My First Ever Snowboarding Trip
This week I want to talk about my first ever snowboarding trip. In 2014, my family and I took at trip to our friends cabin which is located right next to Blue Mountain, in Pa where the ski resort is. My family has never been too into snowboarding as much as skiing, but I wanted try it. It turns out that I’m a better snowboarding than skier! I think this is due to my wakeboarding and surfing experience because I picked up on balancing the snowboard very quickly. At first, I was nervous to try it because I thought I would just wipeout, but I picked an easier trail and it actually went pretty swiftly. My instructor was very nice as well which made the experience a lot better.
Personally, I’m not a fan of cold weather so if I’m going to be out in the snow I have to be skiing or snowboarding to keep myself occupied. Not only did we snowboard on this trip, but we also did snow tubing which everyone got to do together and it was so much fun. We usually went snow tubing at night and snowboarding and skiing during the day.
My favorite thing about this mini vacation with our friends was waking up at the cabin with a beautiful porch sunrise view. No, I don’t like the cold, but I do like the look of snow. Playing games and watching movies with everyone was also a lot of fun. At night we had fires and drank hot chocolate. The only bad thing that happened during the entire trip was when we let one of the dogs outside and he came back in and it turns out that he got sprayed by a skunk! We had to get the stench off of him which was not fun, but it happens.
Since this trip, I have been snowboarding and skiing with my friends a few times, but this winter I hope to get back into it and take a weekend long trip. It is a fun and relaxing getaway. Now all we need is the snow to do it!
Thanks for listening! Have you ever been snowboarding, snow tubing, or skiing?
-Nevaya
Brianna
The climate of Pennsylvania is so diverse, you can enjoy everything from lakes to ski slopes. I have mostly lived in the South my whole life, so I have never had the opportunity to participate in any winter sports. I would love to try, though! Usually you are writing about tropical getaways, so this winter vacation certainly fits the theme of the weather we have been having lately. Are there any snowboarding travel destinations you would want to visit in the future?
Mario
I have never had the courage to try snowboarding, but I do ski whenever I can. The thing I like the most about skiing is definitely the sense of freedom and even adrenaline you get when descending a mountain as you’re being hit with the cold air in your face. It’s a wonderful feeling. I like how you have decided to include the anecdote with the dog being sprayed by a skunk, because blogging is all about this, connecting with your audience in a personal fashion.