I FINALLY DID IT!!! I rode the lift!

ok, so it took my family getting me to go to Park City to snowboard to finally get me on a lift.....

story goes: I was scared to death to ride the lift. Not sure why, maybe of falling, maybe of getting smooshed under it like Hope did once, but I was scared to death to do it.

But, we knew we were going to the UVU Rodeo Team Rodeo in Heber on Friday Night (3/28/2009) and it was Sara who said, “Let’s go to Park City snowboarding Friday day since I have to work up there all day anyway and then we can change and go to the rodeo after. I said ok! I was a little worried though, “what about riding the lift?” “Piece of cake!” they all said. It was all of them too, a huge family outing was planned to Park City for that Friday, newly hired Park City Snowboard Certified Instructor Owen, Sara (who was also there taking care of her ski racers for Westminster), Winter, Tuff, Matt Guthrie (foster son), me and Bo.

Here is a video of me riding the lift for the first time in 25 years with a snowboard on my feet. Do you see the panic and fear in my face?


Now watch as I fall off the lift at the end of the ride.... lol!