Old Memories of Rare Snow

Snowboard Dallas from John Neese on Vimeo.

Valentine's Day in 2004 brought unexpected amounts of snowfall in Dallas. For some strange reason, I knew it was going to be big. I think it may have been just high hopes combined with good fortune, but regardless, I was prepared.

Having lived here all my life, I knew a few people who knew a few places to check out. This particular park was on the other side of town, about 20 minutes in regular traffic. At 5:30am I took a few shots of the back yard and then loaded up the dog for our trip to the hill.

I was really stoked to ride my new snowboard. The riding part of an earlier trip to Colorado ended after one day and a torn AC ligament in my shoulder. This was going to be my last chance to check it out and break it in.
 
I only had about an hour before the locals saw me doing what I was doing (and where I was doing it), and I'm not a big fan of doing business with the police. The video is brief, as was my ride. I did, however, have a chance to scrape up a little baby ramp to play on.

Good times, indeed.