Here's the video if anyone wants to watch it. It is about 2-3 min. long and you definitely don't have to be a Bridger Bowl rider to appreciate it.
I was lucky enough to be invited to employee day, which is a Tuesday, and officially the last day of snowboarding at Bridger Bowl. Although it has always been a good time to ride and drink with friends on the mountain, my favorite part of the day is the end of the year video. It has been the tradition that Missy Cashman edits, directs, and films the video and along with the end of the year video she also showed her Cold Smoke video. Missy put a song called "How it Ends" in the Cold Smoke video that was not only perfect in recapping the ski year, but it also made me think more on memory. Having a video show the best days of the year reminded me of not only the day, but the feelings I had on those days. Memory, especially in the form of pictures, brings back emotions. Some pictures you see and you laugh, some you get sad, and others fill you with joy. Watching Missy's video I was reminded of some of my favorite times of last year. Old pictures of ourselves are always connected to the emotion that we had during that time. Although this concept is nothing new I feel that it's taken for granite. This connection just shows the power of memory in a different light. As a class we've learned how to memorize text and names, but what about those times when you want to memorize a view? Does a picture need to be taken in order to carry a certain place and emotion with you? Even though videos and pictures are important in order to look back and be reminded of past times, a person's entire life is essentially one big video.
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