Our Journey

Soooo, have I mentioned how hard we’ve been training lately? We thought we were going to have more time on our hands at home to relax once Ian showed up and started tuning and waxing for us…wrong! It’s still non-stop action and activities all day long. We actually got in a debate about how many calories we might be burning during the day. With no real way to determine the actual number at the moment we’ve decided it’s probably somewhere between 5,000 and 8,000 calories a day based on some internet research.

Today, we also had the privilege of having Jeff Greenwood (our ex-teammate and 2002 Olympian turned director/producer for GO211) tag along with a camera to capture some footage of a typical day for America’s Snowboard Team in Mt. Hood.

I think the highlight of the day came when we had a post-dryland gainer (running back-flip) session at “The Punch Bowl”, a local cliff jumping and swimming spot about 15 min south of Hood River. I can’t wait for you guys to see the footage, Chris’s first attempt was…well…nothing short of hilarious. The only thing that topped it was his second attempt, which was the closest he’s come to actually doing a gainer. So, even though he didn’t quite stick it he made some progress and that’s what we’re all about here at AST, personal bests.

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