My Snowy Lament.

I am stuck in D.C. while there is snow falling on Powder Mountain.

Not only do I receive the daily powder updates, I get calls from my Snowboarding Yoda from the mountain about how much fun he is having rolling around in all the fluffy stuff. I have resigned myself that I will not ride any more this season, but I did get some good time on the mountain over the Christmas break, so I guess I'll check the box for the 2008/2009 season and call it square.

Still, it's rather painful to know there is powder on the mountain and I can't slide down it. Oh well, I guess I'll always have the webcam of the parking lot.

My Snowboarding Yoda, in an effort to be helpful (I guess) sent me a little pamphlet on powder tips. Figured I'd share for any of you who are in Utah (or anywhere else there is powder and a mountain) and can ride.

Powder tips from the snow pros

Focus on a soft light stance to enable flow from turn to turn.
Keep your weight centered; this will allow you to ride all day without rear leg burn.
Use more base and less edge to shape your turns. feel the pressure build as you tip your board up.
Initiate turns slightly more rotation of the lower body.
Take care not to counter-rotate with your upper body.
Momentum is important in powder because you're traveling through the snow rather than over the snow. Try to avoid breaks in rhythm such as sideslips and speed checks.
Maintain your rhythm.
Eat french fries and hot chocoalte for lunch.

Ok, I made that last one up.