The pic on the left is me walking with my instructor to my first snowboarding lesson. I am pleased to report that I not only did it: I LOVED IT! It is totally fun, much more like skateboarding or surfing than skiing. I felt like I was flying. I learned to toe traverse, heel traverse, j-turn, and stop. And yes, I fell -- you actually have to learn to fall well and get back up -- but, actually, I biffed a lot less while traversing down the hill on my board and a lot more while going back up on the rope tow. Rope tows are not friendly to snowboarders, and falls from that thing are much worse than falling while boarding. But, after another lesson, I'll be ready for the next size hill and accompanying t-bar.
Since Petunia's second ski lesson (she's loving it!) started an hour before mine, I hung out in the ski lodge with some other parents watching their kids. One woman was knitting as she waited and asked me if I was going to join Petunia on the slopes. I told her, "No, actually, I'm taking my first snowboarding lesson this morning." She gasped and asked, "Really? Aren't you afraid you'll get hurt?" I laughed, shook my head "not at all" and held my tongue, because I really wanted to say, "Actually, I'm more afraid of becoming a mom who sits on her butt and knits."
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