Hindsight

Linda was nice (and patient) enough to teach me the basics of snowboarding. I took my first slide down Mountain High last Sunday. We’d been talking about giving it a shot… that is, me actually getting out there and locking my two feet onto a piece of fiberglass and sliding down a bunny slope.

According to her I was a fast learner. I learned how to stop heelside, even toeside a few times. Though learning the ropes was not without it’s fair share of bruises for me.

Apparently, she had enough points for us to go back up on the lifts a bunch of times. I count around 7 times we went back up to board down again. Good times.

I fell a good amount of times forwards, backwards, and somewhat sideways on several occasions. But it was extremely rewarding to be able to eventually steer around people and come to a stop (or slow down) when I needed to. Towards the latter half of our time at the mountain, I’d be sliding down a little faster and falling less. It was exhilarating to hear the sound of [manmade] snow getting pushed away as I sped down the mountain.

It’s safe to say that I am going back as soon as I can. More than likely in the next three weeks…