My Ego as a Senior Skier
The aging process does weird things to the mind. We remember days of yesteryear winding down through moguls on a steep run all day, thinking it was fun. Or floating through knee-deep powder all day from when the lifts open until they close. Today, in my dotage, when confronted with a steep pitch full of knee-high, well-rounded moguls, I go around. Or, after two long runs through knee- or thigh-deep powder, my legs say we’re done for the day. The mind is willing, but the body says, “Hell no.”
A Sunny Day!
Unfortunately, I don’t live near a ski area where I can ski seven days a week. Each year, I work hard to get in less good shape than the previous year. And, what trainers tell me, getting into good skiing shape gets harder with every coming year. The message is that you can’t beat Father Time.
So why ski? Given the image the marketing folks want to portray, if one is not blasting through the trees in deep powder, or bouncing through the moguls, or leaping off rocks, one right after the other, why do I ski?
Because I love it. At 78, my ego no longer needs to be fed by a run through knee- deep moguls or skiing fast down a double diamond. Instead, I enjoy making a round carved turn that controls my speed on any pitch. I now only ski on groomed runs no matter how steep and stay out of trails that look like a hockey rink, bumps and now, even glades unless they are wide open. Nor do I ski in soft, mushy, clumpy snow. So what?
Now I take my time, stopping more often. Each run is precious because it may be my last – not because of death, but because of injury. Like most senior skiers, I am most afraid of being injured by an out-of-control skier who is either stoned, inebriated, skiing
way too fast for the conditions, on a run well beyond his/her ability, or a combination of all the above.
My bones no longer break; they are more likely to shatter. A simple fracture that will heal in a 40-year-old body in a month or two may take major surgery and heal in six or more months if it ever does. So, yes, I am careful where and what I ski and in what
conditions.
I even find myself taking in the vistas around me. There’s not a photograph that does justice to the majesty of snow-covered mountains, whether in Vermont, California, New Mexico, British Columbia, Austria, or New Zealand. There’s nothing like breathing in the cold, crisp air while giving your thighs a breather and admiring the work of Mother Nature.
Double diamond, expert, intermediate, beginner, if it is groomed, I’m in. To me, the degree of difficulty of the trail is irrelevant.
My ego is in doing what I must to keep skiing for as long as Father Time allows. My ego is the simple act of being able to turn a pair of skis and carve a turn in any condition I choose.
My ego is in the fact that I am skiing, not what I am skiing.
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I couldn’t have said it better. I’m almost 85, and how I enjoyed skiing Brighton in early March with my family as they would ski the bowls, glades and trees while I stayed on the groomers and powered moguls carving to my heart’s content. It just makes me sing knowing I can continue to ski and enjoy the mountains being with my family.
Exactly right you have the story and the feeling correct. I would add a year-round lifestyle, waiting for the season to start and getting in shape is much too hard on the mind and body. Enjoy every month go walking in the mountains, and ride your bike . Make sure you are doing interval training move slow and fast you must keep up the stamina. Very important to work on balance and I agree, think first and avoid injury and rehab. You have everything going for you so be positive, worrying about your last run is not mentally positive and makes you very tentative. Enjoy the day.
Today was my 100th day of skiing this year to celebrate I skied for 3 1/2 hours 2 by myself just doing big GS turns and about 1 1/2 hours with my wife. Hopefully I will have another month of skiing this season as I plan to spend my 85th birthday next month skiing.
Not retired , have a full -time job trying to stay healthy
That’s fantastic! You are an inspiration to this nearly 70 year old guy who also works full time, but who will only get 67 or 68 days this year.
Yes, from another + 86 California skier, do what you can comfortably and revel in it, speed now days is reallocated to the quality of a few “ carved” turns, cause that feels better now than ever before, for me I feel more excited about skiing now than ever
I echo the first comment from Ann. This column is a perfect reflection of my own feelings–and I am “only” 71. How many more runs will I ever take? How many more years will I be able to ski? Will I ever again stand at the top of A-Basin and stare at their West Wall? It seems sometimes now that my entire year is focused on daily walks, hikes, floor workouts, yoga, and weights–just so I can get back on the slopes for a few weeks in winter. Oh well, the whole thing sure keeps me going. Thanks for this very nice piece Mr. Liebman.
Right on brother! I’m still going strong at 77 and do not ski bumps or in spring mush. I have 2 new knees and love skiing groomed, wide, steep trails. My biggest problem is finding people to ski with. I love skiing with our grandsons, our daughters and their husbands but they are weekend skiers. I’m retired and love the no lift lines mid week skiing.
