11-1-11 South Sandy Freezer

[BradHuber]

I was headed down to ULLB tonight when I was grateful to receive a call that there was no wind there and SSB was the call.

It was a good session for our small group (4 riders). I stayed warm despite the cold (except the hands). I tried for my usual dusk/night 2nd ride but I got blown off the water on my 10m.

Billy- thanks for getting the truck unstuck!

[Chris G]

It was weird to drive down to Lincoln through nuking winds and get within a mile to see the flags hanging down. The water at Lincoln was like a mirror, and there was a slight breeze from the south. I drove around the point and looked at the lake. I could see that SSB was capping. I called Billy who was on his way and he stopped at SSB and reported 8M conditions. Brad S. was the only other person at Lincoln. We headed to SSB.
I flew 7 with a twin tip. At times I wished I had pumped the 9 but with a setting sun I didn't think the investment was worth the reward. There was a west component to the wind while we were riding, but the swell was from the North which made port side tack unreal for popping off the swell tops. There were a lot of low hanging clouds and weird formations all around which reflected the sunlight into colors that made the scenery grand. The water was cold, and as such it was attracted to my unprotected face. Splashes were annoying, and headers into the water after blown jump landings were worthy of profanity.
I stopped riding when the sun went down because I realized my fingers were numb. When I removed my gloves I noticed that along with numb they were also swollen and white. The pins and needles that followed were worse than the cold.
It was a great session shared by 4 riders. Probably my farewell to water until spring (unless Sand Hollow looks like it will fire). Hopefully the snow makes its way quickly.
-Chris

[bordy]

Blown off the water on 8m just after Chris left very scary to self land with out any more depower rope and fighting for traction in the mud . A great session....plenty warm in a straight 5mil, with hood, booties n gloves. As good as SSB get except for the Mud and cold...it was snowing when we pumped up.