Another great reason why Spring skiing makes you a better skier comes from one of my male friends!
In winter we are all "bundled" up with all sorts of skiing "disguises", face masks, eyes masks, etc,,,,!
All we see as we ski down are "bundles" of flapping clothing going down ( some times hitting snow) slope.
In my case, I recognized my fellow skiers not by their faces or body types but rather by their skiing style and type of skis they have.
Ha,,,,but in the Spring all changes. It is as if we were all skiing butterflies and we "mold" out of our skiing winter shell.
The tanning lotions come out, the T-shirts come out, smiles are seen and those goggles are lost to sunglasses. Finally we see faces and body shapes. Even some skin here and there.
You ask , "how does this make me a better skier" ?
Let me give you an analogy.
While driving a car,,,,you are a "nameless" sole within a shell of steel. No real identity. No one can really identify you at 60 km/h. So it is in the winter.
In the Spring you are free of that shell and now you must ski well ,,for you and the others!
You feel those eyes on you. You know you will get comments on your great improvement. You push the limits of what you can do. The sun and warm air does that to you.
If you are a serious Spring skier, you must concentrate on your "line", rather than on those great skiers with wild T-die shirts, those shorts, and more!
The serious skiers are the ones who stay on slope till the very end of season so you learn from them and you also know that there is a direct inverse correlation between temperature and how much clothing skiers wear. The hotter it gets, the less skiing clothing is seen.
The final reason why spring skiing makes you so good, is that at end of ski day ( which varies form person to person), you can sit at bottom of slope with a great Corona beer, watch the others and bond with fellow skiers. Life long friendships are made here. Plans are made here to continue skiing in Chile, New Zealand, Australia.
In short you discover the fellowship of skiing in the Spring as you speak with all those "previous" strangers on your great ski day.
If you were wise and buried 5-10 great Coronas in a cold cold stream or snow bank near the base chalet, then you will find new friends for next year.
Yes you become a better skier by skiing in the spring till the very last day.
