My friend Colin Weigle and I have a lot of things in common. We both enjoy being active and both like to snowboard. When I asked him what sport he first liked he told me about how he used to set up soccer goals in his yard when he was 5. He has been somehow playing soccer ever since and now plays for the fcc team. But after a while of talking to him about soccer it was clear that soccer was just something to keep him busy until the snow came.
To Colin, soccer is just something to “keep his legs fresh” for snowboarding season. Although he likes the competition atmosphere of soccer, the ability to do something different every time snowboarding keeps him coming back. Aside from being able to do different tricks every run, what Colin really likes about snowboarding is going to different mountains. He has traveled to Utah, Montana and Canada to snowboard on the bigger mountains out there. His favorite mountain was Brighton mountain in Utah, this mountain incorporated runs that start off as a tree run then you can board down the trail in powder and make your way to the park all in one run. Snowboarding has made Colin able to visit places he would only see on tv. One of the those places is salt lake city, the home to the 2002 winter Olympics. Colin enjoys these mountains more then the local mountains because of the vast skiable terrain and enormous runs. In some cases when you ride to the top of the mountain you look down and can see clouds there so high. In salt lake you are literally are on top of the clouds before you take your run. When asked about any new things he could experience in snowboarding he came up with a long list of mountains to visit but the thing he thinks would be the coolest is helisking. This is like a private run of the best terrain on earth. He said he would love the freedom to just choose whatever you want to ride with no limitations. When I asked him if there was anything he didn’t like about snowboarding he hesitated and said when his goggles freeze. Sometimes when you get really high in the mountains the coldness just freezes you goggles to you face and anytime you sweat it just freezes. Sometimes this can cause frostbite which I know hurts extremely bad. But goggle freezing is only something he is worried about after hes done boarding. Colins attitude of wanting to try new things is enhanced by snowboarding and I would characterize his as an adventurous person.
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It's very interesting how unlike other people Collins chooses a sport other then regular old exercise to keep his legs fit for snowbording. He seems like a very outgoing person, and if a dare comes he'll take it. I like the descriptive sentences about the goggles and how you explained what heilisking is. Nice interview!
ReplyDeleteGood interview man, you got a lot of good information out of your friend for this one. I love snowboarding so this made for an interesting read.
ReplyDeleteIm so jealous of your friend. He can snowboard! The first time i tried, i failed BIG TIME. I think i should interview him and tell him to teach me. haha.
ReplyDeleteI tried snowboarding once and it is extremely difficult. I love to ski though. I can't imagine being that high up where my goggles would freeze. It takes a lot of patience and effort to become a successful snowboarder. This must have been a really cool interview
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