This winter is turning out to be one of the worst winters since I started snowboarding religiously. I was expecting to be riding street a bit more this winter because of my job, but it's the middle of January and there is no fucking snow in town! Not like there isn't going to be a winter this year just don't know when it is going to hit. This has to be on of the latest winters in Canadian history. Guess there isn't going to be any street riding just yet.
Last year I was unemployment and still managed to going riding close to forty days. That was still a horrible amount of days then the previous three years. It was easier to go riding when I lived in the mountains, I could just hitchhike up everyday, easily. Now the ski hill is a good hour away instead of fifteen minutes, and it is rather hard to rely on hitchhiking now. Last year I bummed rides with whoever I could find, but it is hard to find a lot of skiers in the prairies. Well skiers that go up everyday. Just a lot of weekend warriors, which brings me to my next point....
My job. It does get in the way. I am a cook and most of my cooking career has been working nights. Well with my present cooking job, I start at 11 A.M. Was used to going skiing in the mornings and working my nights, but that's not how it is anymore. My Boss and I had a agreement that if I was a slave to the restaurant in the summer that I could work evenings in the winter. Unfortunately it is now riding season and nothing has changed. Still doing the same shift. Okay the hours have been cut back to normal full-time, no more 200 hours months, but I was hoping I could start at 4 or 5 in the afternoon. I have miss lots of good riding days because I have had to work.
I just kind of feel stupid for buying a season's pass this year, I am really wondering if it was worth it. I have only gone riding three times, and really don't know how many times I can go out this years. As long as I go twelve times, my season pass will be paid for and every other time would be free. Here's to hoping...
