I got back from two days of snowboarding at Kirkwood. Kirkwood has three "snowbomb", or some such stupidly named, terrain parks. They each have a series of jumps -- a beginner, intermediate, and advanced set. The first day I did quite well practicing in the beginner park. The second day, after listening to an old Iron Maiden tape I found, I jumped an intermediate ramp at full speed, skied the moon, landed roughly, and held myself off the ground by using my face on the slope at high speed. Some nice scratches on my cheek, and a brief moment of evaluating if I had a broken rib ensued. All in all, it was a kick-ass day!