New Year, New (clever title here)

Ahkay. So I gotz a bit of catch up to play since the last time I posted.

Copper Rev: Well I went out there, and all I could do was give'r. Did my best, placed 22nd in Slopestyle and 32nd in Halfpipe. Would have liked to do better, but it was definitely a learning experience.

After coming back from Colorado I really started pushing myself at Northstar to try to get to the place where I wanted to be for Northstar's Rev Tour stop. I'm feeling pretty good. I've definitely improved since Colorado and I believe I'll place much higher this next week. Some things I'm happy about is that I was comfortably spinning 5s on the biggest jump at Northstar (until today- they just pushed the Rev jumps so the largest is slightly bigger but I think I can spin it in the competition), and I got my front 5 a little bit out of the pipe (airing, and spinning in the air puts me in a much better place than where I was at Copper).

Tomorrow I'm going to the Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam at Sierra-at-Tahoe and I think it'll be pretty fun. I'm not going there to win, just to have a good time, and who knows where that will get me. I just want to have some fun with my friends and eat free food.

Here's to 2012. I do believe this will be a good one. If it ever snows, that is.

Colorado, I'm coming for ya

Wow, I can't believe Rev Tour is already here. My flight to Denver is tomorrow and I'm in the process of making sure I'm getting everything I need packed into my board bag.

I thought I'd feel really unprepared but I actually don't feel too bad. I'm kind of excited. I was feeling awesome on the jump line at Northstar today (btw, I got banned from Northstar today and then reallowed in the period of an hour), and now I don't feel so scared of Slopestyle. I can't wait to see what the slopestyle course is going to be- How big will the jumps be? How many? What type of rails? And of course I can't wait to ride pipe again!

I'm not expecting to place at the top, but hopefully I'll make it to finals for both events, and then maybe by the Northstar and Vermont Rev stops I'll have a shot at winning some money.

I'm just going to ride the best I can and have fun. See you tomorrow Co!

USASA Nationals, in photos

On the way to Colorado

Arrival at Copper

View from my hotel room at the resort

Checking out the aggressive start to the boardercross course on practice day

Went out riding with my coaches and friend Kiah while waiting for awards on the first day

I don't know why but I love this face. Maybe it's because I 'm rather..... hello

My first podium! Getting second for halfpipe

Nose slide to tail grab off the second box during the slopestyle contest

Third in slope. This was shot right after the photographer said something like "Why don't you guys look excited at all?" So we cheesed it

At the Windells dance party, watching some kids go crazy over a jacket in the product toss. The fight went on for a couple minutes and the dog pile was huge. Eventually it was broken up by a security guard. The kids had to be literally pulled apart

Watching my team mate Ruby blast through the finish line in her Slalom race.

Getting my lean on in Slalom

Ruby and I stoked with our Slalom medals; Ruby got second and I got third

I met a monoskier. I don't know how monoskiers do it

I thought I couldn't get an all around because of getting DQed in boardercross so I was in shock when I heard my name during the all around awards.

Came home from Copper to find this beaut waiting for me, courtesy of Roxy and shayboarder.com