Hintertux, Austria. It’s December 2014, only a week after returning from deployment. You were the beginning of it all. My first snowboarding trip in over 10 years and I must say, you hurt me real bad. But, what’s to expect when your first trip on a snowboard after so long is down a glacier. You broke me in good. Even took a long break part of the way down to ease the suffering. Third time’s a charm though!! By then, I wasn’t afraid of you anymore. Also, was too tired to even go a 4th. So I finished you off with some amazing Glühwein (hot spiced wine); a good way to start my journey.