Snowboarding

Dad and Pete went to Whitetail on Sunday for some snowboarding. This is the same place the family had been tubing a few weeks earlier. Pete and Dad were supposed to go on Saturday, but there was a 50 MPH wind advisory, so they decided that Sunday would be better. Sam was supposed to come too, but he came down with the flu so he stayed home with Mom.

Once they made it through the utter misery of the rental shack, they hit the slopes. Dad was on skis, and Pete was snowboarding for the first time. It turned out to be a bit more challenging than Pete was expecting, but by the end of the day they had been on 4 different lifts and were starting to do some of the steeper runs. It turns out that the most dangerous slope is the beginner run with the conveyor belt - this is where Pete and Dad witnesses several unfortunate injuries over the course of the day.

Pete's strengths were going fast and turning to the left. His weaknesses were turning to the right and stopping. Dad would follow Pete down the runs. He couldn't keep up with Pete, but eventually he would come upon a poor soul with body contorted in all directions.

This person would be Pete. Dad would help Pete to his feet, and they would continue down the mountain.