The working week had quietened down quiet a bit recently. The resort isn't at max capacity anymore (far from it) so class sizes are small and not too frequent - at least for us snowboarders. Which suits me just fine! One to one classes are amazing, you get to build a relationship with the client and when you aren't working you can go ride! What a dream.
-quick side note.. on my days off I love to treat myself to a cooked breakfast. Only after I started boiling my eggs did I realise we don't own egg cups.. so I improvised!
Fancy boiled eggs, my fave.
Freestyle day!
Me and my friends had synchronised days off Monday this week so we hit the miniature terrain park. We tried the boxes (wide rails to grind on) and the kickers. I thought they were terrifyingly big but by the end I could ride over and jump over them okay. I even threw I some 180 degree spins! Some of the guys were trying similar stuff - grabs and 360s, and I was the camera man on occasion! Afterwards I took my new found desire to land tricks to the side kicks (bumps on the groomed slopes we use as jumps) to practise my 360s.. which I landed for the first time ever! What a great feeling!
Pow!
This week we have been fortunate enough to be blessed with snowfall! Over night weather has landed us with 10-17cm of fresh snow mid week that we were able to play around in! I was super tired from freestyle the day before, despite this I got up to the mountain on the first bus and got to ride fresh powder with the other instructors when the lifts first opened. It was magical. Gliding on soft silent snow. Floating down wieghtlessly on a white blanket. It's a similar feeling to surfing an I just love it. Luckily I got a level 3 group so I got to play around finding fresh snow all day with the competent riders, having an absolute blast. But boy were my legs tired! You have to work extra hard.
I got JUGGED
We have a tradition at work where, if an instructor messes up or does something dumb whilst in uniform, they can get grassed up and have to pay the price in beer at our bi-weekly staff party. And guess who owes the team a jug of beer.. me! I was turning around to look back up at my students.. hit some pow.. caught an edge and somersaulted backwards. Right infront of my colleague. No escaping that one I thought as he casually rode last laughing his head of shouting back at me JUUUG! My kids thought I was pretty funny too. Doh.
Juggling Kids
We suddenly had a real busy day yesterday! Out of the blue me and my buddies all had students of similar level, for the full day or joining half way through. We all had radios too. So when all the different kids progressed at different paces we had to do some swapping. It was actually pretty fun, and matching the kids up to an appropriate group set us all up for an amazing day. Good work team! Love the communication! But, what do I do with this $10 tip for the kids I had for half a day?!
-don't worry. I got a beer for their original instructor. TEAM WORK FOR THE WIN
New course: CADS
Canadian ADaptive Snowsports for mentally or physically disabled people. This is the 2 day course I signed up for this week. Snowboarding and snowsports in general are too awesome nit to be shared with everyone! Over this course I will learn how to use adaptive equipment like the sit-ski and learn how to teach people with complex neurological challenges that affect communication and movement. Super looking forward to it and it will give me a new perspective on teaching and coaching in general. I expect to learn a lot!
Definitely a jug-worthy moment!! xx 😄
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