So as the nights start to draw in on a wet and windy London, I am finding that my mind now starts to drift off and dream about fields (and mountains) of white at an ever increasing rate.
In body I might be kicking up leaves of beautiful autumn reds, browns and yellows as I walk home from work through the park, but in my mind I’m already kicking back in a bar somewhere high above the clouds, having just spent the day pushing my thighs to the utter brink of their endurance. I’ve carved through powder, raced down a boardercross course, taken some awesome footage at the fun park and even managed to throw in a casual 1080 myself.
… OK so that last part was definitely a dream. 1080? More like 180, if I’m lucky.
Anyway, my point is that snowboarding and my next snow trip are very much on my mind right now, and while I start to hunt down flights, accommodation and transfers, the guys at Crystal Ski have challenged me to try define what type of snowboarder I am, and then to try detail what a typical day on the slopes looks like for me.
Here goes!
What type of snowboarder am I?
So from the possible options I could choose, I believe I bet fit the description of the below, a Gadget Guru.
Gadget Guru
You spend most of your time… downloading your tracking data. If someone’s invented it, you’ve got it. Your jacket has a heating system, your phone has a resort specific GPS system, and your watch projects a hologram of the solar system. You’re indisputably the ‘King of Kit’! If however, your moves leave you a little short of becoming mountain royalty, don’t worry – just wait for reality to catch up to The Matrix, then download any missing ski and snowboard skills direct to your brain.
My day snowboarding as a Gadget Guru
- Iphone – for photos, GPS and Crystal Ski app
- GoPro HERO4 – SILVER EDITION – ADVENTURE
- Portable battery charger – because the cold doesn’t half kill your battery quicker than normal
- Sony a5000 Digital Camera with SEL-1650 Zoom Lens – Black (20.1MP) 3 inch LCD
– sometimes a mountain photo deserves better than an quick iphone shot.
- Extra batteries
- GoPro mounts – head and chest
Why all the gadgets?
Why? Because they’re fun, and I find that they enhance my experience and lasting memories of any trip, snow or otherwise.
I quite enjoy making post travel videos (ahem, look below), and trying to capture the feel of said travels so that I can experience them again at a later date simply by pressing play.
Other gadgets such as GPS and offline maps are so that I simply make it down the mountain and home in one piece. It’s actually not the worst idea for all skiers or boarders to have some kind of tool which they can use to track their locations and/or make contact with someone should they get into trouble. Just sayin.
What type of skier/snowboarder am I?
So what type of skier/snowboarder am I?
Well I reckon I’m 80% a Gadget Guru, but with tendencies to become an Apres Animal should I be surrounded by the right people and in a resort that offers amazing nightlife.
Of course there is no right or wrong type to be, just as long as you play safe and enjoy yourself.
See you on the mountain.
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