2005 Snowboarding Championships in Stratton, Vermont
I'm soaking in the Long Trail House hot tub under a crystal-clear evening sky. It's Sunday, March 20, and—like the butter cream moon hovering above Stratton—I'm waxing slowly, shedding light but faintly, obliquely on my subject. Only, with the moon, it's picturesque, even… breathtaking.
My buddy, Chris, works in Burlington, Vermont for Burton, and each spring he heads off to 
