I tried boarding only once at age 44 despite growing up in NH. My eldest son took advantage of lessons at school and we decided to join him fora family day.

My wife knew how to ski and my daughter joined her. That left me with my 7 year old son who wanted to be like his brother. Not wanting him to be alone I decided to try boarding too.

We started out together on the “bunny slope” but the kids were promptly moved along in their own group leaving a few adults to struggle on our own. I was wearing jeans and slammed onto the snow so many times I was wet and achy in no time. My knees and butt were soaked and sore so much that I couldn’t even make it to the chair lift.

Knee pads and snow pants are my strong recommendations!