Ski Day #6: Loon!
Well Sunday was another ski day. Went to Loon on the bus. We ended up having bus issues (bad alternator) which left us sitting in North Attleborough for 45 minutes. The drive up wasn’t too pretty as the roads were a icy mess. We saw about 5 accidents in total. The skiing was OK. I’m not a huge fan of loon. Their layout is horrible and their lines are usually way too long. I skied single all day so I was able to avoid the lines. I also checked out their 2 new runs and new lift which were quite nice. My other pet peeve of loon was evident though. They’re not very good at grooming. The snow was scraped off most trails around noon leaving piles on the sides as usual. I found a few trails that were OK and stuck to them. I also made a few trips into the terrain park. Threw a couple 3s and hit the big jumps with some straight airs. Always feels great to get some air under the skiis. That’s why I didn’t bring the camera on the hill though.
Moon shots
During the packer’s game, I went out on the deck at halftime to shoot the moon. I figured it would be fun to share the shots with everyone. The last shot was taken last night (Monday night) when the moon was only one day from being full.
Packers are out, Patriots in!
I have 2 football teams I’m a fan of. I’m a born and raised Packers fan because Dad is from Green Bay… Really no option there. I got into football in high school when moved to RI. So I’m also a Patriots fan, and Dad and I even had seasons tickets one year which was awesome. Dad and I even went to superbowl XXXI and XXXII when the packers went which was amazing. So this weekend was set to be a perfect weekend for me with Skiing on Saturday, and 2 NFL divisional championships on Sunday with BOTH my teams in the games. Well the Patriots won their game, but the packers lost theirs. Unfortunately the packers played very poorly IMHO and didn’t deserve to win that game at all. The seemed to want to run the ball or run the screen every other play even though it wasn’t working. I’m no NFL coach, but it seemed like that didn’t work out too well for them. Either way, the packers are done for the season, and it looks like Brett Favre’s last play in Lambeau might be an interception to end a playoff game in OT.
At least now I don’t have to worry about who I’m going to root for in the superbowl… GO PATRIOTS!!! (I always root for the packers when they play the pats.)
I also setup the camera for some fun during the game. The goal was the shot at the beginning of the post. Nikki also decided to have some fun with it as she walked by, so you also get a free baby belly update!
Ski Day #5, Sunday River!
Went on another bus trip Saturday. As mentioned before, I escort for New England Action Sports. It’s the only way to go skiing really… Enough advertising though, we went to Sunday River in ME on Saturday. The also had a meltdown 2 weeks ago, but they had had enough time to make some snow, groom everything, and they actually received 6″ of fresh Friday before we arrived. This left the conditions quite nice actually. The groomer were awesome, and you could even ski in the woods if you didn’t mind hitting the occasional rock (no core shots). A sailing friend of mine came with me so we skied together all day. His buddy Mark was also on the bus. Crowds were OK considering it was MLK weekend. We were more than tired enough by the time the day was over.
Ken Block with a WRC car in the park…
this was from the photoshoot for the cover of snowboarder a few month back: