Sunday, November 9, 2008

White, Fluffy, and Frigid

People that love spring will be waiting impatiently for the season to be over. People that love summer detest the word itself. People that love fall will be dreading the beginning of it. And the people that love this season can't describe with words how anxious they will be for it to get here. They'll be doing anything from having snowball fights to shredding the white capped mountains while everyone else is sitting at home bummed out. If you haven't figured it out already, I'm talking about the season winter. Winter is finally emerging, and I, like many other lovers of snow, can't wait for the season to get here already. The first snowfalls of fall have already made their appearances, teasing me to the point where I have to watch snowboarding videos every time I see a snowflake. I just started snowboarding last year, and I couldn't get enough of it. I couldn't stand to see the snow slowly melt away. The base of the amazement of the season was slowly bleeding out, dieing in front of me. It's also a season of investment for those who take pleasure in staring at the cold hard numbers of their company's cash flow storming in. Winter is a time for huge investment and profit for big snowboarding companies. A piece of plastic that attaches you to your snowboard costs about $100 too much, but they have to make a profit somehow. It snowed today. That's why I was so urged to write about the upcoming season. Although none of it stuck, the important part is that it snowed glorious, white, puffy snowflakes. Just one step closer to actually getting on the mountain and tearing it up. The wait is what makes it better when it gets here anyways. I'm definitely willing to wait for this year's season, impatiently, but willingly. I have a feeling it'll be amazing when it finally arrives.