Alive

Got done with ma surgery yesterday. I think/hope it went well, I didnt talk to the surgeon after I woke up and I wont see him for a week or so. I was KOed for about 2 hours which is kinda cool I guess. They did a nerve block (which involved a massive needle in my neck)which numbed my whole arm and kept it numb until last evening (whick sucked). I get to wear this sling 24/7 for the next 5 weeks and 6 days then I'll have no muscle and will have to rehab hard for another couple months before I can really do anything. I'm all strung up on T3's but even then it feels like my shoulder is out of the socket (pain) and when the drugs wear off every 3 hours my shoulder feels like it is out and has forks stabbing it. Sooo sleeping is quite difficult and thinking hurts so I'm going to be worthless for a couple more days.
PEACE!

this is what I'm getting done tomorrow.
Word!

Weekly Weed Fact #5

"Linolenic acid makes up 20% of hempseed and can prevent tumors from forming, strengthens the immune system, and reduces the pain and swelling of arthritis."



I just finished writing a 3 page essay about hemp.
I'll put it up here as soon as I edit it and shit.

Lake Louise

Rolled out to Lake Louise this past weekend for the Freeski Comp, I did really well there last year and many good friends of mine were going so I was pretty excited. Lake Louise is super rocky and after the first day of shredding, I had to use a stick and a half of p-tex to fill my previously mint bases.

The first day of competition on ER7 went really well, I stomped my run and qualified 3rd.


Qualifying run in lake louise from Jeff Amantea on Vimeo.

I was totally ready for finals with a pretty technical, high scoring line that I stomped 3 times in a row that morning, but in my run a newly surfaced rock grabbed my ski near the top and tossed me straight to another rock on my hip. I am so thankful that the second rock stopped me because if would have kept falling, there were some serious rocks below me that would probably hurt me pretty badly.


Untitled from Jeff Amantea on Vimeo.

The aftermath:

and crutches!

My hip doesn't feel too pimp, but I'm glad I didn't get seriously hurt.

Tell me about it.

Tell Me About It from Jeff Amantea on Vimeo.

My last hour of rails at Red
Goodbye ski season.

Gang Bangin

Red Mountain from Dylan Siggers on Vimeo.

Siggers came and shredded with me for a day.

Hooeeeeeedown

I journeyed over to Silverstar for the weekend with Alex "TURBO" Berg, Nathan "Ball-face" Rose, Abbey "Ginger Beef" Hopkins, Leo "Goat/Gont or Gunther" Hoorn, and Todd "Forehead" Loukras.

Between Tube Town nachos, blowing bubbles, hot tubs, pole dropping, Dan's pimp games, Summer Heights High, bed sandwiches, TURBO's girlfriend, and horrible loud music, some very fun times were had.




Ball-face is stoked!


My moustache is stoked!

TURBO is stoked!

Ginger Beef is stoked!

Forehead is stoked!

Al is stoked!


A.Wall is stoked!

I doubt this dude is stoked.


Pretty alright for sure.

Weekly Weed Fact #4

Goodbye Globalization!

Think about it...

Amazing

Candide Kamera 1

I came across this edit of Candide Thovex and I was interested because last I heard, he had a broken back and was taking a year off. I saw this and my mind is officially blown. This is one of the best edits I have ever seen!

Weekly Weed Fact #3

Over 50% of the world's agricultural chemicals are used in cotton production. Wearing a hemp t-shirt instead of a conventionally grown cotton one can save 1000's of litres of water and nearly a cup of agro-chemicals. Hemp clothing tends to be strong, insulating, absorbent, and durable. This durability makes it well suited to garments that will see hard wear, because hemp fibers can last up to eight times as long as cotton fibers.

JR Is Killing It.

Joel's Backflip Attempt from Jeff Amantea on Vimeo.

Epic Sunday

Today was probably one of my best days this year.

First Cooler

Raine

Tyler

Check back for the video of another backflip attempt by Joel.

Perogies

Are so underrated.

Bagels

I like them. Especially with peanut butter.

p.s. Whoever stole my hemp essay will be punished.

Weekly Weed Fact #2

"Of the 3-million plus edible plants that grow on Earth, no other single plant source can compare with the nutritional value of hempseeds. Both the complete protein and the essential oils contained in hempseeds are in ideal ratios for human nutrition." - Jack Herer, The Emperor Wears No Clothes.

Stoked!

Today, I finally got around to getting upsidedown again.
I was pretty worried about it because normally backflips are the trick I am most comfortable with, but since I can't fall on my shoulder until I get surgery, I haven't been able to just throw my body off a jump. But of course I stomped it...first try like it was NBD then did about 30 more without falling.


Blackbird from Jeff Amantea on Vimeo.

p.s. Props to that ginger snowboard chick who rolled up and threw a backie, I've never seen a girl do that on a board.

White Gurl

Just been getting some white girl lately.
These are 2 pictures I took skiing home this afternoon.

Weekly Weed Fact #1

"From more than 1,000 years before the time of Christ until 1883 A.D., cannabis hemp, indeed, marijuana was our planet’s largest agricultural crop and most important industry, involving thousands of products and enterprises; producing the overall majority of Earth’s fiber, fabric, lighting oil, paper, incense and medicines. In addition, it was a primary source of essential food oil and protein for humans and animals." - Jack Herer, The Emperor Wears No Clothes.

hahaha

TURBO's fall on Friday.



The Berga from Jeff Amantea on Vimeo.