Many mishaps make snow trip memorable

Grace Gibney, Staff Writer
January 31, 2012
Filed under Sports

A fractured wrist, 14 hours of snow, and a Greyhound bus stuck on the side of the road: an eventful trip to Brundage Mountain Resort for the Ski and Snow team.

For junior snowboarder Henrique Papini, he could not have been more excited to snowboard for the first time. “I woke up at four-thirty that morn- ing and was like ‘whoo’. I was so excit- ed.” Students met Jan. 4 at 6:30 a.m. at Borah for the trip.

The day was filled with snow, slopes, and even a mishap injury. Ju- nior Alex Bonney received a fractured wrist while snowboarding.

“I went off a jump and when I was landing my board kicked out from un- derneath me. I was falling backwards and I held my hands out to catch my- self.”

Although he was able to move his fingers, he received a splint from a snow patrol officer to support his wrist. However, he was back on the slopes for the remainder of the day.

After enjoying the day, the team headed back down the slopes when their Greyhound bus got stuck in a snow bank offside the road.

“We were going around a hairpin curve and a car cut the corner,” said snow team adviser, Patty Hamon, adding, “The driver had to cut into a snow bank in order to avoid an acci- dent. We had to wait an hour and a half for the tow truck to come up the hill.”

While waiting for the tow truck to arrive, 53 students and 6 adults waited outside their bus.

Despite waiting in the cold in t- shirts and sweatpants, students passed the time by playing tag and hanging out.

“I met new people when our bus got stuck on the hill,” said sophomore Emily Bergland. “It turned a bad ex- perience into a good experience.”

When it arrived, the tow truck eased the bus out safely. Students ar- rived home at 8:30 p.m., making the 14 hours spent in the snowy weather a memorable experience.

“If the bus hadn’t stuck in the snow, I would not have met Emily and her friends,” said Papini. “This trip was amazing.”