Come on Joe, you're killin' me!!!
I'm S-L-O-W and the only a$$ I'll be kicking is my own!
You've gotta climb the bowl at least once, it's a blast!
You already have an axe...rent the 'pons for the first time. Better yet, if I buy my G-12's by then, you can use my G-10's.
And if you insist on dragging skis with you, do it. I'll take pictures of you launching off the top the top of a chute as I glissade down behind you.