I've never had a bloomin' onion

I was just on Deadspin and saw this:

Are they as good as everyone says?  I'd never even heard of such a thing till Jdow started raving about it.  Outback tonight anyone?

This reminds me, one of these weekends we need to set aside a day dedicated to a part of the city which eludes most of its inhabitants. I'm talking about a day of B&T griminess. I've been hitting the East Village and LES so often I think it's time to change it up. Obviously we start in Times Square:

- Lunch at TGIFs
- Afternoon @ Dave & Busters
- Drinks @ ESPN Zone
- Dinner @ Bubba Gump Shrimp


After dinner we head East and hit Murray Hill bars: Tonic, Joshua Tree, and Arctica.  Strict dress code of dark dress shirts or graphic tees, preferably Ed Hardy. Blow outs/sunglasses worn to bars is a plus.

The Art of Flight

Based on this trailer, might just be the first snowboard movie I watch.

 

Wake up to:

HST, Cusack, Depp, and a blow up doll

 

MMJ

Can't wait for the new My Morning Jacket album coming sometime this Spring.

Here are some free downloads 

A great list of streaming covers by MMJ 

A little less lax, a lot more business

I was on the precipice of becoming a ski bum a couple days ago.  Returning to New York I realized I needed to revamp my image.  The flow, while acceptable in places like Whistler, just doesn't cut it in the city. Also, I didn't want my brand new nephew Oliver Parker Powell to get the wrong impression when I meet him for the first time this weekend.

Say good bye to the flow

Day 5

Demoed these guys for the final day of skiing.

 

Rossignol Super S7. 195 in length and 115 under the boot. Rockered tip and tail for floating pow and a traditional camber for ripping groomers.  Plus a metal core for extra stiffness.  Absolute beasts - my legs were destroyed by the end of the day.

It was going off when we got to Peak Chair this morning. About 8 inches of new snow fell overnight and the visibility was ok, finally some decent conditions for sending cliffs.  Waiting in the first lift line of the day, we saw two people drop Air Jordan, a classic double stager (10 fter followed by a 40fter), and one dude throw a cork 7 off Waterfall, another classic cliff just below Jordan.  

I decided to put my new skis to work on the first run:

 

This is Waterfall, we estimated 40 ft. I did not stick the landing - both skis went flying on impact.  The crowd in the lift line loved it.

Nate hit a smaller cliff skier's right of Waterfall.

A great day to end a great trip.

 

Day 4

Still dumping and no wind.  We hit Spanky's first thing. 

First lap was Ruby Bowl - best run of the trip.  A day's worth of snow on the best terrain Blackcomb has to offer. 

Jdow

The sun broke out for our second lap down Sapphire Bowl providing excellent visibility.

Nate hiking for turns on top of Blackcomb glacier

Resting before the traverse out of the glacier.

Day off today. Forecast for tomorrow is clear skies - looking forward to some views.  A week of snow is nice but the flat light is getting annoying.