Shaun, Oh Shaun...

100.

Really?

Can you believe that crap? Yes, it was an amazing run. But to get a perfect score? Not so much. I think a 99 or hell, even a 99.9 would've been more justified. I'm not a big fan of Shaun White, mainly because I think he's gotten too star struck and sold out. I'm not even gonna get into the 'leggings' . How did he not rip those? haha. Anyways, I'm not hatin' on Mr. White. He does have mad skills and goes bigger than everyone else, but it just annoys me that the judges think his run was worth a perfect score. If it's a perfect 100, then where's room for improvement? 

Here's the vid

Winter X Games 2012 : Shaun White's Perfect 100 Score

Update :)

Haven't posted in a while so I'll give everyone an update. Not much excitement around these parts thanks to mother nature. All the NC resorts have came close to closing several times because we have week long rain and warm temp spells. Guess we can't always have winters like the last couple :( 

Anyways, there are a few fun happenings that I can share with everyone. The Roots Ride Rail Jam was a success. Lots of riders came out and the setup was pretty insane. Everyone was happy :)

New Years was fun. Lots of drunken times and craziness at the Beech Tree. 

We've had some really fun park setups at Beech the past few weeks. It's really helped me progress with some new tricks :) 

I'll post a better update later with some pics and vids from the past few weeks.

Happy Shredding

XOXO

Beech Update

The past couple weeks have been fun but depressing. Last year by this time, we had the entire mountain open with a hell of a base. Now, we have technically 5 runs open, but it's really just one run from top to bottom. Bare spots. Grass. Mud. Rocks. NOT FUN. But the past couple days of cold weather have allowed us to make some decent snow. We'll be lucky to have another run open by Christmas. The weather forecast calls for rain by Tuesday night. There goes all the snow we're currently making. It's 20 degrees and sunny right now, just wish it would stay like that all winter! Well, in addition to a few good snowstorms :)

My riding has definitely improved since I got my new Smokin' board. It seems so much easier to ollie and pop off of nothing. I feel more stable on rails and boxes, and even landing small jumps feels much more stable than my old board.

Currently I'm sitting on the couch guzzling hot tea and taking Zicam. Thanks to whoever exposed me to the big bad cold that I now have. Didn't work yesterday and I'm taking today off to just rest and try to get better. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice, so hopefully I can get out and teach some lessons and ride tomorrow without feeling like I'm dying.

Here's some pics from the past couple weeks of riding.

^ LOVE this one!

^ locking down my frontsides

^ this waterpipe rail is fun!

^ an inspiration on my palm

Beech Mountain Resort Re-opening

Tomorrow, Beech Mountain Resort will re-open for the season! Don't miss out on the fun!

Beech Mtn Resort Video

So the Roots Rideshop Rail Jam and Grand Opening is coming up on the 17th, and my friend Nate made this awesome vid to promote it. It's all last years footage (because Mother Nature is being a b*tch and has not given us lots of snow or snowmaking weather yet), but it's still a sick vid!