Snowboarding

Today Charlie and I snowboarded for the first time. I walked away frustrated with a sore ass and knee. Charlie walked away with a natural talent for the sport.

We took some classes and halfway through the first session I could tell that the instructor hated me. I couldn't even get the basic skill of getting up off my ass from the snow which is a key element in snowboarding. Charlie made it look like nothing (which because I am so competitive, made me even more frustrated). Luckily, there was another girl in the class who couldn't get up either which helped ease the frustration a little bit and so we just hung out while the rest of our class kept learning new stuff.

By the end of the class and our time on the mountain, I wasn't as frustrated and decided to try it again...just not tomorrow. It was also a gorgeous day so I couldn't complain because I was outside enjoying the day rather than being cooped up in our apartment. All in all it was a good day and I learned alot about what skills or lack thereof, that I have. I guess some you just have to work harder at. Next week....snow shoeing. :)

I added some photos and a video of Charlie snowboarding. He is at the top of the hill at the beginning of the video.