(Sorry for any inconvenience caused by the previous chapters. I will be restructuring them in the next few days, and I will let everyone know to revisit them once the modifications are complete. The first part of this chapter connects to the last one, and the rest will follow suit in the restructuring. My apologies again.)
Watching others ski is fascinating, but for Jimmy, a total newbie to the slopes, the situation was rather grim. He didn't prepare any ski gear at all and needed to rent everything from the club. For safety, he also had to hire an instructor to teach him for 2 hours, and today, he could only play around on the beginner slopes.
Ski boards, ski boots, ski poles, snow boots, ski suits, helmets, goggles, gloves, and most importantly, knee and hip protectors—just the thought of all this equipment was headache-inducing. It seemed like even in the United States learning to ski would require quite a bit of preparation.
