Mistakes 80% of men do while skiing!!!!!!

Oh dear, I think I am guilty of one of those pitfalls. I usually only get to ski once a week each year, and so when I go, I really do try and pack in the runs. As I'm usually skiing with my older brother, I think we get competitive :oops:

I've been skiing since I was 11, and just this year I went skiing for the first time with friends rather than family. One of my group (admittedly a snowboarder, rather than skiier) had had two hours dry slope lessons, and considered that to be enough! So he didn't book lessons for the week, and ended up spending half his day in the chalet because he wasn't enjoying himself. I managed to convince he and a friend to go for a private lesson together, and apparently it was his best day, but still he didn't see the link. Sometimes there really is no hope.

That story reminds me of the group of 15 lads from my village who took a boarding holiday in Sauze, the same week as I was there with a party of 9 skiers.

Some of their group had ski'd or boarded a few weeks previously, and were comfortable, but still cautious, and there were a couple of very good boarders amongst them. However, 4 or 5 of them had never set foot on snow, a board, or even worn a set of sallopettes! A couple of them, by the end of the week, were able to get down a red run without falling over, injuring themselves, on injuring anyone else. However, a couple of them simply didnt enjoy the experience at all. And all because none of them thought it was "cool" to take lessons out there, to be perfectly honest.
Shame, as they are a good bunch of lads, and would enjoy doing it regularly, but some of them will now not go again. In fact, one of them knocked himself out when he went over backwards (No, he wasnt wearing a helmet, as they arent "cool" either for most of them), and his mate had to pull his tongue back up his throat to stop him choking.
Learn properly, please.

You can just about write the script. Meet them in the pub first night.
"Hi there, been to Niederau before?"
"No, this is my first time skiing."
"Great, are you in class tomorrow then?"
"No, my uncle/dad/brother/ is going to teach me"
"Hmm"

Three days later...
"Hi there, did you enjoy your skiing today?"
"Mmm, I had the day off today, my knee's a bit sore"
"Oh, OK, well you you can get back to it tomorrow"
"Oh well, I've decided to go to Innsbruck tomorrow"

I always suggest... Invest in lessons for three years, so as to become a good skier. Then go free-skiing.

In this context, I am defining "good skiing" as skiing correctly and in control.

Some men always seam to have an on going battle with pride and ego,know it all but learnt nothing.This type are doomed from day one until common sense prevails.



AJ Adele

....and of course there are no women like that in the world

Dave Mac wrote:You can just about write the script. Meet them in the pub first night.
"Hi there, been to Niederau before?"
"No, this is my first time skiing."
"Great, are you in class tomorrow then?"
"No, my uncle/dad/brother/ is going to teach me"
"Hmm"

Three days later...
"Hi there, did you enjoy your skiing today?"
"Mmm, I had the day off today, my knee's a bit sore"
"Oh, OK, well you you can get back to it tomorrow"
"Oh well, I've decided to go to Innsbruck tomorrow"

I always suggest... Invest in lessons for three years, so as to become a good skier. Then go free-skiing.

In this context, I am defining "good skiing" as skiing correctly and in control.

Spot on.

However, I have even heard the following reason/excuse for not going in class -

I used to be a good skateboarder, so I'm sure I can ski/board as well. (yes, really.)

There are occasionally folks who can just ski really well, whilst the rest of us flounder through ski school.
Here's one such fella, skiing down to the Moiry Barrage. It's very much off piste, deep snow, around a 30 degree pitch and on that day, quite crusty.
He had most of a week in ski school...way back.No tuition since.


He is very, very, good on his planks, and I wish I could just ski. Very relaxed style, looks effortless.

Tony_H wrote:....and of course there are no women like that in the world

Of cause there is Tony but i did say ( some men ) I dont tar everyone with the same brush.The women on the other hand ( some women not all ) just like to look pretty on the slopes, Latest trends, Performance gear.
But you wont find them doing any skiing oh no, Its not lady like to break sweat :oops: and that leaves the rest of us to just get on with it and try to improve on what we have already learnt. :wink:


AJ Adele