One of my housemates organized a trip to Hakuba Goryu for a ski/snowboard trip! There were a total of nine of us, five of the group knew how to do one or the other while the remaining four (including me) where absolute beginners. The other three decided they would rather learn how to ski while I wanted to learn how to snowboard. I got a really quick and literal crash lesson from my friend before snowboarding on my own.

The first day, it rained a little bit but that was okay because there were less people for me to accidentally crash into on the slopes. Not to mention, the snow was super fluffy so I didn’t mind falling every five seconds because it was still fun. The second day, all of the snow turned to ice and it was too crowded so after taking an hour to fall down the hill, I called it quits. I might return to snowboarding another time so, but if I do, I’ll be sure to take proper lessons.

I’m really glad I got the chance to go though, the mountains and snow were really gorgeous! Plus, it was a nice breather from my working-every-single-day schedule. Luckily, I still have tomorrow off to rest and recover before returning to work. If you’ve never been snowboarding and want to know how it is, its really fun but the aftermath is so, so very painful. It hurts to sit down :(