Going Snowboarding again Bitches, see ya in 1 week

[Masato]

Gone till Jan 27, taking a bunch of Brasilians and my kids to Quebec

Am planning to unplug completely, no ipad no computer no phone. Will be glorious but will likely be MIA the whole time

Feel free to trash the place all you like, lol Edge G is in charge.
Those of you who keep this place going & growing are fucking awesome thanks tons

Here is a rooftop box I rented, full of ski and snowboard stuff that's not mine lol:


Will post some pics when I get back.

Peace/Love 2 all

Hope I come back in 1 piece

later

[Edge Guerrero]

- I thought it`s was a space-ship pic.
Good vacation boss.

[Som-Pong]

I'll take care of the place for ya!

[Masato]

LOL @ Edge's post, that's the scene where he kills the dog, right? LOL

Luckily no dogs killed this trip.

A great trip. Snow wasn't spectacular but staying with the kids was tons of fun. My nephew from Brasil learned to ski, on the last day we took him to the top and went down a 6km run all the way to the bottom. He was thrilled

I didn't take too many pictures but here's a few:

One of the tops of the lifts:


My nephew in red, first time ever on a real ski run (he spent 2 days on the beginner hill). Daughter on the left


This was 1 time I managed to get some time by myself to go explore off the beginner trails. Had a mild epiphany about 5 minutes before I took this photo... it is truly a surreal experience to realize that you are literally playing on mountains, and the wonder of just being on a mountaintop, silent, snow and forest.. Super weird and amazing


My nephew beating my son at chess after skiing:


cool outdoor skating rink with lights that change colors etc. They had no zamboni so the ice was terrible for skating, but it was beautiful to slide around on with our shoes/boots


Place we rented. Nice condo-style with several separate units. Ski-in ski-out behind. Didn't use it much thought because the trail was kind of hard for the kids, but we were literally 5 mins from the base so it was really easy to drive/drop off/pick up as we pleased.



Amazing time. Even with kind of crappy conditions and 3 kids to manage all day, snowboarding is still totally my absolute favorite thing in this world to do. Can't wait for next year, hopefully fortune will allow me another trip.

[Masato]

What was cool about Mont Tremblant was that once at the peak, you could ski down either the north or the south side... was kind of freaky to get off the lift and go down over the backside but indeed there is a whole other world on the other side. We spent most of our time on the south side though... I explored a bit but the wind was really hitting that side hard it got pretty nasty

[Masato]

Also really fun to be there with Brazilians... my nephew and my wife's parents were with us; through brasilian eyes this place must look like a fictional wonderland. The village at the bottom was very cool, they didn't ski but could ride this free lift over the village any time

Here is a vid I found of it... it doesn't go this fast, whoever made this just sped it up (which is smart )

[Professor Diet Butcher]

Nice photos. I just realized I haven't seen real snow in over 8 years. i don't miss it, but wouldn't mind it for like, one day.

[Edge Guerrero]

Also really fun to be there with Brazilians... my nephew and my wife's parents were with us; through brasilian eyes this place must look like a fictional wonderland. The village at the bottom was very cool, they didn't ski but could ride this free lift over the village any time

Here is a vid I found of it... it doesn't go this fast, whoever made this just sped it up (which is smart )

- Sometimes snow here on the south. But is very little compared to Canada.

http://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2013/07/regiao-montanhosa-na-grande-florianopolis-registra-neve.html

You should have made the kid`s compete for a prize.

[Canuckster]

Awesome pics

[Masato]

Oh yeah here is the board I rented.

Nothing great, I couldn't really get it to carve very well. The rental place didn't have much left in stock, I had to take what they had

But the graphics had the word 'Family' on the top and bottom so I took it as a good sign. Sometimes I think the kids are saving me from going out and getting injured thinking I was 20 again






Hideous graphics, lol I don't even know what brand this is. Maybe the ugliest base of a board I've ever seen, lol.