What’s the best part about summer time snowboarding vs. winter season?
Summer shreddin’ is sweet because its super sunny and warm all the time. You can go to the mountain in a t-shirt or hoodie and it’s perfect. I coach at High Cascade, and it’s a great little community of friends just hanging out snowboarding and having a good time. Summer is a great time to learn new things. It’s like a BBQ every day on the mountain. So, how do you go about learning that new trick you’re dying to get? Usually, I find a good friend who gets me psyched and is fun to ride with. Before I try any trick, I have to visualize it. If I can’t picture myself doing it, I’m not ready to try it. I’ll probably do like 5 warm up tricks which get progressively closer to what I’m trying to do. Baby steps for sure. It’s what works for me. Let’s clear there air here. A lot of people think that you exude quite salty vibe sometimes… I think that’s just a lot of people from MA (or New England in general) are. Maybe that’s why they call us “Massholes”. I’m not afraid to speak my mind when I th