Shan in Japan

After an endless summer, I am looking forward to the chilly season. Main reason is the snow - jumping on the skis and board again.
I went to the opening of the Burton Snowboards store in Harajuku last weekend. All the pro snowboarders, Terje, Shaun, Kelly etc were there. Jake Burton the man himself made an appearance. Good thing about working for a magazine is that you get press passes anywhere. Even though I'm no journalist/photographer!
Ended up being quite a late one that evening. All this talk prompted me to pull out my gear and see what I need to do for this season. Heated up the iron to put on some wax, but couldn't find the wax.....
Set to go on a backcountry tour with the North Face crew in late November for a pre-season slide. My chicken legs need a bit of work, especially around the knees for riding telemark skis, so been getting into the gym most mornings doing squats. Feeling all the better for it already!