Mammoth

I've been really obsessed with snowboarding since the first day I learned (2015 Dec at Big Bear). The next week I drove to Mammoth mountain by myself and never want to go back to Bear. There are so many reasons that Mammoth has been my favorite so far. I haven't been to many places snowboarding (the other place I've been is Keystone at Colorado). 

I think I love snowboarding so much is because it gives me the freedom that I've dreamed of. Only me and my board enjoy the mountain and beautiful view. There's nothing between me and nature. Forget about all the trivial shitty things, relationship, career, what other people tell you should do... it allows me to escape the reality. Also, everytime I stand on the board I improve a little bit. It was not easy for me to learn snowboarding at the beginning. But I never gave up and kept coming up to the mountain. When I was able to do continuous S carving and felt the wind blow through my hair, the feeling was really awesome!

I used to like to go travel and ride by myself. Then I met some great people in hostels who were willing to ride with me and teach me. They are super amazing and I feel really grateful. I know it's not fun tagging with beginner especially I would sit there for a while everytime I fell down. To thanks those people who had helped me, I brought my friends to Mammoth and taught them snowboarding this week. I'm not a super skilful snowboarder but I know how to not eat shit all day. 

Going to hot spring after snowboarding has been my ritual. Watching sunset and the color change on mountain makes me feel there's nothing I need to worry. I feel I don't need any other thing to make me feel happy. Happiness is here.  Life is good. 

I can't describe the feeling in words really well. Only by coming to the mountain you would understand what truly freedom is. Also,

LOVE 

and

HAPPINESS

Recently I've been working on a product design project for snowboarders- a head protective garment for snowboarders who don't like to wear helmet- Powsnob. Check it out and give me feedback on what you like and what you don't like!

Vintage snowboarding goggles design

Digital rendering in illustrator and photoshop

This one-week project is one of the practice in Visual Communication 5 in Art Center. Found the product meaning a lot to me and rendered 3 material from that products. I love leather work and have designed and handmade some bags and accessories.

 Creating a new product with those material and render it.

For the final rendering, I did use reference trying to get the light and shadow right. 

Happy New Year Snowboarding @Breckenridge

I'm kidding. I didn't go up the slopes in Breckenridge because the lift ticket was way too expensive. I did celebrate NYE in Breck and went to keystone for snowboarding (free shuttle bus from Breck). Thanks my roommate, I got the buddy pass which was a huge discount.

Snowboarding buddies who I met in the hostel. They are all badass. I was the only beginner haha

It was lots of fun snowboarding in Keystone. I just learned snowboarding a month ago in Big Bear (LA area), went to Mammoth and then Colorado here I came~~ Yeah the snow was so good that I can't go back snowboarding in SoCal... I did go to Mt. High after coming back to LA. It was just disappointing... :-(

Breckenridge is just beautiful. It was freezing at NYE (-25°C / -7°F) but other days were fine. I stayed there for a week and wished I could stay longer.... 

Dominic and Collin were on the way to the slopes in Breck

The Crown - my fav cafe in Breck

I went to cafe working in the between of shredding days (could't do it everyday because still fell down a lot and couldn't afford it either). I still think of those days in Breck everytime I close my eyes after coming back to LA. Will def go back to Colorado once I get chance ;-)

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