The tricky thing about snowboarding is that we are fully dependent upon the weather. This week we were supposed to go to Europe for two Europa Cup competitions and one World Cup. The snow situation in Limone, Italy, the site for the World Cup, was so poor (read: nonexistent) that the race was canceled. Our coaches had a pretty good idea that the World Cup would get canceled, so they changed our schedule and saved us from taking a needless trip to Europe.

You might think that a trip to Europe would be a good thing, but when you are trying to stay fit and healthy for the Olympics, and extra 20 hours of flying and a 9 hour time change is not the optimal thing to do.

Rather than going to Europe, we stayed home for an extra few days. For the first time in two years, I rode my freestyle board in the glorious sunshine at Whistler! It was great to spend a bit of time with my family and cruise around the mountain together. I took my first ride on the new Peak-to-Peak gondola – a must do on a sunny day! In the afternoons I hit the gym.