Reine Barkered

Ok so sitting here in Crystal mountain thinking about staying here over Christmas with the girl a new mail popped up in my in-box. The FWT announced two major things. First a new major sponsor for the tour that is going to be presented in the upcoming week.

Also, new stops. Revelstoke and Courmayeur. The Revelstoke event will take place on the 6-11 of January with the MSI/IFSA guys like Kirkwood last year but with fewer riders. So i guess ill just stay put until i realized i dont have all my gear, but luckily i met the US Dynastar guy who lives at the same area as my GF so i dont think its going to be a problem. All we do now is to pray for more snow.

First day of skiing was also our first day on the 8848 Altitude Shoot in Crystal Mountain Washington. Snow is both good and bad, great base and the whole system is open, the snow is great for skiing but it would be nice with some fresh snowfall for the photos. I’m not complaining, not used to get this much snow on the season premiere. Day two is up ahead with another day of bluebird.

I’m stoked

Work work

Finally the temperature has dropped below freezing and the snow cannons is blasting away. Meanwhile the course for the Red Bull Crashed Ice is under construction, its not going of until February but it need to be built before the snow, looking forward to it!

Enjoying my time back in Åre, It sure doesn’t let me down with sun and a nice hike with Jackie and Stella the lemming killer, think she got to around se7en when i stopped counting. Winter is getting closer and I’m stoked for this winter.

A couple of random stuff from the last few weeks.

Minigolf ala Americana

Drinks with JT Holmes and Cody Townsend

Visit to Mammoth

Enjoying a quiet TV evening when this pops up, kinda annoying but necessary i guess

Cliffs at Emerald pools

Me and Jackie went on a road trip down to Yosemite national park. Really cool place although a little bit crowded, if you’re ever in California i highly recommend at least a trip into the valley and any of the day trip you can do there, some requires a permit. We went up the Mist trail and then back down on the John Muir trail. Lots of sight per footstep.

Got to see a Bear up close on one of the hikes, it was a cub so we were worried where mom was but it seemed like that cub was alone and might be old enough to be on its own.

Stayed in the park for two nights at a camp site outside the valley and had a great time.

So the last few days have been full of actives, here is a few good moments.

Marletts flum trail, beutiful

Lake on top of the trail, Marletts lake, crystal clear

Drove by Emerald bay that had this little castle on the island.

Some Wake-boarding, notice the snow in the background, august with a mid day average of 25c, amazing

I have said many times that cycling is not for me, here in Tahoe i wasn’t left with much choice since that is what you do around here. But i manage to stay away from downhill in favor to cross country which turned out to be more downhill than expected but even with the hard-tail i made it through and the views was spectacular.

Proof that I’m on a bike

Lake Tahoe Nevada side

Lake Tahoe Nevada side

Having a great time here in Kings Beach Tahoe, went golfing the other day and it has been about 8 years since i played last so my game was, well non existing, but with a few buds and many ours in the sun, i didn’t really care. Life is good

Lake Tahoe

So after the first two event less month of the summer i actually got something to write about. Sitting in a house in Kings beach Lake Tahoe, sunny with temperatures around 28C. I flew in to San Fransisco 3 days ago where Jackie meet me, stayed one day in the city sightseeing, San Fransisco is a very beautiful but foggy city, got some shopping done and  a brand new very adult haircut.

San Fransisco

After that we took the car on the scenic route down to Santa Cruz where we stayed over night, on the way we stopped at the Mavericks surf spot but unfortunately it wasn’t going of. In Santa Cruz we went to the boardwalk amusement park where i couldn’t resist a deep fried Twinkie, Ill tell you, that was to sweet even for me. Santa Cruz seemed to be a very cool place but the temperatures varies more than i expected, Thats the west cost, cooler and varied climate by the sea and extremely hot just a little bit inland.

On the road to Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz boardwalk

Deep fried Twinkie

Now it is time for a round of golf with my new roommates!