Snowboard season almost over!

The last weekend we had really good weather to close snowboard season in St. Petersburg. (slopes are actually 100km to north from St.P.)
Slopes are still open and maybe I will close the season still second time on 1st of May (Walpurgis day, in Finnish = Vappu).

Yes I know quite "nepi nepi", but really fun!!        ("nepi nepi" = mini jump)

One very strong sign of spring and summer are also swimming rings, these people closed the season this way.

Notice how good shape slopes still are! At night -5°C and daytime in sunshine +15°C  !

Aqua Show!!

Every year they organize this Aqua Show.
It is closing of season happening, even that slopes are here still open about 2 weeks.
They dug a pool to snow, built a kicker and whoever can participate to this costume party.
This year weather wasn't so good, it was even raining in the beginning, but feeling was high (and wet)!



Russian ladyboy





Militsiya is nowadays Police in Russia





This girl showed her opinion to judges and got little bit more scores.))



Absolutely the most famous trick was backflip... mostly without control!



People who saw this picture were telling: "Oh Tolja's costume was vagina!"
I don't know... maybe somebody who knows more anatomy of women can tell so!





The winners in different categories.



Downhill biking!

I was at home country spending Easter. Weather was unbelievable great!
I went to my old home slopes (Mustavuori), meaning to ride by snowboard a little bit.
At night was -10°C and still midday slopes and landings were really hard (icy). Sun tried to soften, but not yet enough.
I met my old friend Elise with downhill bikers in the parking place; they were going to have a photo session on the slopes or actually beside of the slopes is nice trail for this. So I decided to shoot some photos and wait little bit softening of slopes.
Trail is middle of the small forest and there was still snow, but trail itself was open (maybe used a lot).

Trees were filtering the sun a bit, birchwood, snow and ground spots in the snow gave nice landscape for photos. After all I ride by snowboard really only little bit!

Back to swimming pool!

Back to ordinary life and to swimming pool in the evenings.(((
Really difficult to find a motivation to ride in pool again.
Also I went back to jump on trampoline and it was fun!))
Well... it's what we have, should be happy for that...
It's still time to learn some new tricks, couple pics of currents tricks.

Calendar April 2012

Every month I'll publish new page for 2012 calendar. Save it, print it and tape to your wall! ;-)))))
It was so great weather and pipe in good shape. I have so rarely chance to ride halfpipe, I really enjoyed!
Halfpipe in ZolDol is old school size (I mean quite small, in Finnish "nepi nepi"), but right shape and easy to get speed.