Michael could hardly wait to get to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He had only been there once before and that just happened to be in the summer. The town was relatively quiet at that time and he was there because his good friend Jim invited him on a kayaking trip. He had a great time on the Yampa River and though he was a skilled kayaker, his friend Jim was much better, even in an entirely different league, Michael found out. The reached Charlie’s Hole, which Jim had assured Michael he could handle and it turned out he spent more time upside down and under the water than above it. At least he was able to make good use of his rolling skills. Meanwhile, he was so exhausted from the afternoon adventure that he just didn’t have it in him to go out to the clubs with Jim, who ended up staying out most of the night.
Michael laughed a little to himself as he remembered that trip. This time, however, he was visiting Steamboat Springs in November and not only was he a much better skier than kayaker, but he was also meeting his girlfriend Janet there instead of Jim. All of these aspects pointed to a fabulous weekend and Michael couldn’t wait to enjoy it. As soon as he arrived at one of the hotels Colorado he found Janet waiting at the fireplace in the lobby. She looked beautiful as always and the two of them wasted no time getting their gear and heading for the slops.
It was a beautiful clear and crisp afternoon and Michael felt like showing off a bit. He had never before been skiing with Janet and he was extremely confident he could make an impressive jump. She asked him not to and said it looked pretty dangerous, which only further encouraged Michael. And, as you are likely to be guessing at this point, Michael was on his way and seemingly out of nowhere another skier lost control and propelled right into Michael. They both went down and Michael ended up with a broken leg. Back at the hotel he and Janet were sitting in front of the fireplace drinking some hot chocolate when Janet joked that she would have to hit the clubs alone and Michael only considered the irony.
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