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Double Chair Podcast Episode 47

Double Chair Podcast Episode 47

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Learning how to ski as an adulthttps://brownski.substack.com/p/yes-you-can-learn-to-ski-as-an-adult?r=4pv8om&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webhttps://nyskiblog.com/tips-for-adults-learning-to-ski/#more-83282We are pretty obsessed with skiing and, for the most part, our listeners are too. This is for the people who did not learn to ski or snowboard as children and want to learn but think they might be too old. If you know somebody like that, please share this episode with them.“Can I still learn to ski even though I’m (insert your age here)?” I hear/see this question repeatedly, both in real life and on social media. Of course the answer is usually yes. You can learn to ski at any age and continue skiing as far into your dotage as nature allows. It is true that everyone is different. There are some unique challenges to overcome for some individuals but, for most reasonably fit people, learning to ski as an adult is possible once you get past the initial fear. It’s possible that it presents more mental and emotional challenges than it does physical.Learning anything new as an adult can be difficult. It’s obvious that picking up skiing at age 30 or 40 is going to be more difficult than learning to ski at age 5, 10 or 18 or even 25 years old. As we get older and set in our ways, we lose the peak physical fitness that comes so easily during our high school years. Most people’s sense of self preservation increases. There are a lot of things that make learning to ski in middle-age a more daunting project than it is for a younger person.Amongst the things that make it difficult for an adult to learn: You don’t necessarily live near a ski hill. Proximity always makes it easier to find the time for any leisure activity. On the other hand, non-skiers might think they have to drive to Vermont or the Adirondacks to learn on a “real mountain”. This is not true- in fact going to one of the bigger hills, no matter where, is one of the things I am going to advise against. You will have to drive a bit even for the smaller hills but it’s worth it.2. Skiing is expensive. Not everybody has the resources or disposable income to add this kind of a hobby to the budget. It can be expensive. It’s true. But it’s not as bad as you might think and there are some things you can do to save money as a newbie.3. You may belong to a cultural group that doesn’t typically ski. This can make you worry that you might not be welcome in the ski hill environment. Again, this is understandable but I am here to assure you that skiers are mostly nice people who will be thrilled to welcome you into the sport regardless of where you are coming from. We are a cult that is always recruiting. Once you take the leap of faith to show up at the hill and give it a try, you are family. This is especially true at the smaller independent hills that you should be starting out on. Social media can make it seem like experienced skiers spend half the day mocking beginners but this isn’t true. Much more frequently you will find that the veterans will take the time to help a total stranger having trouble with their gear or some other difficulty. Personally I specialize in showing people who have fallen how to stand back up without taking their skis off. 4. You may have a low level of physical fitness or you think you do and you’re not sure if you’re physically capable of skiing. This is probably not true. If you are capable of taking a one or two mile walk around your neighborhood, you can probably handle the physical exertion of skiing. You may enjoy it so much that you are inspired to get in better shape so you can ski faster or attack more challenging terrain but that is something to work on down the road. In this respect, skiing is more like pickleball or golf than it is hockey or baseball. It is a multigenerational sport that can be enjoyed at whatever level you are at.5. You may have a fear of injury. It’s natural as you get older and I can’t tell you for sure that you won’t get a little banged up at some point in your skiing career but most skier days for the majority of skiers do not result in injury or death. I mean, it’s possible something horrific will go down but this is not the norm. None of us are promised tomorrow- driving your car to work every day involves risk too. 6. Indoor cat syndrome. Modern society gives us lots of different ways to distract and entertain ourselves at home. It’s very easy to slip into a sedentary lifestyle and to just veg out, even on the weekends. Don’t be an indoor cat.7. You may just have a fear of being bad at it, or fear the embarrassment- of looking like you’re bad at it as you learn. This is kiddie shit- nothing to worry about. Everybody at the hill was a beginner once. Just put it out of your mind. We all have funny stories to tell about mistakes we made along the way. And now, we are all rooting for you to learn to ski successfully and come back for ski day number two...
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