At the moment, I’m in the infamous sunny California. This week it has averaged 80 degrees daily, no jokes. It’s really pretty outside, and well, summer-ish, which makes it awfully difficult to think about snowboarding or snow and especially about cold weather and a wind burnt faces! So, I came up 5 things to do, that might help you to get into your snowboarding mindset, regardless of the sunshine and waves!

Go beanie-shopping. Go and get yourself a new beanie for the season! Check out some of this season’s designs and find something cute. It’s honestly a perfect time, with holiday sales going strong, you won’t feel too guilty buying just one little thing for yourself right about now. Keep posted for our beanie guide.

Take your board in for a hot-wax or full tune-up. Did you put your board aside after your final trip last season? Chances are it’s probably a little dinged from all of your runs, at least I know that mine is! Take it in to the shop for some TLC (and you can check out the guys working at the board shop while you’re at it).

Make sure your car, racks, and chains are ready. Do you have to pack chains each time you head to the mountains? Every season, you should always make sure they’re not worn or frayed, and if so, replacing them is a must. Then, if you have some free time maybe you should try to give yourself a refresher on how to put them on. Now, how about your racks? Are they covered in rust? It may be a good time to replace them as well, or maybe they just need a tiny adjustment or tightening so that you don’t lose your board at 70mph. Finally, whatever car you’re getting there with, make sure to ask yourself if it is ready for the winter? Before any long drive, make sure to check all your fluids, especially oil and antifreeze. It’s not very fun breaking down in the middle of a snow storm.

Watch some snowboarding videos. This is obviously a no brainer. You don’t even have to go out and buy a DVD. Simply head over to rent a film! You’ll find yourself with snow lust in no time!

Check your calendar and plan where to go each long weekend! Personally, I suck at planning, but there’s something REALLY exciting about planning trips to the snow, even if you think you might not actually be able to follow through. I’m sure you can relate? Do you have any of your snowboarding trips planned yet? Well, if not, it’s time to hop on it! Rooms/condos for the long weekends usually sell out way in advance at the ski resort towns around the country, so get those reservations now!

So you see, even on a steaming hot, sunburn radar, summer-like day, you can get yourself psyched up for lots and lots of snow and hopefully a ton of fun.

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