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I spent the weekend doing a bit of snowboarding at Bear Mountain in Big Bear, CA. The timing couldn't be better: right after a 30-year storm that dumped 4 feet of fresh snow. Beautiful!

Nutshell Advice for First-Time Snowboarders

Get a lesson, but just pick up a few nutshell bits of advice, get a little practice in a super-safe setting, then head for the bunny slopes where you can get some flow going and concentrate on how your board moves. Keep your eyes up and your knees bent, and find your inner chillness.

If it's in the budget, buy your own boots. I couldn't get my rental boots to fit quite right (serious heel slip), and while I had a great time, I think it would have been even better with well-fitted boots.

The kids are alright killing it. This makes me want to learn mandolin. Gotta get back into music somehow.

I haven't the words to express the deep cool of this picture.

Check out the insane box jumping at about 2:18. A while back, I could do desks. Right now, benches are super-easy, and I might be able to do a desk if I tried. Looks like those boxes are about four feet high. Very impressive.