Rufus at the bottom of "The Face," a steep but smooth black (expert) that has the ski chalet at the bottom of...this means you have to be able to stop. Last year, he went down The Face and was going to fast to keep control. He fell on purpose, Bumpus ran over to him to see if he was okay, and Rufus was crying. Bumpus said, "Are you okay?" Rufus replied (sobbing), "I'm just crying because I'm happy that it's over." This year, Rufus skied The Face and did not fall down.
Whoop-De-Doo Haven is one of Boudreaux's favorite trails. It is easy (gentle hill) but has a long series of moguls--large bumps in the snow about two-feet or so high (you can see them in this photo) that make you jump up in the air. The only time I have ever stopped, removed my skis, and walked--and this is counting many, many days of me crying in frustration as I was learning to ski--was when I mistakenly went down this trail. I felt like Dolly Parton drunk on a trampoline.
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