TheSwissAquarist Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Anyone else in this forum who also skis? Share your experiences! Today: ⛷️ 🥶 ❄️ 💨 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I’m a 51 year old beginner alpine skier and it’s not working out too well 🤣. I keep getting hurt and the lessons alongside 12 year old are a little embarrassing! I think I’m going to stick to Nordic! I do freeride mountain biking and have no trouble flying through the air on a bike but hurling down a mountain on skis is another thing altogether! Maybe I should try snowboarding? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 8:52 AM, Patrick_G said: I’m a 51 year old beginner alpine skier and it’s not working out too well 🤣. I keep getting hurt and the lessons alongside 12 year old are a little embarrassing! I think I’m going to stick to Nordic! I do freeride mountain biking and have no trouble flying through the air on a bike but hurling down a mountain on skis is another thing altogether! Maybe I should try snowboarding? I prefer snowboarding. The risk of being impaled by those two extra sticks is greatly reduced, and your body stays in one piece if you fall. 🤪 Love the weather, @TheSwissAquarist! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 5:52 PM, Patrick_G said: I’m a 51 year old beginner alpine skier and it’s not working out too well 🤣. We all have to start somewhere! On 1/18/2023 at 6:18 PM, eatyourpeas said: prefer snowboarding. Plus you can’t cross your snowboard and face plant. 😅 Monoboarding is something I’ve always wanted to try, think 2 skis connected together; a hybrid between snowboarding and skiing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 9:47 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: We all have to start somewhere! Plus you can’t cross your snowboard and face plant. 😅 Monoboarding is something I’ve always wanted to try, think 2 skis connected together; a hybrid between snowboarding and skiing. A friend back in the 90s was an expert monoboarder. It looks like a very advanced skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 6:52 PM, Patrick_G said: A friend back in the 90s was an expert monoboarder. It looks like a very advanced skill. Ironically I’m friends with the daughter of the guy holding the world snowboard speed record. Her dad snowboards, mum skis, she monoboards. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 My first day skiing in Europe was Stubaital Austria. It was steep, foggy, and icy. The locals were skiing slowly and conservatively, and cussing us out in multiple languages. Learning to ski in Ohio, we were comfortable with those conditions. Greatest ski adventure probably Mont Blanc and visiting Piz Gloria. (On her Majesty's Secret Service for you Bond fans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJenna Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Having lived in the Northern States most of my life, I cross-country skied. While there are some decent slopes in Northern Michigan the thought of hurling down a hill on a pair of sticks terrified me! Alas, there's not enough snow where I live in Indiana to do X-Country anymore, plus I'm less tolerant of the cold as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 3:53 PM, Tanked said: On her Majesty's Secret Service for you Bond fans) Of course, Q. Was the Aston Martin ready for you to ski into? Chased by a helicopter? 😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I’ve been snowboarding and skiing, however I much prefer snowboarding, because it comes a lot easier to me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 12:25 PM, JJenna said: Having lived in the Northern States most of my life, I cross-country skied. While there are some decent slopes in Northern Michigan the thought of hurling down a hill on a pair of sticks terrified me! Alas, there's not enough snow where I live in Indiana to do X-Country anymore, plus I'm less tolerant of the cold as a whole. What could be terrifying about hurtling down hill, doing a yard sale and planting your face in the snow? I had similar thoughts about snowboarding, but it wasn't my face that got planted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 5:45 PM, Tanked said: had similar thoughts about snowboarding, but it wasn't my face that got planted. Good one! Mid if I tell that one to a couple of snowboarding friends? We keep on debating wether skiing or snowboarding is better… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/23/2023 at 1:15 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Good one! Mid if I tell that one to a couple of snowboarding friends? We keep on debating wether skiing or snowboarding is better… Go for it. They both have their good points. I don't have enough time on a board to get truly comfortable, or know their limitations. From a purely practical perspective, the snowboard has the edge (no pun intended). Overall comfort, portability, cost, convenience, maybe even fewer serious injuries, and as far as I know, you can't lose a snowboard in a fall. I'm a skier, but I think I just made the argument for the snowboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Snowboarding is better off-piste, but if you’re on a flat bit of the piste, you need to unclip and walk😂. @Tanked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I grew up alpine skiing in the Sierra Nevada mountains. But now I live where it is flaaaaaaat! Some people still try to alpine on little bumps, but I've decided it's important to adapt to my current conditions, so I took up nordic skiing when I moved here. Plus, I trashed my knees doing moguls when I was younger avoiding knuckle daggers (i.e. snowboarders 😜) who at least at the time would plunk down in the middle of runs and just become speed bumps. Moguls guaranteed no boards! 🤣 Now the battle is with train trashing snowshoers. There's always something I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 2:21 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said: nordic skiing when I moved here. Great fun with a completely nutty dog! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 @TheSwissAquarist I’m pretty sure y’all are handed a ski pass with your birth certificate 😋 This year I had to take a break from the skiing so I’m envious! We got a ton of early snow this year. Open by thanksgiving, which like never happens. Was supposed to ski Japan. On 1/18/2023 at 9:18 AM, eatyourpeas said: I prefer snowboarding. The risk of being impaled by those two extra sticks is greatly reduced That’s why I ski without them! I despise poles. I actually have a collapsible pair I keep on my backpack on the powder days when I need to trek a distance to get to the good stuff. last year bluebird day in stevens. Was teaching the next generation. As I get older this is becoming less of a chore. It helps that they listen to me, it doesn’t help they copy everything I do 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 5:50 PM, Biotope Biologist said: I’m pretty sure y’all are handed a ski pass with your birth certificate Along with a slice of cheese 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 10:28 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Great fun with a completely nutty dog! Now that's a dog who is begging for some skijoring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 8:21 AM, OnlyGenusCaps said: when I was younger avoiding knuckle daggers (i.e. snowboarders 😜) who at least at the time would plunk down in the middle of runs and just become speed bumps. I know that feeling.! 🙄 During one of my earliest attempts at snowboarding, I was doing really well until I came around a sharp curve, and encountered a whole herd grazing (blocking) the full width of the trail. When I hit the emergency brake and began plowing snow in their direction, somehow I was the bad guy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 I seem to be a professional at getting stuck behind large groups of little 6 year olds...off piste skills can be useful sometimes...but the same goes for ski poles too 😂😈 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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