While in a somewhat "permanent" location I decided to get a job for the winter.  There were a few reasons behind this. First off, a little cash flow never hurt, plus I figured it would be a good way to meet people and add a little structure to my ski bum life.
I was offered a job with the Breckenridge Ski and Ride school teaching children's snowboarding.  After passing a physical fitness test it was off to a week of training starting mid December.  We trained as a group going over some instruction techniques and most importantly, how to get through the day with upwards of 8 kids on a 3000 acre mountain.  We also went over some riding skills that helped to sharpen my abilities as a snowboarder.

The next couple weeks flew by.  We finished training just before the holiday rush started, no break after an exhausting week of training.  Only weeks earlier I was in charge of nearly 50 union construction workers at a power plant in a corn field in Iowa.   Now I'm wrangling a handful of snowboarders from all corners of the globe, on a mountain, in one of the greatest places on earth.
It is definitely interesting meeting the people that visit the Summit County area.  The majority were from the states but within the first couple days I had met families from Australia, South America, Europe, and New Zealand.   Now that the holidays are over we are back to a more normal routine and things are not as crazy which is nice.

(This entry is a little old, it was mid Decemberish)

So over the last couple of days around a foot of fresh snow fell here in Breckenridge.  The riding was great and to have a couple powder days so early in the season makes it even more exciting.  The storm was pretty serious and left most of Colorado covered in a fresh layer of snow.  The biggest numbers were seen down in the San Juans with Wolf Creek reporting 23 inches and Silverton getting 2+ feet in the alpine!

The catch to the storm was the arctic front followed.  Last night we hit a record low of -15 degrees (previous was set in 1972).  I have the RV pretty well insulated and ready for winter, but when you see temps like these all bets are off.  The heater is definitely working overtime and the water lines in the bathroom are frozen solid.  I put the electric heater in the bathroom trying to thaw them out but no luck.  I have also noticed the snow I track in doesn't seem to be melting....  Looks like a few more days of these frigid temps then hopefully back to something a little more reasonable.  When I finally mustered the courage to head outside I was greeted with this view, it suddenly didn't seem so bad.

Alright, I finally uploaded the video footage from the drive to Breck.  This post was put on the back burner with some friends in town, the holidays, pow days, oh and some work also. 
I am still figuring out the editing software so you may have to turn up the volume at the beginning for some dialogue, enjoy!