This past weekend I went snowboarding at Crested Butte on Friday and Sunday. On Thursday afternoon my brother Jarrett came into town from Grand Junction. We went to Gene Taylor Ski outlet store and I purchased a snowboard, bindings, and boots (not cheap but there was a nice sale and the salesman was very helpful). Thursday evening it started to snow so Jarrett and I were hopeful for the next day. That night Jarrett and I went to Garlic Mikes and I had their excellent Bloody Mary with a large shrimp floating amount a red-tomato sea of olives and peppers.
On Friday morning the drive into CB was cold with snow patches. With free ski and snowboarding, I expected more people at the lift then there were. Jarrett and I took only operating quad-lift up to the second tier of the mountain and then took another lift to paradise bowl. I quickly discovered I am really out of shape and as sweat poured off my body and I struggled to breath due to physical activity and the altitude. The entire day it snowed and the slopes became better with each run as the human-made snow was layered with fresh powder.
Saturday Jarrett and I drove up and the quad-lift was not working due to the high-winds on the mountain. After lunch at the Ginger Cafe in CB, we drove back to Gunnison and spent the rest of day watching two movies; "The Committed" and "Live Free or Die Harder". The action in both movies was acceptable but not beyond the movie violence. Later in the night, Jarrett and I went over and watched part of "Knocked Up" with my friend Aaron. When we got back, I got a phone call from my brother Jake. He and Jesse (another brother) were at Timberline (a bar in Gunnison). They had been in town for about an hour and not finding Jarrett and I at my place, went out. About an half-of-hour later, Jake and Jesse show up. Jake was feeling the few rum-and-cokes he drunk earlier and the four brothers caught up and prepared for snowboarding on Sunday. Jake spent the night on my bathroom floor, revisiting the night's libations.
Sunday morning was clear and blue after snowing all night. We took two vehicles to CB and spent the day snowboarding. Yesterday was a much better day for me. I didn't spend as much time on my behind or falling but I still have much to practice before I consider myself proficient. All of my brothers have been snowboarding for longer then me and Jesse had a bad crash near the top, he has the beginnings of a black eye so I don't feel as bad about my aches and bruises this morning.
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