Although its a late reply, good luck, Mark. J. >From: "Mark P. Renson" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Vermont Skiing Discussion and Snow Reports <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [SKIVT-L] Tomorrow's Powder .... >Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:42:59 -0500 > > My hubs are locked for the big journey tomorrow in the light snow >to >...... > > ..... Nashober Valley in Wesfidd Mass (that's Masshole for Nashoba >Valley >in Westford Mass). Yes, you heard right. I'm in agony. Since >Thanksgiving, I've been training after work from 7 'til almost 10 once or >twice a week to get Senior certification in OEC (Outdoor Emergency Care for >the National Ski Patrol) and the evaluation is tomorrow at NV while a >powder day is goin' on in The Holy Land. > This has been torture - "Mahk, ovah hee-ah; this victim's in >wicked pain >from a broken ahm and >needs to get his sh*% back togethah with yaw help" has been what I've been >putting up over the last few weeks at Nashober and WaaaaaWaWachusett in the >cold darkness under snow guns with the wind blowing. Once I learned the >language, my skills improved. The downer is that folks on the MRG Patrol >have been saying "oh, it took me 3 tries to pass the evaluation" or "it >took Bob 4 years to get Senior certified" which is all great encouragement. > Anyone who tries to become a patroller just for the free pass is nothing >but a mental retard in my book - it just ain't worth it. > Of course, after evaluation (which they say is gonna' last from 7 >to 4PM >or even longer), we all know where I'm headin. > >Mark > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. > >To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html