Tag Archives: snowboarding

Next time?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Wow! That looks like fun I thought as I gazed up at The Ridge at Loveland ski area on Sunday and saw three skiers floating down an area of untracked powder. If only we had time to get up there. … Continue reading →

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Cartwheeling, tumbling and cratering myself to confidence

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Yesterday I cartwheeled, tumbled, and cratered countless times on the slopes while snowboarding. Normally, one might not be pleased with such a performance, but these mishaps were a major milestone for me. Up to this point after surgery, I have … Continue reading →

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Craving normalcy (feat. new video)

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

In the initial months after ileostomy surgery, all I craved was normalcy. Life as I knew it had completely disappeared. Gone were the days of getting up and going to the office to work on a variety of enjoyable challenges … Continue reading →

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Happy holidays everyone! (feat. new video)

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

Homemade lasagna is about to come out of the oven, my wine glass is full, and my body is feeling wonderfully worked out after spending a glorious Christmas day flying down the slopes on my snowboard. Doug and I quickly … Continue reading →

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Back on the slopes: snowboarding with an ostomy (feat. new video)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

I managed to get three days of snowboarding in this season which is more than I ever would have imagined! Of course, one would hope that post-surgery improvement in sports would occur in a linear fashion, getting better and better … Continue reading →

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Welcome: the story of my outdoor adventures as an ileostomate (feat. new video)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Yesterday was my sixth-month anniversary of my permanent ileostomy surgery, so it seems like a fitting time to start my Ostomy Outdoors blog. I have been active in the outdoors since I was a child, and one of my biggest … Continue reading →

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