Spring Time Ups And Downs

After a kick ass winter I was ready to enjoy a summer of surfing, biking, and skydiving.
The spring started off to good to be true. My girl Alex and I did a surf trip to Puerto Rico. We got some good surf but we also had to find other things to do when the waves were flat. Snorkeling and exploring the Island was a lot of fun and if we go back we now know where all the good surf spots are.
After the surf trip we came home to Whistler and ski season was still going strong. I got a heli day in with Kye, Ingrid, and Matty Richard. The day kicked ass however the snow was frozen solid and the winds were to strong to land the heli anywhere really cool. Later that week the snow did get good again though and my days consisted of skiing pow up high in the morning and mountain biking in the afternoon. I love this time of year in Whistler for this reason, epic days of skiing and biking it doesn’t get any better than that. Actually it does when you throw skydiving into the mix and I had a great week of jumping out of planes, skiing, and mountain biking. I started to think that life couldn’t get any better when one night while out biking with my crew I went to big off a kicker and broke my ankle.
The next six weeks were down right depressing but I made the best of it by hanging out at the lake and doing other fun stuff like shooting guns. Today is the first day I have been able to walk with out my cast and my ankle feels great. I’m so stoaked to be mobil again and well on my way to a full recovery. Soon I will be able to bike and skydive again, I can’t wait.

While exploring the Island of Puerto Rico we came across this cool blow hole. The waves would pound into this hole and water would shoot like 50ft into the air.

The snorkeling in Puerto Rico is really good and this Sting Ray was just one of the crazy creatures I saw.

This spot was where we had some of our best surf of the trip.

Back from Puerto Rico and straight into the Heli with Kye. Life is rough.

Some of the lines we saw while flying around. To Bad the snow was Ice and the winds were to high to land on stuff like this.

Ingrid’s always stoked to be in the mountains and even though the skiing wasn’t good she didn’t care.

After skiing pow in the morning there is no better way to spend the afternoon then biking with my girl and our crew of friends.

This is the first feature on this trail and it’s a great warm up for things to come.

Running into a family of bears in the Whistler area is very common. This momma had three cubs.

Ready to hop in the plane for my first jump of the year. The best part about not jumping in 7 months is I get that first jump adrenalin all over again, I love that feeling.

In the plane with one of my jumpin bro’s just before the door opens.

Just after I broke my ankle and feeling depressed that my kick ass spring was over.

Hanging out at the lake with my dog was one of the best ways for me to get out of the house and keep from going stir crazy.

Turpin was helping me stay sane by taking me out shooting. I love to shot guns.

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