And we thought ski boots were bad

Occasionally, I scour the web for things that are not snowboard related. In fact, often times, those things are fashion related. Anyway, I came across some pictures of Ms. Victoria Beckham shilling her new perfume line at Macy’s in New York, and all I could think when I saw her footwear was “EGADS! I thought ski boots looked like a form of torture!”

09.29.08

Ode to Chairlift

So I was just reminiscing about some of my favorite things about snowboarding. Yet, I feel as though the ride up to the summit is often overlooked so I’ve dedicated this entry to all things chairlift. Let’s take a look, shall we?

09.27.08

Build Me Up Beanie Cup

Happy Thursday everyone!

So I recently have decided to put my willpower to the test by cutting things like cookies, chocolate, and delicious Carmelita bars from Whole Foods out of my diet. I’ve done so in the interest of health, and with the realization that when my metabolism slows down one of these days, I’m going to be in for hell if I keep eating like a college kid. So I’ve found myself reaching for an apple when we have office birthday parties, and turning down the calls of “Oreos in the kitchen!” in the middle of the day.

It’s very depressing.

09.25.08

Get excited!

Can’t wait to start snowboarding?  I know I know!  Us too!  But, guess what?  Loveland resort in Colorado started making snow last night…. therefore there is snow on runs in Colorado.  What’s even better?  Last year, A-Basin opened on October 10th, which is only 16 days away.  That’s right!  Pull out all your gear, cause you’re gonna need it pretty soon.

09.24.08

WTF Wednesday - Clear Snowboards

For years, I’ve been distressed by the fact that my snowboard wasn’t transparent. Since my snowboards have all been opaque, I’ve never been able to look at the snow I’m standing on to see if it’s different from the snow just over there.  And when I’m sitting on the lift watching a gaper about to wipe out below me, sometimes my snowboard blocks my view of the action. Plus, there are all of the times I’ve posed for a Snow Photo, and they made me hold my snowboard, blocking everyone’s majestic view of something much more important… ME! 

09.24.08

Somebody stop me!

I have an online shopping problem. Not at Macy’s or Gucci. In fact, I could care less about that kind of thing. Instead, I’m busy perusing online snowboard shops. FOR EVERYTHING. August is a KILLER time of year for me. It’s when I hit up YouTube and watch different homemade snowboarding flicks, start checking the weather to see what the temperature will be like across the country and try to find the most promising Farmer’s Almanac forecast.

09.20.08

80’s music videos WTF

  The 80’s gave us many wonderful trends and had us often shaking our heads going why.  With my ever appreciation for the love of all things 80’s metal (read hair bands) I figured I’d share these lost gems of WTF were they thinking.

First up Krokus’s Screaming in the night
This movie has ultimate cheese it looks like a horrible version of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome with a little bit of music sprinkled in and possibly some rejects from the Safety Dance video.

09.20.08

How I spent my summer vacation

What’s this? What’s back? Could it be….Beanie Thursday??? IT IS! Yay!

I hope you all had lovely summers and did all sorts of summer things like going to the beach and spending time outdoors without wearing 18 layers of super technical fabrics that promise to keep you warm without making you sweat. But as we all know, the biggest problem with summer is that knit hats don’t really seem logical. In fact, beanies pretty much go into hibernation during the summer months. And while it’s still not cool enough to start wearing them yet, I figure it’s fall (er, well almost. A couple of days), so it’s time to start planning for the new collections!

09.18.08