Huge thanks to Huge for sending me a copy of Huge Moves, “an editorially independent magazine focused on the design and technology trends shaping the future of business.” I will spend some time reading it.

Our whole family arrived at Liberty around 4:30 pm yesterday. I skied with my wife, Xuân, and Vương while Đạo and Đán went on their own. We began on Dipsy Doodle. Although it was a green trial, it seemed to be more dangerous than the blue, black, and double black trails. Experienced and inexperienced skiers and snowboarders just zoomed down. I had to turn around many times to make sure no one would crash into me.

After one run, I decided to take Vương on the blue trail, which would be safer than Dipsy Doodle. We started off on Upper Heavenly. Xuân guided him through the moguls. When we reached Whitney’s Way, however, he was just gunning down. I freaked out trying to keep up with him. Fortunately he didn’t fall. After we met up at the lift, I asked him what happened. He replied, “I couldn’t control my speed, but I remembered you told me to bend my knees.” I was glad he made it. He wanted to do it again, but I didn’t let him. I need to teach him parallel turns and proper stopping techniques.

We didn’t get home until 11:00 pm and went to bed around midnight. No one could wake up this morning, except for me. I left the house around 6:30 am and arrived at Liberty at 8 am. I went to the back side to practice my carve turns. I determined to get it down this season. This tutorial helped.

I switched out to my snowboard for two runs and left at noon. The crowd was picking up when I left. The rental line was long. I was so glad I didn’t have to wait in line for rentals.

When we go skiing, I am responsible for bringing most of our things. I am getting used to it now, but here’s the checklist:

Must-Have

• Epic Pass

Equipments

• Skis
• Ski boots
• Ski polls
• Snowboard
• Snowboard boots

Protective Gears

• Helmet
• Goggles
• Beanie
• Neck gaiter
• Knee guards
• Padded shorts

Clothes

• Thermo pants
• Thermo shirt
• Ski socks
• Ski pants
• V-neck sweater (optional)
• Fleece vest
• Ski Jacket
• Mittens

Cooler

• Water
• Gatorade
• Beer
• Cold cuts
• Cheese
• Tortilla wraps
• Hot sauce

Snack Bag

• Noodle cups
• Chips
• Candies
• Electric kettle

Transportation

• Collapsible folding wagon

Extra

• Selfie stick

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After snowboarding for several days, I missed skiing. This morning, I left my snowboard at home and only brought my skis. I took Đạo, Đán, and Xuân to Liberty. We arrived at the resort around 8 am—just in time the resort opened. We went to the back side to do runs on the blue and double black slopes. I was amazed that three of my kids just zoomed straight down the double-black slopes without turning.

Three teenage snowboarders saw Xuân went down and one of them said, “Oh my god, that kid just want straight down. How crazy is that?” At another time, an older woman said to me, “They shouldn’t go straight down like that. It’s not safe. They need to turn.” I asked Đán why he snowboarded straight down and he replied, “Lazy has its advantage. I was too lazy to turn.”

I still did short turns on the double-black slopes to control my speed. On the blue slopes, I practiced my carvings. I was getting it now and it felt great. I will spend more time carving on skis.

By 10:30 am, the kids were already hungry. We took a break and had an early lunch. We went back to do a few more runs and left at noon. It was a great day.

The conditions were decent. Upper Ultra, the double-black-diamond slope, had no moguls. I had more chance to practice my short turns on snowboard. I am still learning to carve harder. I arrived at Liberty at 9:00 am and departed at noon. With not much of a crowd, three hours were good enough workout for me.

The latest design of this blog dedicates to snowboarding, a sport I am obsessed with. I just can’t wait to hit the slopes. I don’t have much else to say. If you want to follow my journey, check out my YouTube Shorts or subscribe to my YouTube Channel.

Thank you Sameera Kapila for shedding the light on the dark corner of marginalized identities. This book is an invaluable resource not only for the designer communities, but also for leaders who hold the privileges in their hands. They are the ones that can make the change for their communities. No matter what industry or sector or institution, we deserve an inclusive environment. Just open up your mind and eyes and Kapila will guide us there.

I made a trip to Liberty today at noon since it had a few inches of snow. The wet snow, however, made snowboarding a bit tough. I was having a hard time maneuvering around the huge moguls on the double-black diamond slopes, but I had fun. I did about six runs and headed back home. I was trying to carve, but the conditions were a bit rough. Not a bad day at all.

Grilli Type Foundry:

The Standard GT Pressura encoding now supports 196 Latin-based languages. We’re also offering a Vietnamese add-on to complement the typeface, created in consultation with Donny Trương.

It was my pleasure to play an advising role in GT Pressura.