My second year in the PNW. Really feeling a bum year, I'm sure California is worse. I am not going to use the word depression, but I feel less happy. Can't really see myself living here after college. Not if winters aren't going to be like this.
On a different note, I have gotten very pessimistic about skiing, specifically flaunting snow conditions and the epic time people are having. In a way it's like flaunting wealth, shoving it in the face of those who are less fortunate. All these pro skiers (not saying they haven't earned it) who get flown around the world, chasing the best snow; Japan, France, etc. All the instagram posts, mini edits. The average skier will never go to Japan, to ski the Alps, and saying "CONDITIONS WERE AWESOME, WHERE WERE YOU?" I'll tell you where I was. I was sitting my desk, looking up snow conditions that show a snow line of 7500 feet, dreading that I won't ski 10 times in Washington. I guess I just can't get stoked on the edits anymore, with crappy conditions to look forward to.
Yes. I'm salty, butthurt, mad. The other option: shut myself off from skiing culture, ignore the pow edits, I feel as though I'll just drift further from the sport I luv