Just got a new knee and it’s good to hear how other skiers are doing!
Mid week skiing spoils you for sure! I often ski a run without seeing another soul from top to bottom!
As an 80 year old skier with a history of 3 strokes, my mantra now is:
“My skies never once ask me, where are we making a turn today?? “
A turn is a turn no matter where or what the snow is!
Well Done!
You reminded me of what I have been missing.
Numerous medical issues have set me back; neurological issues and extreme spinal stenosis challenges.
You have motivated me to set the goal to ski 2025 hopefully after spinal surgery and fusion.
Thank you like minded skiing lovers, it’s been 2 years. “I’ll be back” lol
Tony Natella
You can do it! I had a double lumbar fusion 2 years ago. It totally solved my back issues and I was able to ski 14 days a year ago. That made me realize how bad my knees were. Had both knee replacements last summer and started skiing again in mid January. Have made it up 8 times so far, limited mostly by weather conditions, but hope to hit double digits before the end of the season. Am back up to ungroomed single black runs if the snow is good, but stick to groomers if it’s not.
Find a great surgeon Tony and git ‘er done!
You will be so much better.
If you’re in the Charlotte, NC area, recommend Dr. Anthony Kwon.
Good luck!!
Brad
I envy all of you. I’m 77 and this was my last year of skiing. My knees screamed at me”NO MORE””. I hard a good run, teaching my kids to ski and now my grandkids. I must admit, I don’t know which hurt more, my knees or my ego, I can’t keep up with anyone in my family. It hurt to hear “come on Poppi, what’s taking so long “. Next up, Snow shoeing!
All on point. I started skiing at age 12 and am now 76, I had the joy of teaching my kids and then my grand kids. While i used to be “sweepr” skiing last in the line to help the little ones my daughter now fills that role to help me.
I will keep going until the bones say no more.
The only measure of skiing success is the size of the smile at the end of the run. I still enjoy skiing with my son and grandchildren, but they are easy on me. I’ve stayed off Paradise for the last two years, but still make good turns on Catamount Bowl moguls as long as I don’t try to keep up with anyone else. I only run toboggans on easier trails, and avoid tight woods. I wear my 80+ patch to remind younger people that skiing can be a lifetime sport. My new skis are great. Next year we’ll see if 88 is as good.
Hear hear! 78 and off to Telluride next week for a week with the kids and grandkids. I count myself so lucky to have had a lifetime of skiing. If this is the year when the altitude and stenosis tell me it’s my last year carving wide turns, so be it. But if it all works out, I’ll be back on a mountain next year.
This is a topic every long time skier has to come to grips with if they stay with the sport. How long might it be before the gray me fades out to white? Lost last season to heart issues, a month the season before to a torn muscle; but I am satisfied to give up an inning here and there to stay in the long game.
Have slid down the hill since the mid 50’s, how I ski behind my eyes is quite different from what the eyes of others see. Where I ski anymore really does not matter to much, it is all about the doing.
An items I would like to submit to this list of good ideas is to start your ski day with some skill and balance drills. It helps to see what game you brought to the hill that day.
Heck, I’m 63 and I love just carving groomed trails in spring sun or maybe running it fast in the shady side snow. Hope to keep on doing way into my 80’s God willing!! Great article!
Nice article nicely written. I’d just like to add that one of my joys with still skiing at 72 is the simple sensation of silently gliding over fresh snow. If it’s untracked powder, be it 2 inches or 6 inches, so much the better. Join that with a bluebird day over the white peaks of my home Colorado area, and the day is magic.
At 81 I am already looking forward to what next year ski season will bring us!
Good article, I would like to encourage all you old mountain Goats to stay in the game,I’m 78, still teach requests privates at Steamboat, I have skied over 100 days a year for the past 26 years, I have Heli skied over a Million vertical feet, and still go to CMH each season, I still climb 14ers and mountain bike over 100 days a year, this year Iam going to a pedal assist e-bike. Let’s all keep fit and hang in there, it’s a wonderful life that God has given us. See you on the hill. Tee
Loved this article and can so relate. At 77 and having skied all my life, my 3 goals now when skiing are to stay safe, have fun and maybe improve a little. After many major surgeries, broken bones, knee replacement, etc. I also avoid the bumps, trees, etc and I also now prefer smaller, less crowded areas. Just spent two delightful days at a small area in southern Wyoming ($3.00/day) that was delightful. Most of my runs I had the trails to myself and the snow was perfection. Much more fun and safer than fighting the traffic and crowds, etc. than in Colorado where I currently live.
