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March 17, 2008
Nofis vs. the mountain, round 2
Nofis: 2, Stowe mountain: 1
I'm giving us two points for surviving our second-ever day of snowboarding, but I'm giving the mountain a point for leaving me with bruised ribs and whiplash!
We're quickly becoming hooked on snowboarding, although your guess is as good as mine as to why we are are such gluttons for punishment. A few people have told us that it gets much easier after the first few days, and maybe we're depending on that. Or maybe we have Stockholm Syndrome.
We were doing really well in the morning - I even managed not to fall at all on my second run of the day! Feeling cocky, we decided to try an insanely long trail after lunch. The trail, though rated easy, crossed over several intermediate runs at poorly-marked intersections, causing both Greg and I to tangle with steeper slopes than we were prepared for. I found my way back to the easy trail, but was already feeling too tired to really use good technique. Then, about halfway down the mountain, the ground lunged up and punched me in the ribs, leaving me sprawled on the ground, entirely unable to breath. As I sat there, chest ineffectually heaving, I contemplated waving down a snow patrol and enjoying a little snowmobile ride. Instead, I rolled back over and gingerly started down the mountain again, slightly slower than before. I did make it down the mountain, and even managed another successful run on the bunny slope after a short break, but I think I'll be taking another lesson before I challenge a slope like that again!
One thing that is 100% sane, however, is a post-slope roast beef dinner with all the fixins, a great crowd, and a tipsy game of pop-culture trivial pursuit.
About Travel, by Erica McDaniel at 9:30 PM
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