NS, Morning POW day rituals

hoodcrewEarly ups. Pre-roll a few doobies, make eggs, bacon, potatoes onions avocado all that good shit, grub down, hit the drivethru coffee for a 20 OZ to get hyped, stop at the 7/11 cop a can of Copenhagen long cut- pack a chaw on the way up smoke the first chair piff to get stoked- send

gnarballsianmme and the homies hit it earlier, but without spending shit loads of money unlike this guy and go find our favorite hits and lines inbounds, then when that gets skied out we grab the packs, shovels, and beacons and go shred some sidecountry or bc stuff. Always a good time and never enough pow to go around.

TWoodsI lay out all my gear, check my beacon batteries, pack my pack and lay out my breakfast so I don't have to think about that in the morning.

I have a really really hard time waking up most mornings, so I will shower so I am relaxed and fall asleep fast, and then put on my base laters, socks, knee stabilizing braces (around my ankles) and my second layer hoodie and sleep in that. I know that's strange, but if I do that I will wake up and remember it's ski time, and I won't unconsciously turn off my alarm (across the room or in the hallway) and go back to bed.

I get up and check the avvy report, the mountain cams, and the weather. I go eat breakfast and brush my teeth, then put on the rest of my stuff and get into the car. I always drive to and from the resort in full gear, makes me feel ready. Always leave with enough time to stretch in the lift line or at the car before lifts start turning. Before I turn on the car, I close my eyes and do a mental checklist to make sure I have everything I need that day (BC gear, camera gear... all my ski gear is on me)

I always try to eat carbs the night before (something I used to do before cross country races). In the morning, I find if I eat some sort of meat I feel better all day, so I usually do that. No coffee before I go skiing, any sort of caffeine buzz at all really fucks with me.

typing that out - it's a lot more involved than I feel like it is when I'm doing it.

GrizzlyBurrIf some dudes aren't ready by the time we are, we leave them. If it's unanimous what time everyone decides to get up get ready and be up there and you decide to slack you will be left.

e.waitWake up later than intended, see texts from my buddies telling me to get to the hill, jump out of bed, begin frantically putting my gear on while half-asleep, eat shit trying to get my leg into my snowpants, start putting on boots, wait what the fuck am I doing--I still have to drive to the hill, stop putting on boots, grab a granola bar, head out to my car which already has my sticks in it, start backing out, fuck i forgot _________, run back in the house and grab the forgotten item, head back to the car and realize I also forgot _________, fuck it I don't need it, stop at a gas station and buy a RedBull and maybe a snack for later, arrive at the hill, actually put my boots on this time, awkward ski boot power walk across the parking lot towards the lift, shred

KravtZso frustrating gonig away with 'that kid' who doesn't care and wakes up late, takes his time, etc...fuck that kid

theVanI'll tell you what, man. For me, more than ANYTHING else...it's clearing that dump.

GrizzlyBurrAmen brother, everyday needs to start with a good morning dump.

GrizzlyBurrIt's hoodcrew they do what they want

Haha true but you think there pockets would go empty quick.

gnarballsianmIt's hoodcrew they do what they want

Haha true but you think there pockets would go empty quick.

casualYou know it's getting cold out again when you see a thread like this....

Working: Get up at 4:30-5 depending on control plan, make a fried egg (slightly broken yoke...it's an art and I get it more wrong than right), 2 slices of bacon, everything bagel. 4-5 "cups" (c'mon they're 6 oz....who the fuck drinks a 6 oz coffe?) out of a too-old, too-rarely cleaned pot-made coffee, dumped into a Stanley, out the door with nothing in my hands. Meeting, build boom sticks, snowmobile/cat/lift/hike, chuck, huck, suck, oh fuck, phew good luck, repeat.

Not Working: Debauchery. Pocket beers, sidearm, tools, to-go bfast (daylight, t-bell, bagel cream cheese, coffee), sneak in basement door, grab my skis, hi-five lifties and scanners, hide somebody's poles on the roof, put someone's heel piece up, mean mug that one douche who nobody likes doing a shitty job clearing the ramp and slapping the chairs, get as far from the base area and chair 2 as possible (after crushing something off of 2 to go elsewhere) and figure out if we can get tows or if the cat is running, and indulge in all sorts of winter fun activities with pals.

After? Baths. Baths, man. And, Hot Toddies. And, RICE and ibuprofen.

MLJyou should make a little edit of this, would be pretty hyphy.

tBattThis about sums it up.

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MLJyou should make a little edit of this, would be pretty hyphy.

UzbombBacon eggs toast. Coffee and a smoke. Ski out my back door for first chair.

slamdunkI don't know if they have something like this in the states or Canada, but in Austria there's a TV channel that shows a live feed from the cams at all the local mountains and plays Austrian accordion music, shows temp. and new snowfall. So i switch this on as I make breakfast, Brigitte knocks on the door with fresh milk that has this beautiful cream on top.
Eat breakfast while watching the live feeds on the tv and the music is like a soundtrack to powder days.

RubberSoulbut make it in claymation. can't wait to see it in 5 years

3maniaI won't get out of bed early for less than 10".

Bum.Lifelisten to the Frozen soundtrack. shit gets me going