Thanks for the advice Jordan! I only stayed on the bunny slope until I got the hang of slowing down and turning.
Next time I'm just going to hit some more of the bigger paths.
I did not wear a helmet. I will be next time though because a couple idiots didn't have their straps around their ankles and their boards went flying over the trees onto the bunny slope. One missed me by about 4 feet but came within inches of a little girl.
Oh, I took a closer look to see if I had a big bruise on my tail, but it looks like a couple of welts that blood came to the surface on. Ouch!