quite the busy bee working while also splitting my time between Denver and Vail! I was constantly packing my computer, hard drives, cameras and the like, community from Denver to Vail, Vail to Denver. But let me just say...it was worth it! My soul demands the fresh air and deep powder. I could live without the cold, but I can't live without my Vail. It's my comfort food.
Where do I begin?
Shout out to all my buddies who came out riding with me this season.
Some of my favorite Vail traditions:
Wee Davey's Cedialh
Snugglers. Mmmm.
The superbowl pool. I won, for the first time in nine years! Whoo hoo! I almost made all my money back.
Kylie's citrus pasta...MMM! My fave!
Randomness at Mezzaluna. Even though they changed the restaurant's name and the menu and management, it will always be Mez!
And randomness in general.
Gotta love bumping into old friends! Gareth is half the reason I moved to Vail--one of my first friends in town!
And I FINALLY got initiated into the penguin brigade! Happy Penguin Day!
And here's one for a new tradition: The Burton US Open! Go Shawn White!
I got a few days in this year,
Even a few days in blue,
This year, I discovered the GoPole, which is honestly my favorite new toy...and probably the least expensive of them all. This telescoping pole allowed me to film myself while snowboarding. It was quite amazing, I have to say. And I didn't snap it in half like I did to two X-Shots. Yeah!!
Like all seasons, the year winds down with a celebration at the top of chair 4. I have so many memories of this day from each year...lots of friends come and gone...lots of skills learned...lots of terrain covered...what a blur.
Cheers to a great winter! 2012-2013!
Who doesn't love to ride in the gondola? Even when it's not going anywhere! :P
