Group shot while enjoying our salmon bbq after a great day of riding up at Hemlock Valley Resort
Well, it was bound to happen eventually, but I turned 30 this past weekend. It made me feel old and not so old all at the same time. Yeah, my 20's might be over but with an already packed schedule of adventures starting to take shape for 2011 I'm more excited and ever for what the next year is going to bring.
I'm lucky to have some great friends and with my friend, Andre's birthday the day before mine, we decided to have a day of snowboarding and barbequing up at the Opening Day for Hemlock Valley Resort near my hometown of Mission. The day dawned clear and crisp and with it being opening day we knew there'd be plenty of untouched powder to be plundered so we made sure to get there nice and early. I rarely ride Hemlock these days with Baker being almost the same driving distance but it was fun to hang out at the low key mountain with friends and ride untouched snow until our legs couldn't take it anymore. We made one last half hour hike to hit an untouched line and then it was salmon time. After a few hours of grilling and enjoying some beers it was time to call it a day and I can't think of a better way to have spent my 30th. Thanks to everyone for coming out and making it such a great day!
James
Sev fires up his bionic knee so we can get this day started
Self portrait: So stoked to ride!
Trev checks on the snacks
Sev brought an entire salmon to grill up for lunch
Our parking lot grill/hangout zone
BBQ time
Nothing's better than beers and friends after a hard day of riding
Fresh salmon burgers, right off the grill
Trevor shows how it's done
Someone forgot to give Matt the memo that Movember is over
OK, all three of them missed the memo
More mustache
The last rays of sun hit the mountain
It was Andre's birthday the day before so we celebrated together, even if he's way greasier
Good times
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