How to learn skiing FAST!!!

I hope I did not convey that any type was better than the other!
What I did try to sate is that skiing is FUN above all!

Also that there are "easy" paths to improving skiing and if someone wants to enjoy skiing these "paths" may help!

Being type A has its problems!

May I share some of them with you!

"Problems" with type A skier;
1. Never satisfied with own skiing. Always trying to "improve"

2.Wants to be first up on lift at all times! It is near obsession drive!

3.Focussed on skiing only! How many times have I met women on chair who seemed so interesting, so inviting, so charming yet at top of lift...... the snow was too powerful!

3,Constantly tweeking ski equipment to get that extra pleasure,,that extra performance, that extra comfort! I am constantly "discovering" ways to modify something about my ski material to make skiing "better"

4.Having "difficulty" finding skiing partner! If you are so,,,let's admit it,,obsessed about skiing then it is difficult to find another "ski neurotic" like you! Rare is a person that can ski with me,,,,not because of my skiing ability level but my sole focus which is to get to slopes!

What other skier convinces grooming operator to go up at 6 AM to video tape sun rise at top of ski resort! ( when in fact true reason is to ski down runs at 7 AM) Sick sick!!!! but loving to be sick!

5.Thinking skiing in Summer!!! Imagine being on beach and seeing sand like snow! Wondering what it must be like skiing down sand dunes! Sick again!

6.Planning to attend conferences not because of professional content but how close to ski resorts!

7.Collecting so many old ski material that have to buy new house with "extra" garage which becomes ski museum! SICK!!!!

8.Memorizing ski runs like World Cup racers so that in "boring meetings" you can ski down ski run in your head knowing every dip every curve, every steep section! Sick...

So you see mrcrazy,,,,being type A skier has its "problems"! But I will take all those problems any day compared to some of the issues I see others have!

Just enjoy skiing at your level at your speed!

pavelski wrote:

8.Memorizing ski runs like World Cup racers so that in "boring meetings" you can ski down ski run in your head knowing every dip every curve, every steep section! Sick...

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Back to visualisation. Now be honest, how many sermons have you skied through. Also works for boring theatre, movies, school band concerts, etc.

I also do a lot of white water kayaking this way too. It's the only way I'd get to Austria now, Sanna, Trisanna, Inn etc.

I suspect that this is more of a male thing and women are jealous of this ability .

Trencher

Trencher,
You do love to live dangerously!
With your comments I am sure I will or Dave ( site admin) will get calls to find out your address!

However I do accept that men and women think differently! Note I do not put a value or judgement on which is better!

In my other life where I have to hire many persons all with specialized university degrees I always get equal men and women! Often the women will pick up aspects of a project that all men have not seen!

I have noted that each group has "different" perceptual aptitudes! Is it cultural or genetic? I tend to lean on the genetic since I have many people from many cultures!

In skiing I have also noted some differences! I can not list them here since I am sure someone will conclude that I am "favoring" one or the other group! If ever we meet Trencher I promise to share with you these differences!

Let me just give you a hint; speed, carving, grrrr factor!

Oh oh....do I hear the mail.......

I'll put that another way, women don't seem to space out as often as men do.

Trencher

Trencher wrote:

I'll put that another way, women don't seem to space out as often as men do.

Trencher 

So, if I look at a bloke and observe that the lights are on, but no one's home, they're likely visualising a WC run.
If you say so

Bandit,
The lights in the home or in the head!

pavelski wrote:

Bandit,
The lights in the home or in the head!

 

In the head, for sure. When you look at a bloke and the eyes are glazed and unfocused, but they've not had a drink (or 10)
May be acompanied by a daft grin

Trencher wrote:

I'll put that another way, women don't seem to space out as often as men do.

Trencher 

Youre probably right, as they are always thinking about what to clean next.