#69 - Snowboard down a blue hill without falling

I did not have high hopes for this one. Firstly because I'm a little broke after all of last year's adventures and secondly because I had enough trouble getting down the greens last year.

However, Brent Belt & Chris Ogden did it again by arranging Devil's Head 5.0. They managed to get us rooms for $109, lift tickets for $30, and rentals for $25! Plus, everyone brings their own food and booze, so it's a full day of ski / snowboarding for under $100 if you do it right. Even though Nora Neri had to back out on me (because she got a birthday flight to Florida that weekend. Whatever.), my dear buddy Rebeca Matus jumped on board! Oh man, I like her.

We got there around 10am but had a little trouble locating Rebeca's lift ticket, which was, in fact, not there, so we had to buy her one. Somehow we had to wait in the longest line ever for skis while the lift ticket line was short and then when we had to wait in line for the lift tickets, the ski line was short! Weird. It was only for her too. My lines were short. Oh well.

So by the time we got our tickets, our rentals, and then into our room, it was time to meet everyone for lunch. We found our tie-dye-clad hosts pinned with sheriff and deputy stars, in the parking lot with some of the group. We dined on turkey and cheddar sandwiches on French bread, which we were teased for bringing. We also had nips of whiskey, occasionally chased by Coke.

After a warming lunch, we hit the slopes. Well, the bunny hill. But we killed that sucka. So we moved to the green hills. That went well too! But we spent most of the afternoon on those. But then I got Cindy Cudz to take me on a blue hill. It was... really not bad. I liked it even. Thanks, Cindy!

I was so confident that in the evening I let Billie Berens and Marie Lucas and friends to take me down a black! Scary! Except

not. It was fine.

I still can't do my toe edge, but I have my back edge mastered! Love it! Too bad it's such an expensive hobby!