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Snowboarding II: Pretentious snowboarding
Mar. 30th, 2008 10:39 pmI went back for more snowboarding this weekend. It was my chance to test my less pain -> more gain theory. Basically, learning something is hard when there's a major penalty for screwing up. Gratuitous padding reduces the penalty for screwing up, allowing you to take more risks and therefore learn faster. Thus I bought knee, wrist, and, um, tailbone protection.
Enter the azzpadz. (well, actually you can't... that's part of the point)
[insert a string of sophomoric puns here]
The azzpadz are thin enough that you can wear it under your snowpants and no one will notice unless they try to kick your ass.
Overall, it worked quite well, but icy snow is still icy snow, and it will hurt you no matter what presumptions you have to the contrary.
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On another note... I met interesting people on the gondolas and lifts. Once there was a woman with no ski or snowboard gear... she just had two razors and a can of shaving cream. I of course had to ask why, and it turns out that she works for the resort and she was bringing the shaving supplies to an employee who had forgotten to shave that morning. It turns out that not shaving, as well as having piercings and funky colored hair, is not allowed anymore. (Ironically, this unshaven employee was working the counter at a snowboard sales shop! Snowboards! Once the domain of punks and misfits who thumbed their noses at authority!) It turns out that the whole resort (Northstar) will be going completely private over the next 10 years, and they're gradually "cleaning things up" and adding more and more perks for members. How depressing.
Enter the azzpadz. (well, actually you can't... that's part of the point)
[insert a string of sophomoric puns here]
The azzpadz are thin enough that you can wear it under your snowpants and no one will notice unless they try to kick your ass.
Overall, it worked quite well, but icy snow is still icy snow, and it will hurt you no matter what presumptions you have to the contrary.
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On another note... I met interesting people on the gondolas and lifts. Once there was a woman with no ski or snowboard gear... she just had two razors and a can of shaving cream. I of course had to ask why, and it turns out that she works for the resort and she was bringing the shaving supplies to an employee who had forgotten to shave that morning. It turns out that not shaving, as well as having piercings and funky colored hair, is not allowed anymore. (Ironically, this unshaven employee was working the counter at a snowboard sales shop! Snowboards! Once the domain of punks and misfits who thumbed their noses at authority!) It turns out that the whole resort (Northstar) will be going completely private over the next 10 years, and they're gradually "cleaning things up" and adding more and more perks for members. How depressing.
