Lakeridge Job Fair

The Lakeridge ski resorts annual job fair will be this Sunday the 19th of October. I will be going to attain my spot as a snowboarding instructor, and see a few of my managers from previous years of working there. For good job opportunities and for a great work environment be sure to make your way there!

Snowboarding Playlist

I will soon be compiling my snowboarding playlist for this season, it's usualy full of pump up songs that you would use in snowboarding or skate videos. This is a key element to making snowboarding videos which I plan to have many of this season. So any soundtracks or songs that should be added to this playlist would be an awesome comment to post. Thanks.

Thanksgiving Dinner

For Thanksgiving dinner I was up at my trailer for the last time with my family, my cousin Rachel, as well as my Aunt and Uncle. We had a huge turkey, potatoes, ham, corn and every other family dinner food you could think of. I think this had to be one of the biggest meals I have had all year. The next day the trailer was closed up for the season. For me this means the end of summer/fall and the beginning of the white winter to come.

The cold days are coming!

Every day it seems to be getting colder and colder out. This is a symbol that winter is almost here! Snowboarding isn't that far off and I can't wait to get back on the hills! It's funny because I hear people complain everyday that the weather is getting too cold. But I just laugh and think about the amazing season to come.

If I won the lottery

If I won the lottery I would first buy the nicest snowboarding gear on the market as well as a bunch of Nomis gear. If you don't know what Nomis gear is you should check out their site, click here. After I went on my little boarding shopping spree I would buy my 2 favorite cars, the classic 1982 corvette stingray and the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X as a tuner car. Finally I would buy a Tim Horton’s because of the income rate, and the rest of my money would be divided between bank, family and charity. I would also bring all my friends to Whistler for 2 weeks once or twice throughout the snowboarding season.

Backside 180 - Trick tip

One of the sickest tricks in my mind is a huge bs 180. Backside is when you first start the rotation your back is facing downhill. All this trick is is a half spin with lots of hang time to make it look awesome. The trouble with this trick is learning to land switch and land without spotting your landing. I suggest first learning to ride switch and try popping, or going off little kickers. Not spotting the landing will just come with trial and error. So come up to the jump carry your speed and pop(ollie) off the jump, to spin a 180 the only body movement necessary should be to turn your head in the direction you wish to spin and rotate your shoulders a tad as well. Then extend your legs, absorb the landing, stomp the trick, ride away, and repeat. Once you get comfortable with this trick try to throw in some grabs. This trick will also prepare you for bs 540's.

Toronto Ski and Snowboard show

The Toronto ski and snowboard show will be at the Toronto exhibition place from the 16th to the 19th of October. It is one of the biggest ski and snowboard shows in Canada and one of the top 10 in the world. I will be attending on the 18th along with some friends and meeting many people there as well. Be sure to check it out, all the new gear for the 2008-2009 season will be in with all the big companies attending. To top it all off you get to meet plenty of riders and really chill people. See you there!