He'd had them off and on ever since the skiing accident at Sunday River when he was seventeen.
Two weeks ago, while skiing at Sunday River, a mother lost sight of her 9-year-old son.
Sunday River is six or seven miles north of Bethel.
Sunday River offers what it calls a guaranteed learn-to-ski in one day program.
Sunday River would have been handier, but it didn't exist at the time.
Sunday River itself, able to weather just about any economic crisis, shed 32 full time positions in 2009.
Perfect Turn, the program at Sunday River, is now in its second season.
"Everyone wants to be south of Sunday River," he said.
Sunday River included one double chair and a couple of surface lifts at the time.
Sunday River gave more than 4,000 snowboard lessons last year to 7- to 12-year-olds.