The mountains have always been a part of my life living just outside of Boulder, Colorado. My parents got me involved in hiking, sledding, skiing, and biking at a young age. We would always take trips to the mountains to see the scenery and play.
At the age of 3, I was on the slopes at Eldora carving it up. On my alpine ski’s at the time, I was always thinking either “pizza” or “french fries” to turn or go straight.
I was able to get down the difficult slopes before I switched over to snowboarding at age 8. Most of my friends were snowboarders and I wanted to be one of the gang. I picked up snowboarding quickly and fell in love with the powder on the steeps. Nothing can beat cruising down a tight chute surronded by two feet of fresh.
Last year I had gotten to the point in my snowboarding where I could either start attempting tricks in the terrain park or I could switch sports.
Telemark turn in powder
My Dad and his two brothers all Telemark ski and love it. I decided to try telemarking last year and started picking it up fast. The transition from snowboarding to free-heel skiing is big, but ski’s were not foreign to me. This made the switch easier having alpine skied at a young age.
I used my uncles old equipment for about 8 days last season, enough time for me to try and experiment with the sport. The rest of the days I snowboarded in the powder. I made the desicion to switch mainly to Telemark this year. Shopping online can pay off sometimes when looking for good skiing equipment. My searching for a ski, led to the G3 Rapid Transits. I can’t wait to hit the powder this season on my new stuff.
Yesterday I went to Arapahoe Basin and skied the two open runs on my old ski’s. Still a great way to spend a Sunday!
