Trencher wrote:What it does make you appreciate, is how much easier it is to prepare for a first ski trip now (mentally, as well as practically). The only images poor Kevin would have seen before, would have been watching ski racing on the box. You can imagine him trying on that orange speed suit at home, and imagining himself flying done the slopes. The undignified reality must have been a painful revelation, and the irony of that conspicuous speed suit making it much worse. It's easy to see why snowboarding took off.
In these days of you tube, and sites like j2ski, people can have a very accurate idea of what to expect.
Trencher
Very true, still did not make me feel any less of a pillock my first week snowboarding :oops: