Hello again to all my friends on GoT. At the end of last season I foolishly changed a parameter in GoT user preferences and could no longer log in to this Forum. John tried hard to figure this out but in the end it was just one of those impossible bugs. So as my 09-10 season was about to commence I asked John to set me up as a new user, and here I am.
For all you GoTs who have been here for a few years, please note that Rob2 = Rob. And for all the new people, this is my introduction: This will be my 4th season. I began snowboarding at age 59 and at 63 have progressed to the point where I can link turns all the way down the Boulder Bowl on the Nevada side of Heavenly. This is a green run that has some blue parts. I still have trouble initiating a toeside turn sometimes, and most of my turns skid, so this year I'm going to work on the toeside and staying up on the edge so my turns are more carved and less skidded. I ride an 06 Burton Custom, Flow bindings and Vans Encore boots that I mention because I love the BOA boot closures.
I've got a lot of questions this year for which I hope to find answers here on GoT and out on the snow in the Sierras. I'm from the Bay Area (actually Silicon Valley) and it's great to be back on GoT - thanks John!
Our first trip is from 12/19 - 12/23. We'll be in South Lake Tahoe and will probably spend all our mountain time at Heavenly and Sierra at Tahoe.
Rob(2)