http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/loveland-5210.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/loveland-5210.html#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 03:07:14 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=11258 It’s hard to believe it’s May outside when there is a couple inches of new snow at your house, along the highway and falling at resorts around Colorado.  Loveland is a true freeriders mountain in Colorado with the open terrain and drops.  It’s off the beaten path for many skiers & snowboarders that drive by [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/loveland-5210.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111809-demo-day.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111809-demo-day.html#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:30:46 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8222 In November each year there are two days where a range of companies come to Loveland to give shop employees the chance to try out the latest gear.  Each year I attend the shop demo to get a better understanding of what boards you guys want to know more about.  This year I drove down [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111809-demo-day.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111509.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111509.html#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:40:40 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8178 I watched it snow in Silverthorne last night and this morning we had a couple new inches of snow on the ground for today’s shredding.  I was able to sleep in and plan out another day of shredding at Loveland with Julie. It was a cold day on the mountain but beautiful out with almost sunny [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111509.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111409.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111409.html#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:52:06 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8170 There are definitely somedays when I hate waking up early even though I know I’ll be happy once I hit the snow and Saturday was that day for me.  The driving conditions were rough from Steamboat to Loveland which meant getting up earlier and going slower because of icy roads. I managed to make it to [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111409.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-11709.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-11709.html#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:22:25 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8076 Four resorts are now open for snowboarding and skiing in Colorado which means my weekends are filled with traveling down to one of those four mountains to enjoy some much needed shred time.  Saturday I spent the day at Loveland, carpooled down with Philip and Doug and then met up with my friend Bruce who [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-11709.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-11109.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-11109.html#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:47:12 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7976 I treated my friends great by being the designated driver at Halloween last night so I could enjoy snowboarding today and it paid off with a fun day on snow.  I even forgot that it was daylight savings but luckily my phone kept me on time for meeting up to shred. I met up with Chris [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-11109.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-103109.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-103109.html#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:12:17 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7964 It was a perfect day to spend Halloween and even though I was tired from traveling, I got talked into going riding and spending the day outside at Loveland Ski Area.  I didn’t regret the decision later and definitely a great way to welcome myself back to Colorado, enjoying the snow that fell over the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-103109.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101809.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101809.html#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:29:47 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7786 The last day of the weekend and my last day for shredding before traveling meant heading back down to Loveland for another day on the slopes.  It was quite the journey to shred this morning with plenty of pit stops on the way but we eventually made it for a beautiful sunny day on the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101809.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101709.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101709.html#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:43:31 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7774 The best part about snowboarding is once I hit the snow, everything else fades away.  I’m surrounded by friends, peers, snowboarders and anything that is stressing me out or causing problems in my life isn’t part of snowboarding that day. It was another day of carpooling to Loveland Ski Area from Steamboat, about an hour and [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101709.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101009.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101009.html#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:09:55 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7670 With the Colorado shred season underway now that two mountains are open, it’s definitely the time of the year that my free days are spent on the mountain.  Saturday was the perfect day to drive down from Steamboat with friends for an afternoon of shredding.  We had a minor glitch in the plans when we [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/loveland-101009.html/feed 5