Ever Surrender
“One more try...?”
My good friend Robbie Hutton knows me all too well. He therefore also knows this is a rhetorical question as I make my way back up to the drop-in of our jump. It’s getting dark. We’ve been here all day, just outside the boundaries of Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA. I landed the trick I came here for hours ago, yet, in classic fashion, I want to really milk this spot for all its worth and try something else. I feel lucky that Robbie’s got my back and is willing to stick it out. Although, the look on his face tells me that he’s more than ready to go home to his girlfriend.
I, like many other riders, have the tendency to beat my head into walls to make things happen. We often pride ourselves in fighting through failure to achieve success; snowboarders celebrate battling through fear and physical pain. But on the opposite end of the spectrum lives an equally important life lesson: Knowing when it’s better to call it quits.
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