Met up with Rob a little after 6:00pm and we went to Crest View elementary, one of Boulder’s best spots. Rob found a partially waxed curb up top by the two stair that would end up entertaining us the whole session which lasted a couple hours. We would try lines and start at either the curb and end up off the two stair, or go the other way starting at the two stair and ending at the curb. We started out more basic and worked up to some old man “gems” ha. I think my first line of any value was front 5-0 on the curb followed by no comply 180 off the two stair (yes Jack this was inspired by you doing them the other day) and the other way ollie up the two stair then back 50 the curb. Rob had his steezy back 50s going quick and some with a back tail at the end. He followed them with no comply boneless, no comply shove and/or back 180. It’s hard to remember the early lines. He started working on back 180 up the two stair, fakie bigspin on flat, back bigspin to front nose to fakie. That line took him awhile, but he got it. I tried front 180 up the two, halfcab flip on flat, kick back tail for awhile and never got the kick back tail. Sometimes I would kickflip up the two instead and attempt heelflip (bigger board was sucking at these) or treflip (1/2 not too bad), but still never got the kick back tail. Another trick I got I was hyped on was switch 180 to front 50 which I probably followed with a kickflip miss off the two stair. Rob slammed pretty good on some back 5-0 attempts. He got another sick line of no comply of the two stair, back 180 on flat, fakie b/s nosegrind with an extra revert. I had another line going that took awhile. Front 50 front or back 180 out, fakie flip on flat, sw 180 off the two stair. I got the line which started with the front 180 out of the 50. It was hard for me because I had to do the fakie flip fast enough to have speed to sw front 180 the two stair (yeah i know, you don’t need much for a two stair) and there wasn’t much room. And for the record, I pushed switch which was partly why it took me so long. What a blast we had. We were both covered in sweat when we left. The big board is ok. Not totally convinced yet, but it does seem more suitable for me and my tallness. I blame it for not getting a kick back tail though. Ha.

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