Spring Snowboarding 2010

Kody & Bryan Snowboarding Steamboat - Part 1

This is Kody:
I went snowboarding with Bryan on Friday and Saturday. The only way to describe how great it was is with this video.




Song of the day: "Shadows and Regrets" by Yellowcard

We Love the Powder...

This is Kody:
Bryan and I went up to Happy Jack to take Tiego and Brazen snowboarding today. Not much happened, but I got a couple shots of some good and bad things. The first is my first attempts at a front flip (I know you can't tell but...haha)


and the second is a reverbed 360. We're heading to Steamboat on Friday and Saturday so keep posted to see some serious snowboarding action from Bryan and me.

Song of the day: "Someday" by The Afters

Tiego's First Day Snowboarding

This is Kody:

Today was very uneventful...oh yeah, except it was Tiego's first day to go snowboarding with me. Me, Tiego, Eric, and Gianna headed up to Happy Jack to go sledding but I brought my snowboard and Tiego didn't want to do anything else. He would stand in the middle on my board and I would hold his hands and we'd feather (falling leave) all the way down. It was definitely fun enough that we are planning to go Sunday again (and work it in to the regular rotation). Here's a short video clip...and there'll be more of this on Sunday. Some days I just love being a father!

Song of the day: "Opera Singer" by Cake

From the Lights to Dress Up

This is Kody:
I was lucky enough to go snowboarding with DJ Grubb today and it was another beautiful day. Although we had all day, we went home a little early because DJ got too confident in jumping. Here's a shot of one of his jumps (although he hit a big jump):


I was being lazy today so I wasn't going as big as Saturday (not to mention it was a little more icy). Here's some Indy Air that I didn't land:


Tylin's nurse came by and she is officially out of the lights! That means she gets to sleep in our room and Tiffany can dress her up! She slept well last night, only waking up once at 4:30 to eat. Here's some cute shots:

Song of the day: "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" by Black Kids

This is Kody:
It's days like today that Saturday's are for. First of all, I woke up early and went snowboarding with Brian and Tersa up at Snowy Range. It was a perfect day and the snow was a lot better than it used to be. We got a full day in but we attacked the big jump at the end of the day and here's the resulting footage:

Brian's big air and Kody's "almost 360"


Brian's small air and Kody's backside 360


Kody's attempt at big air while he is tired


Needless to say, the jumps were MUCH better before we started rolling! I came home and took Tiego swimming at the Rec Center. We played for a while and then someone pooed in the pool so they shut it down and we went home. Fun times though!


Tylin is still under the lights at a 13.2 this morning. Hopefully tomorrow will be her last day!

Song of the day: "Time to Pretend" by MGMT

Snowboarding Snowy Range with DJ

This is Kody:
This was DJ's second day and the last time he went, he traded in for skies halfway through. It went a little bit better today, and was actually a LOT of fun. This was my 7th time boarding this season and I decided since he was still learning that I would go switch (goofy) all day (except for the jumps). I finally felt like a snowboarder! It was good for me, too. Plus, I had my camera so you get to see what happened! Here it is:

This is my attempt at a 360...

Big air attempt...


DJ's second day snowboarding...

Song of the Day: "Code Monkey" by Jonathan Coulton

Snowy Range Opening Day

This is Kody:

Today was my 5th time snowboarding this year. Joining me at Snowy Range were Matty, DJ, Brian, and Tersa. The conditions were cold, icy, and there was only one lift open. It was still an enjoyable day with DJ trying to learn to snowboard on ice and trading in for skis half way through. We couldn't take any pictures because the snow was always blowing too hard.

Highlights of the day were DJ's first run in skis, my backside 180 on the last run, and the sheet of ice that I tried to stop on that made me slide on my back for 25 yards. All in all a very fun day and a great end to Matty's Laramie vacation. I don't hurt at all and my new gloves are awesome. I'm loving it all!

Song of the day: "Time to Pretend" by MGMT

Kody: 0 Tree: 1

This is Kody:
Matty and I went down to Steamboat Springs today to go snowboarding. On our first run down, Matty took us into the trees to get over to another run and we separated for a second. I saw a hole of some sort ahead of me but before I could realize what it was, I jumped it. It was about 4 feet down and large enough to fall in, but I noticed after I jumped it that it was a creek. Matty did the same thing. We jumped a river on our first run!

My new bindings and boots were a whole new world. I never caught an edge, landing jumps was easier than ever, and I was comfortable the whole time. Even though Matty would always take us down mogul runs, it was awesome.

It was about 2:00 when we went to the other side of the mountain and started down a run. I went to the right side and started hitting a series of jumps. After the first two, I landed a bit awkward and heading towards the tress. There were more jumps so I had a hard time stopping and next thing I know, WHAM!...I had literally wrapped my self around a tree. If fact, I had broken a small tree in front of that tree and it now had a sharp stump sticking out. It scratched up my back and my board and body was stuck in between the trees and my wind was gone. Luckily, damage was minimal and I finished out the day but my back had some scratches and holes in it. I feel pretty lucky that nothing happened and it was, in fact, a freaking awesome day! We're going again on Saturday...so the adventure continues.

Here's Matty's last run on the 3 boxes at the bottom of the mountain. I told him to do something better but I guess his sprained ankle wouldn't let him...

Tiego loves having Matty around and he calls him "Pirate"

Song of the day: "B.Y.O.B" by System of a Down

Check out the rest of my snowboarding pictures HERE