Yes, he's appreciative of that, though he hadn't been about to say anything. He was used to fairly shameless people, after all.

"Morgan Knight," he said, grinning as he ducked down to inspect the tightness of those bindings. "And yes, those look good. Step one is down! Now... when you straighten your board on the snow, it will move, so don't do that till you're ready. Going straight down the hill is easiest -- just point in that direction, and the board will naturally follow because of how your body moves. If you can stay on it and keep your balance, you're in good shape!"