http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:34:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/08/mcleod-lake-snow-patch-81311.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/08/mcleod-lake-snow-patch-81311.html#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:01:04 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=17484 When Mammoth closed on July 4, I wasn’t sure if It’d snowboard again this summer but today the opportunity arose when my friend Daniel talked me into a shred sesh.  We headed up to a snow patch we heard about and found that we could have a blast creating our own features.  I definitely miss [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/08/mcleod-lake-snow-patch-81311.html/feed 2 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81810.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81810.html#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:33:20 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12782 I won’t call this the last day of the season yet because I know that come September a day trip down to Timberline would be worth it but it’s the last day for me as of right now.  My knees feel sore but my heart is still wanting more of the mountain.  The park has [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81810.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81710.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81710.html#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:57:11 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12772 So far this has been the best and also the longest season I’ve had which is making it hard to come back to reality but I know the time is coming soon.  Today was day 150 of the season, it’s so crazy that I’ve spent almost half my year snowboarding but I feel incredibly lucky [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81710.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81610.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81610.html#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:45:40 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12758 Normally I don’t take off the weekend from blogging it up but the last 36 hours I was in a car driving from Oregon to Colorado and then back from Colorado to Oregon with no more than 20 minutes out of the vehicle the whole time.  It was operation bring my dog home to the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81610.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81310.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81310.html#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:14:36 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12742 The last couple days have been a whirlwind of fun here at Mt Hood, Oregon.  My time at Windells Camp came to an end which meant celebrating with the staff party, then packing everything up to move out of the ark.  I ended up not going far since I’ll be staying in Govy the next [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-81310.html/feed 2 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-8310.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-8310.html#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:43:20 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12652 It’s the weekend for Windells Camp which means most of the staff disperses to the coast or into the woods and Timberline has less people so it’s the perfect time for getting up to ride.  Public park is still holding up with a jump line and rail features but the only downside is the hike [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/timberline-8310.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-6.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-6.html#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:19:59 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6735 It was the last day for snowboarding at Windell’s camp but definitely the most fun and progressive day for me once we hit the slopes.  A couple warm up runs from top to bottom just making turns and getting the muscles working again. Early morning lines at Palmer We spent the morning back on the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-6.html/feed 13 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-5.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-5.html#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:08:37 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6722 Enjoyed a good BBQ at Kaiser’s last night for good grub, beer and horseshoes that didn’t keep me up too late.  It felt really good to get a good nights sleep last night and be up early again for on snow at Windell’s Camp. Today was the first day of the last session at HCSC [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-5.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-4.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-4.html#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:05:11 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6705 Despite a late night Sushi dinner with all the adult campers, today was the 3rd day on snow at Windell’s Camp.  It was also the first bluebird day of the camp for us with hotter temperatures than expected.  I did come back with a red lower half of the face, not a bad burn but [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-4.html/feed 6 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-3.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-3.html#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:12:07 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6678 At our 7am wake up call this morning, we were told the shred day was in limbo and we wouldn’t know till 10am if the winds would die down enough for shredding.  By 10am we got the call that the clouds were lowering and the mountain was rideable but to dress warm and prepared for [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-3.html/feed 7