Further World Premiere, Squaw Valley

Premiere season has officially begun.

The world premiere of Jeremy Jones' Further was at Squaw last night outside KT-22. I headed out there with Rebecca, Diva, Madison and Bryan. We had two hours to kill before the movie started so we did some drinking and mingling. It was good to see everyone who came out to the movie. Lots of familiar faces wandering the village.

Me in the middle of a Rebecca sandwich before the movie

The movie started around 9 I think and we got a little spot on the grass with a bunch of friends to watch it. As expected, there were plenty of shots in crazy locations that made you shit your pants thinking about riding them. Following suit with Deeper, Further turned out to be more of a documentary than a traditional snowboard movie. At this point I had enough alcohol in my system that following a storyline and listening to a lot of talking was challenging. Honestly, I just wanted to see some sick lines but there was only one riding shot every minute or two. The shots they used were awesome though. After what seemed like a really long time, the movie ended. I should probably try watching it again sometime because everyone was stoked on it. So if you're sober and want a good story I'd recommend Further.

After the movie we headed over to the after party at Rocker. It was a closed event and they weren't selling tickets so resourcefulness had to be used. Luckily my good friend Ramone was DJing the event so he came out to get me, Rebecca, Madison, and Diva. We had an awesome time inside; the alcohol was flowing, the music was bumping, and old friends were all around. I don't remember what went on towards the end of the night, but from the pictures that were taken it looked like I had a great time.
Here's what Hondo at Transworld had to say about the night.

Solid night.
Cheers to premiere season!

First day of dry land with the Sierra Nevada team

Tuesdays and Thursdays have been my favorite days this semester because I don't have class until 2:30 so I'm able to sleep in until 1 on those days.

Not anymore.

Dry land training with the school team started today and that meant the alarm was set for 7am and I had to be on campus by 8am. No more Womp Womp Wednesdays at the Grid for me.

My Physical Therapist has to get really
specific with my instructions

Anyways, I made it to school a little before 8 but because I'm not cleared for running yet and that's what the team was doing, I was sent off to the rec center to bike. So I pretty much woke up way too early for no reason because I could've gone to the gym on my own later. But whatever. I biked for like 15 minutes but my knee kept clicking almost every rotation so I stopped. I moved to the elliptical for another like 20 minutes. That's my favorite machine right now because I get to imagine I'm running even though I'm not. I seriously can't wait until I can run again. I always hated running but when not being allowed to do it has made me crave it so badly. Then I did some yoga/stretch stuff and some core. I guess it was a pretty good work out. I would have preferred training with the team though. :/

Hopefully I can start doing stuff with them soon. Until then I'm lone wolfing it in the gym.

Back in Tahoe!

The time has come! It's been real in the city, but I'm back in my lakeside paradise in the mountains.

Yesterday I moved all my stuff into my new apartment in Kings Beach. I'm living with three guys, Micah, Stavie, and Ian. So far it seems like we've got a solid little group. Ian works at Squaw, Micah works at Northstar, and Stavie works at Safeway. We pretty much have eating and riding on lock within our house. Micah studied kinesiology for a couple years so we're going to do a bunch of working out together in house and get super fit.

School starts next Monday so until then I'm just chilling on the lake every day. Not a bad life. I'm stoked to see everyone again. Jess came by the house last night and catching up with her was awesome. A lot of my friends that I ride with are transferring in this year so school should be pretty fun.

Premier season is also coming up and that'll be a great time. I love going to parties, meeting new friends and hanging out with my old ones.

That's about it. Nothing too exciting happening just yet. I really am totally stoked to be back here. Living in Tahoe is like a breath of fresh air. So beautiful and relaxing. Ahhh.... Alright, I'm off for a float on the lake.

Привет Russia!

Somehow people found out about my little snowboarding diary and now I have readers in countries around the world- from Chile to China, and Latvia to Venezuela. Recently there's been a change in where my readers are from; outside of the US, the country who views my blog the most now is Russia. To thank my Russian readers for their support, I wanted to make a post that highlights Russian snowboarding. One of my friends I ride with, Nika, is from Russia and told me that snowboarding is growing in Russia and it's starting to be a big thing. Stoked for Russians! Keep sending it, and thanks for your support.

Here's a video from Olya Smeshlivaya, a rad snowboard chick from Moscow. I met her at Mt. Hood last summer and she's pretty cool. She rides for Dakine, Dragon, Gnu, Protec, Vans, and Betty Rides.




This one is from Denis Leontyev. He’s 19, and is sponsored by Academy, LRG, 32, Dakine, APO, Skullcandy, and Lil’ Kings. This video was filmed at some indoor arena in Russia. Wish we had one of those around here!

DIY: Action Magnets

If you're anything like me, every morning when you wake up, the first thought that comes to your mind is "What am I going to do with all my old snowboard magazines?" While cleaning the house today I found some flat magnets and figured out the solution to my problem: make some action shot snowboarding magnets. I'll be moving into my new apartment in a couple weeks and what better to decorate the refrigerator with?  I figured I'd share this project in case anyone else wants to get creative/kill some time.

Project Time: 10-20 minutes, depending on how many magnets you want to make
Supplies: Snowboard magazine, magnets, scissors, glue stick, colored paper

Just a few supplies needed before starting!

Step 1: Flip through the magazine to find some good "action" shots you want to use for your magnets. Look for ones that have the rider's whole body unobstructed and are 1" to 3" wide. Cut these pictures out of the magazine.

A couple of the shots I chose out of the February '12 Transworld

Step 2: Cut out the bodies of the riders and glue them on to your pieces of colored paper. The main reason for doing this is to make the pictures a little more sturdy. I used oragami paper so I had to glue a couple layers, but if you use construction paper only one layer is needed. Once your glue dries cut out the rider again. If you leave a little space on the outside it will put a colored boarder around the rider.

Step 2 in progress

Step 3: Once your pictures with the layers of paper behind dry, use your glue stick again to glue the magnets on to the back of the snowboarders.

Make sure your magnets don't extend outside the riders, cut them down if they do.

Step 4: Wait for everything to dry. And you're all set. Stick magnets to the fridge to hold up your favorite pictures and mementos from the season.

My magnets are holding up pictures from a rail jam in Reno, matches from the
Rome premier, a twe12ve movie ticket, and my Oregon liquor serving license.
What will you use your magnets for?

Optional Step 5: Make magnets of rails/mountain/trees, using the same process and create a whole snowboarding scene on your fridge. You can also bedazzle the magnets with glitter and rhinestones if you really want to go crazy.

Well, that's it. Simple and quick! If you make this, I'd love you see your results!
Let me know what you think of this DIY too and I might try to include more like this in my blog. :D