Snow is a Catch22

These past few weeks of the start of the semester have been great because it has been devoid of snow. It definently has still been really cold but we've had nothing more than a few cloudy days. It has been an unusual winter that I was so thankful for... Until I went to snowboarding last week.

It was so windy up at Sundance that all the man-made snow was swept away, leaving hard ice. Boarding on the ice was hard enough. I had trouble turning because my edge wasn't catching anything, stopping was scary because I was slipping down the hill, going anywhere was a nightmare because of the awful scraping sound my board and the ice made. But the worst part of all was falling. Because I was having more trouble controlling my board I was much more prone to falling. And falling on ice has no give whatsoever.

Which is why this weekend I was sooo glad that it snowed. And snowed hard. I didn't even care that driving was harder and walking places took way longer because it means that I'll have beautiful snow covered mountains to practice on come Wednesday! And I couldn't be happier about walking to class in the snow. Who doesn't love to slip and slide when going places. It sure makes my life a lot more exciting!

This was the weekend I learned to appreciate snow. From now on I am willing to accept that for a great deal of good in my life, sometimes a little hindrance is not the end of the world. Message received Mother Nature! Now if only I could master the seemingly insurmountable skill of getting up before 11 in the morning. Then my life would be pure bliss. But alas, I will soldier on until I can manage that. :) Have a great day and learn to appreciate things that make your life a little harder because then you can learn to snowboard. At least in my case!