No, PHNX Boards didn't close down just yet. This writer was travelling to Amsterdam to a wedding, but got stuck in Dublin when a snowstorm bringing a whopping...two inches of snow... shut down the City! Missed the wedding but was fortunate to complete the second part of the journey, a couple of days of great skiing in Val d'Isere, in the French Alps, including some incredible powder at the top of Tignes.
In the meantime, New England has been showing its true stripes with rogue snowstorms late into March, providing plenty of powder for those properly equipped (yeah, that means those who have PHNX Boards!). We got 12 to 15 inches last week and another storm coming in tonight. Last week's storm was a classic opportunity for PHNX riders, since schools were closed and roads were barely navigable.
Some of us are fortunate to have a hill right outside our home, so while everyone else was digging out, I was enjoying first tracks in the woods. Understand, I say that not to brag like "yeah, I'm rich and I was heli-skiing, where were you?". The message is that snurfing is so much fun and so accessible to anyone for barely any money. You too can grab first tracks anytime it snows if you just have a snurfer.
By the way, my back woods run is pretty short, just a dozen turns or so, but powder is powder and free is free, so its really pretty awesome! Grab a few runs, get some fresh air and exercise, then back to whatever else you have to do. That's the snurfer lifestyle and I'm amazed more snowboarders don't hop on the bus.
