Dr. Dan Peters

My son asked if I could take he and a friend snowboarding for a Sunday adventure. My son was snowboarding with his friend and I decided to ski. I started my life as a skier and evolved to snowboarding over time. Lately though, between skiing with my youngest who was learning to ski, and because my body doesn't handle snowboarding falls as well as it used to, I have been skiing more.

 

Many of the lifts were double chairs so I often went alone, enjoying the beautiful scenery and people watching. After several chair lifts and several runs I became aware of something. People of all ages were snowboarding. People of all ages were skiing. Families had some snow boarders and some skiers. Everyone on the slopes was getting along and respecting each other's space and recreational sport orientation. As I looked around and pondered, I realized that my son probably didn't know if it was ever any different.

 

Remember when skiers were the dominant culture and snow boarders were new and looked down upon? Remember when many ski resorts did not allow snowboarders. Remember when skiers were thought of as elite and entitled and snow boarders were thought of as less than and second class? 

 

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