Old 20-04-06, 12:19 AM   #31
 
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I'm new, but I did skii this winter so I have little experience, I'm able to atleast go down a small hill while keeping my balance so I suppose thats decent.
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Old 01-08-06, 07:03 PM   #32
 
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Have been skiing over 20 years - have rarely missed a year and sometimes managed more than one trip! Love it and am so glad I persevered when I was hopeless in my 1st lessons!
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Old 19-09-06, 04:41 PM   #33
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I am 34 years old. I started skiing when I was about 16 in high school. After I graduated I started a career and din't think too much about skiing being busy and all. It was about 12 years later in 2002 that I started again. Since then I have been trying to ski more and more often. This year I plan to ski at least once a week maybe more. I can't wait for snow!

On a side note; I was really quite surprised in 2002 when I started skiing again after 12 years of not skiing. I was able to pick up right where I left off. For me skiing is definately like riding a bike.
After 12 years i thought that the best way to get started again would be by skiing the "bunny" hill. My wife and I both agreed to start out there since she had not skiied in several years either. We took the short lift ride to the top of the bunny hill and laughed at ourselves the whole way down because it was so easy. From there we went and skiied all of our favorite runs just like we had done in our youth.
We were able to ski just fine and didn't really think too much about it because we were having so much fun, but by the end of the day we were both so sore we could hardly walk. While we both still knew how to ski, our bodies were just not ready to spend all day skiing and they let us know in a big way!
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Old 10-02-08, 09:25 PM   #34
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i am skiing for only about 4 years and hardly go maybe once or twice a season now i am almost 22 its just hard for me to get out to the slopes and specialy when i have no friends that are really interested in skiing (like me)
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Old 20-05-08, 07:33 PM   #35
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I started skiing when I was 5, stopped at the age of 17 after almost loosing an eye in a accident. I got to the mountain about 5 times last season for the 1st time in 10 years. This year I've gotten over 100 days at Whiteface. I am proud to say I am a re-addicted skier
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Old 21-09-08, 02:07 AM   #36
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I've been skiing since the early 80's, back when we used to listen to cassettes on our walkmans and Madonna was still a.......anyway, hopefully I'll be skiing well into my 80's.
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Old 23-09-08, 12:55 AM   #37
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10 years.
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Old 23-09-08, 05:36 PM   #38
 
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How long

I was learning to ski when Christ was learning to roller skate.
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Old 23-09-08, 06:10 PM   #39
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Got any pictures? (of the skating )
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Old 25-09-08, 02:49 PM   #40
 
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On and off (depending on the complexities and curveballs of life) for about 20 years. Although I ski mainly black diamond terrain (groomed trails only), I still classify myself as Intermediate (I guess I am adanced), but I do refrain from calling myself an "expert". I still feel there is more I can learn. Practice makes perfect and I still make mistakes sometimes.
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Old 26-09-08, 01:02 AM   #41
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I first skied when I was around 20 years ago. but had a big break until around 5 years ago when i moved to Whistler, and now I ski around 100 days a season
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Old 26-09-08, 01:08 AM   #42
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I have been skiing since my dad first took me when I was about four or five to Taos. Since I moved to the east, I forgot how to ski powder.
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Old 29-09-08, 09:05 PM   #43
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i skiied across my carpet in my house. dam when is it going to snow!!! I WANT TO SKII NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 29-09-08, 10:00 PM   #44
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I have been skiing since my dad first took me when I was about four or five to Taos. Since I moved to the east, I forgot how to ski powder.
I'll bet you ski ice like a wildman tho!
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Old 30-09-08, 02:15 AM   #45
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Ah nothing like skiing fast ice at full tilt
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