people

-A late-teens boy, desperately trying to impress the girl sitting next to him
-A middle-aged man thrilled about how much better this day is than the day before
-A couple of teenaged guys discussing whether or not one had to have skills, or balls, or "skilled balls"
-And their ditzy girl tag-along who wondered if the sun shining through the clouds was the moon
-An outgoing professor from the University of Puget Sound
-A man in his 40's, stoked to have the week after New Years' off from work
-A thirteen-ish year old punk dressed up as McDonald french fries, literally
-An awkward group of overdressed people, uncomfortably not saying a word
-A girl in her young twenties, appalled at the prospect of the snow-covered lingerie tree
-A discontent, spandex clad ski-racer type
-A guy about my age, who introduced himself as being gay, and after a long discussion about how gay he was, almost shamefully took it all back - "No, I'm really not gay.  But he is..." (pointing to his friend)
-An adolescent girl, embarrassed by her friends' behavior, pretending to stare off absentmindedly

Oh, the people you'll meet when you ride the singles line at White Pass. It makes a day of skiing THAT much more enjoyable.