Vacuosity

What a day. 7:30. Phone rings. 3 guys, pumped for a day on the slopes, are at my door. Am I ready? Think again.


What blows my minds is that we leave at 7:30, but don't get onto the hills until 11:30. How does that happen?


Now I'm completely exhausted, too...I just fell asleep and nearly fell right off my chair. No, I'm not joking. Anyway...how did it go, you ask? Well, I'll let you choose...

When I first strap on the board, the first thing I do is:

a) pose like a real boarder

b) jump and do a full 360º

c) fall down



At the top of the the bunny hill's lift, I:

a) cruise gracefully away toward the descent

b) flash a roguish wink at the blonde lift operator

c) fall down



As I begin to slide uncontrollably down the hill, I:

a) fall down

b) catch an edge and do a faceplant

c) fall, do a faceplant, then continue to cartwheel like a Dutch windmill



Truth be told, by the end of the day I was pretty happy with how far I'd come. I could turn both ways, stop quickly, and safely descend as quickly as the hill would allow, without falling. I was ready to move on to bigger hills, but this new ability did not come without its price. The total cost was: $55 CDN (equipment rental, beginner lesson, lift ticket), $30 CDN (gas), $? CDN (pizza slice, root beer, locker rental, other miscellaneous items), a sprained wrist, a bruised elbow, a sore neck, and a really bruised backside.



Was it worth it? Absolutely.

posted by David @ 11:34 p.m.