What is this thing called skiing?

I agree with everything everyone else has already said (the beauty of the mountains, the social side, the fun, the satisfaction of knowing that my ski-ing improves year on year etc.), but in my case anyway I enjoy conquering my fear.

Going up in the lift I look down and think how vertical the piste is and how scary, and when I'm at the top I wonder if I'm really brave enough to ski down it, and then I'm over the top and concentrating on my turns and watching what the other slope users are doing and then when I get to an easy bit it's just like dancing once I get into the rhythm of it. Before I know it I'm at the bottom and looking back up the slope and feeling amazed that I actually managed to ski down something so steep!

And then, of course, I ski off to the next lift and it all starts again :D

Ally

This is a great thread!!

Only discovered skiing about 5 years ago and omg i wished I had the means/knowledge/brains to get involved with it earlier :)

Totally agree about the fact that everything goes out of the window when you are standing at the top of the slope looking out across the mountains and focussing solely on getting the turns in, watching others swishing past and also having fun etc and not thinking about anything else...bliss bliss bliss

Think I quite enjoy the fab laid back attitude that goes hand in hand with a good ski holiday definitely suits my 'laid back' personality 8)

Mountains, exercise, exitement, challenges, aprehension, satisfaction, company, Apres! and many many more!,

Freedom both mental and physical and of course the gravitational pull :wink: :thumbup:

Don't buy reins. You'll only use them once, or twice, and the benefits to the child are dubious.

Skiing is an incurable affliction some people suffer from. Some relief in the off season, if you can find something equally exhilarating. But like malaria, you know you are going to suffer another bout soon.

Andy this is wierd. Not only do we find that we have lead similar ski work lives, now we find our minds enquiring virtually the same question:
http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/6647.page

Dave Mac wrote:Andy this is wierd. Not only do we find that we have lead similar ski work lives, now we find our minds enquiring virtually the same question:
http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/6647.page

:) :-) :D :P :mrgreen:
Yeh but mine has a more creative title :thumbup:

It makes my heart happy - simples :D :D :D