Here We Go Again...

FYI - this post is just me rambling about fitness goals. Proceed at your own risk. :)

A couple years ago I attempted P90X three different times... and I successfully completed it only once. Things happened and life got in the way the other two times. Well, I'm back at it and more determined than ever. Today I completed day one of the workout. I'm sure everyone has heard of P90X, but in case you haven't, this home workout kicks your ass for about an hour a day for 90 days incorporating the theory of muscle confusion to keep your body from the dreaded 'plateau'. It does work, for me anyways. The one time I did complete it I noticed a drastic difference. I didn't lose that much weight according to the scale, but I lost inches and gained lots of muscle, stamina, and endurance. That's my goal. I could give a shit less about what the scale says. As long as I'm fit and healthy, that's all that matters. 

Since I'm a snowboard instructor in the winter, being in shape is critical. If you're not in shape, your body can't take those tumbles quite as well and the soreness will stay for days, not to mention it hinders your ability to push your riding to the next level. I know I'm a bit late starting this workout since the shred season is only a month away, and sooner if I hike and ride, which is a definite :) Even one month into it I'll be able to tell a difference. I haven't decided if I'm going to try to do the workout in the mornings or evenings, but I find mornings are usually best since it wakes me up and I'm not worrying about finding time to do it after work. Before, I incorporated some extra cardio 2-3 days a week by running a couple miles a day, but that was back last summer when I was on Beech and worked mainly in the evenings. Even if I can't get that extra cardio in, I'm not worried. I'm just going to do it the best I can and whatever happens, happens. My plan is to use my juicer more, replacing at least once meal a day with juice, cutting back on sugar, bread, red meat, and chicken (unless it's organic) and eating more fruits, veggies, and fresh, wild-caught seafood. 

Enough with my workout ramblings. If you read it, awesome! I'll be posting weekly updates as the workout continues. Wish me luck!

Eaglecrest Needs Your Vote! *updated*

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We did it! Big thanks to everyone who voted for us and now we're headed to the next round, the Sweet 16! On Nov 18-19 we are up against Red Mountain, BC. Don't forget to vote for us again! We made it this far, can't stop voting now!
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Hola! Last month, Eaglecrest beat Whistler in Round 1 of Powder Magazine's 'Ski Town Throwdown'! That means we made it to Round 2 and we're up against Mount Washington, BC. It's a tight race so head on over to Powder Magazine's Facebook page HERE  or click either one of the photos below and vote for your favorite island ski area! 

It will only take a second and your vote will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Pre-Winter Eaglecrest Hiking!

Today was bright and sunny with hardly any clouds in the sky, so we decided to hike up Eaglecrest to the ridge to get some sightseeing in for our friends that are visiting. It was kinda chilly, around 32*, but once we started that ascent we warmed up very quick. The views were amazing as always. There was a nice coat of snow about halfway up the Black Bear chairlift... one whole INCH! At least it's something :) I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

Halloweeeeen!

Halloween was fun, but I was reminded yet again that hangovers are no fun. We have a couple friends from back home in town, so the boys wore masks and my friend and I painted our faces up like sugar skulls. I've been wanting to do the sugar skull thing for quite some time, so I figured this Halloween was perfect!

 

Sorry for the crappy quality. These are phone pics, but good nonetheless! 

We went downtown and ran into some more friends. Good times were had by all and this was one of the best Halloweens I've had in a while! 

On another note... we woke up with the snow line creepin' down even lower! First snow at Eaglecrest, FINALLY! Woohoo! Ready to use my split for the first time! Keep it coming Mother Nature!

Mendenhall Ice Caves!!

Since a couple of our friends are in town we thought it would be the perfect time to hike out to the ice caves under the Mendenhall glacier. We got on the trail around 10:30 and it took us a little over 2 hours to hike out to the glacier. The trail started off pretty mellow and flat, then continued uphill with a few steep sections, then got super loose and rocky as we made our way down to the glacier ice. The temp dropped a few degrees as we got closer but our blood was pumping so much from the actual hike that it felt wonderful. Once we got to the glacier we walked up the side of it until we found the cave. The cave was ahhhhhmazing! The blue was so beautiful and just the fact that we were underneath the glacier in a cave of super blue ice was almost too much to handle. It's incredible that something of such beauty is only a couple hours hike from Juneau. Just another reason why I love this place so much. 

Going into the cave does carry some risk. The cave could collapse at any moment, but as soon as you get to the face of the cave, all the worry goes away and you just HAVE to go in! We walked in a few hundred yards until we got to a waterfall and a huge hole in the ice ceiling above us. You could look up and see the sky, as well as the 30 ft of ice we were under. Water was dripping from the melting ice all over us, but it made the experience even better. I can go on and on about how awesome and beautiful and amazing the ice cave was, but I'll just get to the good stuff... the photos!