[Seahawk]

I learned how to ski when I was 6 in Idaho, Sun Valley.

The hill I learned to ski on had a rope tow. It was heaven for a young kid.

I know how to ski but I just never got the dedicated time to get any good at it. It is a humbling experience to ski with people who really know how to ski...a good friend of mine in my first squadron grew up in Albuquerque and skied for the University of New Mexico. We'd take cross country flights to Kirtland AFB and ski at Sandia Peak, Taos, etc.

I felt, as the saying goes, like a hog on ice skiing with Ken and his friends...they were effortlessly fast and composed.

I learned how to snow board twenty plus years ago. My dad had a house at Wntergreen, Virginia and we took the kids there a lot...great ski school for kids.

I took a morning lesson and by the end of the days was having fun. I really liked snow boarding, especially the softer boots. Edge to edge.