Unemployment stories {part duex}
I went back up to tahoe today. And for the first time, i hit up the pipe. Not just the halfpipe. The superpipe. 17ft walls for 485ft down the mountain. I've seen this thing on tv, and people doing tricks and what not. Looks so easy. No sweat. I can do this...
And then you're struck with tunnel vision. The walls are at least 3x your height. Only thing i could think of was how the walls are coming in on me... kind of like indy jones or something like that. But all in all, it's not too bad. Just don't try to go all the way up the wall the first time. I got about half way up (i think), and nearly ruined my whole day. Lucky for me though, since i didn't pack any extra underwear. But that aside, here are some misc. highlights of the day:
- Seeing a dodge neon (front left quarter-panel ripped off) get in a fight with the big resort bus (stuck in the snow wall with front left suspension destroyed). Both got beat up pretty bad. I'd call it a draw....
- Getting picked on the lift by an old retired man imploring me get a helmet (which he isn't wearing) who's been sking/on racing team his whole life (hipocrasy) who skiis 100 days a year (i need to retire)
- Succesfully landing 3 big hits in a row (yay factor: 10) but falling on my ass trying to undo my binding (yay factor: -10)
- Packing a lunch (lasagna) planning to use the microwave (which they didn't have) and suffering through cold ricotta cheese and noodles.
- Finishing my delicious (cold) lunch with a cold beer (guiness) and feeling great (stuffed almost to nausea) for a good hour.
