Our adventures in Mammoth: part 2

Our time in Mammoth went by way too fast. We had such a wonderful time enjoying the outdoors and fresh air.

We were able to take Maverick out snowshoeing almost everyday, right from our back door. There was all this open space that you could trek through all the way to the ski runs.


We made it over to June mountain a couple times during our stay. We love the view of Mono Lake that you have the whole way down the upper runs.


Russ made it up a few more time with John and Andy. This picture is us at the end of our trail back from the hill to our cabin. Puts us right at our back door!

Go Team!

Ed & Jake came up again with some more friends... I stole a couple pictures from Jake this time around.


Good times!


After a long, hard day of riding... this is what we do!


Jon's parents made it up for a week. Gary came out on the hill with us every day!


Our friends Sara & Ryan came up for a long weekend. We did Mammoth one day and June the other. Then we sent them on their way home in the middle of a HUGE snow storm. Thankfully, they made it out before it got too bad!






They had built this igloo at the top of June Mountain.


We met some really great people in our complex the last couple weeks we were there. They had dogs for Mav to play with. Turns out, this dog is Maverick's real life sister! Small world huh?


The last weekend we were there, they had the Roxy Chicken Jam. Some of the top pro girl riders were there competeing. It was really fun for me to watch riders like Tara Dakides compete! (Yes, she is inverted here)

I already can't wait for the snow to start falling on the 09/10 season!

The Stampede

During our stay in Mammoth, Jon and I made a couple trips home for special occasions. One of these occasions was our good friend Andy's birthday. Andy always does some kind of fun bike ride for his special day. This years theme was "The Stampede". Jon and I made some killer cow costumes and there we lots of cowboys and cowgirls out there to round us up. Here are some pictures from the event.


The Herd


Jake & Jeana


Jen & Heather


Jon & Missy

A Quick Comparison

The sign on March 24, 2006



The sign on March 24, 2009



Needless to say, it's been a good year!

Our Adventures in Mammoth (part 1)

Jon and I have been living in Mammoth for the past couple of months. We've been having a blast and have got so much snow! We've been having so much fun with the visitors that have come up. Here are a few pics and videos from our time here.


The first day we were there, it started snowing like crazy! It was also our 4th anniversary. What a beautiful way to celebrate! We went to Convict Lake restaurant. It was incredible!

The first weekend we were there, Edgar brought some friends up and we enjoyed some serious powder!





During the next week, we had incredible sunshine and beautiful days. Jon and I decided to try and ride every chair on the mountain. It was a fun challenge. Here's a video that we made of our day.



The following weekend, our friends Josh and Heather came up to visit with their dog Tuni. We skiied one day and snowshoed the other. The dogs had a blast together and we enjoyed the great company!











Then the next storm rolled in. Calvin, Gerrit & Kym came up to enjoy some fresh turns.







After the storm, Andy & Russ came up for a bluebird day!



Maverick loves the fresh powder! However, he does NOT love the avalanche bombs that come along with the powder!





Here's another video of all the powder we got that week.



During President's Day weekend, it snowed like crazy again! Ed made his way up here with Jeana and Jake. We had one of the best days in powder just riding chairs 21 and 4.



I don't think I've ever seen this much snow at the top. This sign is over 30 feet tall!



Jon and I have had a great time so far... more to come soon!

San Francisco Fancy Food Show

Every year, Jon and I head to San Francisco for the annual Fancy Food Show. We look for new ideas for JDW and try to have some fun while we are there. This year, we were invited to 3 vendor parties for each night of the show! On Saturday night, we got to go to the Godiva chocolate and wine pairing event. It was INCREDIBLE! Godiva really has some fantastic chocolates, and the appetizers and drinks were pretty tasty too!


Here we are tasting some chocolate... and more chocolate


We got to meet one of the head chefs from Godiva, Thierry. He was doing the wine pairing with the different chocolates.

The second night, we got to go to a Ghirardelli ice cream sundae party. It was held at their location at Ghirardelli Square.



The last night, we went to the infamous (well, infamous in the food industry) Jelly Belly party. We didn't have our camera this night, but it was sure fun dancing and hanging out with a bunch of our vendors!

We always enjoy walking the show and tasting all the yummy foods. It's always nice to catch up with our vendors also.


Here we are at the Cafe D' Amore booth. We are excited for some new products they are coming out with this year.

We were also able to meet our friends Tim & Alissa and their two adorable daughters for dinner on the way out of town. It was great to see them, just wish we could have had more time with them.

Dog Beach

While we were having a major heat wave in January, we decided to take Maverick to Dog Beach in Huntington for the first time. We went with Josh and Heather and her dog Tuni.


Mav was a little timid at first.


He started to get a hang of it after a little while. By the end of the day, Tuni and Maverick were running splashing, chasing, and catching.


They loved having all the other dogs to play with too!


Best Buds!

Here's a video of Maverick playing frisbee.



I'm defintiely looking forward to taking him back in the summer when we can actually go out in the water and see how he does swimming.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone!

This year, Jon and I rang in the New Year in a little town called Eden, UT. Our friend Jeana has a family house in this town which is about an eight minute drive to Powder Mountain. We headed out there with eight of our friends and had a great time exploring a couple of new mountains.


Jon and I at the top of the mountain. The views were unreal!


These were the trees we were riding through. Some of the most fun trees I've ever been in!


There was a whole section of the mountain called Powder Country. Basically, they let you drop down the front side of the mountain through all the killer powder and they pick you up in a shuttle to take you back to the hill. It was Awesome!


One of the days, we headed over to SnowBasin. The Olympics were held there in 2002. It is a really nice resort and the hill was awesome. I would love to go back there on a powder day.


Here's a group shot of us all.

It was a great trip and I look forward to next year's adventure, wherever it might take us!!