{"id":16598,"date":"2010-10-29T16:29:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T23:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yobeat.com\/?p=16598"},"modified":"2020-11-18T15:42:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:42:55","slug":"oregon-early-season-report-timberline-lower-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/?p=16598","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t

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\nDamn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman<\/em><\/p>\n

In the annual “race for first,<\/a>” even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline<\/a> in Oregon. But while Timberline<\/a> has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010\/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn’t even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first day of the season may have been better done sober, rather than after an especially rowdy wing night. Apparently over the summer I completely forgot snowboarding basics, so in hopes of keeping you from doing the same, I present some first-day pointers.<\/p>\n

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It’s really here! (Winter, that is)<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Just because you didn’t like the bindings you were riding last year, and the only other pair you have are size men’s large (and you have a women’s size seven foot) doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to set them up. If the toe strap doesn’t tighten down enough to hold your foot in, it’s actually useless.<\/p>\n

2. If you happen to set up said bindings after wing night, it may be wise to double check them in the morning to make sure they are not set up pigeon toed, or slightly set forward. Neither of these things will help you ride.<\/p>\n

3. It’s ok to make a few turns before attempting to ollie.<\/p>\n

4. Apparently if you actually work out before the season like you say you are going to every year, your first day will be more fun and less painful.<\/p>\n

5. If you want to use your new GoPro to film a sweet first person edit (and you know you do), it’s wise to actually charge it before you bring it to the mountain.<\/p>\n