As Winter nears and the prospect of snow sliding become clearer, angst increases and time slows down. You get restless, antsy, irritable, and have trouble sleeping….basically withdrawal symptoms. You my friend, have a bad case of Pre-Season Stoke.
Here’s how Pre-Season Stoke typically progresses.
Stage 1
You go to SnoCon or whatever your local shred-store is and molest all the new gear every other day for 3 weeks. 80% of the snowboards have your greazy finger prints on em.
Shop Employee: Hey bro, good to see you again. Anything i can i help you find? Any questions?
You: Nah, im just looking.
Shop Employee: Yeah I know, i’m just required to ask that question.
You: 
Stage 2
Cliff Mass/NOAA/NW Avy Center/Farmers Almanac/etc. put out some some sort of positive outlook on winter snow conditions. Regardless of speculation…any/all hint of a “good” winter stokes the hype-O-meter.
You wax your board.
Stage 3
Ahhhhh yeah! Video premiere season hits. It hits you in the wallet then hits you in the liver, which can consequently get you hit in the face. Example here.
Pro Gambler Tip: Go to any premiere and buy $20 worth of raffle tickets instead of PBR. Decent odds…then sell whatever gear you win on CL or eBay. (ps i have a pair of Union Binders for sale if anyone wants em – black, large, brand new $50)
Stage 4
You finally cave in and dump a few hundo on a season pass at your local ski area. You’re now invested in the up coming winter and feel you are owed a certain amount of pow days.
You’ve been stacking sick days all year for mid-week pow missions.
You start doing yoga then quit after 3 classes.
Stage 5
It’s October, the first snow falls in the mountains. The snow fell at 8,000 feet but you don’t care. You loose your shit and put on all your new gear and just hang out on your couch watching old snowboard videos.
You then realize you have to wait another 2 months before you can snowboard. Slight depression sets in.
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Unfortunately there is no relief for Pre-Season Stoke Syndrome. The only thing you can do is power thru.
Good luck.
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oooh! good one. …practice your tindy grabs.
Wow, sounds like my life story. Until surfing finally won me over and i only think about snowboarding when…hmmm. I guess never…except when someone drags my ass up to the mountain mid-season for a good pow day. maybe its just cause i suck.
me too. but i can pretend surf on a snowboard way better than i can actually surf so that keeps me going.
Stage 6: You told yourself you wouldn’t use the first new board you’d bought in years until the coverage allowed. Instead, sometime in mid-October you take a short hike with the board and promptly fuck up the base and tear the edge out. Man tears.
ha! totally…