I second your thought on a preference for smaller areas now. Perhaps a bit less terrain variety and shorter runs, but the benefits of short/no lift lines, less tracked snow, and fewer people/quieter runs makes these far more pleasant than the “Disneyland crowds” of the major resorts. Even the slower lifts common at the smaller areas have their benefits for recoup time for the ol’ bod.
Omg, I can relate to every single comment! I’m 77 and was a level 2 instructor for over 20 years. My wish used to be that someone would see me ski a black diamond at 80 and say WOW! Now I could care less what’s said, or what kind of run I’m skiing, just so I’m still out there doing it.
Thank you for the beautiful article!
Love to hear all these positive comments. The good news is that exercise physiologists tell us that load bearing exercise is beneficial to joints. We do tend to want to avoid damaging our knees, but skiing can help with that, if we don’t go crazy. Funny thing is that I had big knee problems as a young adult but find my legs holding up OK in my late sixties. I walk, bike, run a little, and ski. Try to mix it up and keep all the joints active and lubricated. Setting reasonable goals is helpful, I think. My mindset is get out and enjoy yourself – nothing to prove to anyone.
I am 74 years old and recently returned from a 6 day ski vacation at Les Trois Valles, the largest ski area in the world !! 153 lifts,365 pistes (61 green, 138 blue, 119 red, 35 black). Almost all pistes other than black are groomed. I intend to return for my 10th trip there next year. Let me know if you want to join me.
Hi Warren. I am 72, Scottish and have just finished my 80th day of the season here in Courchevel – now done 8 full seasons here since retirement!! Will be back here at the beginning of January 2025 for another 3 month season and if you let me know when you are next out here it would be good to go for a slide??
Kudos to you on your inspiring insight. Even though I’m only 70, I do enjoy the entire idea of skiing–from purchasing our season passes each spring in the anticipation of another stellar year to the tuning up of our equipment. We are lucky enough to live near our ski mountain, and can pick and choose our perfect ski days. No, we no longer have to be first chair on powder days, nor do we feel the need to take the chair to the Summit each season. We are both thrilled to be able to ski our groomed runs, be they beginner or blacks, and when our bodies tell us we’re done, we feel like we’ve accomplished our goal: getting out there to enjoy every day! We are both hoping to be able to ski until our bodies say no more. Happy trails to all.
To all those heartfelt responses to this post, thank you. They brought tears to my eyes and am glad others feel the same way.
Inspiring to read all of these comments. Yes, let’s keep going as long as we can however we can. I’m lucky to live near Mt Hood and can ski above the winter’s cloud inversion many days. I’m 70 and started skiing 65 years ago. Gave up my snowboard 2 years ago due to severe neck arthritis. I don’t do the deep stuff in the trees alone anymore.
Exactly my sentiments, read my previous article
on senior skiing about safety concerns.
Wow! These are right on! I am 73 and have had my right ankle replaced twice. I ski the nice long easy slopes and may stop 5 times on the way down to just breathe the fresh air and watch the other skiers. Bumps,ice,moguls,bad snow, and rough black diamonds no longer belong to me. I buy a midweek pass to Mt Snow and miss most of the crowds. I try to get there early and leave between 11 and noon. Pass is cheap, $340 for next year. Afternoons and evenings I play pickleballl. So good to hear so many other skiers feel the same as I do!
At 68 years old, I agree with you 100%. I ski 99% on groomers, be they green or black diamond. I try to ski in a way that will allow me to ski another day.
Glad to hear there are many other senior skiers . I am 90 years old and only ski during the week on good days My advice is don’t look back on what and how you skied in the past but enjoy those good days when you ski can get out. Also find younger friends to ski with!!!
I’m an 80 + Ski Club member writing this during my last day at 3 Vallees, Val Thorens, France with an American group of highly skilled and motivated skiers.
During the week I skied with several 40-50ish very fast skiers, but finally at one point, after a long steep mogully section, I had to say, ” I don’t want to hold you up, go on without me.”
It saddened me somewhat to recognize common sense and admit to myself that stepping back from the good ole days of fast bump-busting was indeed prudent.
If one can’t get through this year, there won’t be a next year.
So I skied slower and am now pre-planning next years trips
It was so great reading all the comments of like minded skiers! I’m 71 and have nothing to prove anymore! I’m very risk adverse! The joy is in the doing, not the proving or impressing! It is so magical standing at the top of a run, canvassing the snow covered trees and 360° views. A sight so many never get to experience! I had to sit out most of this season due to a Feb. surgery for severe cervical stenosis after a nasty fall on black ice. Not a bad winter to sit out with the lack of snow in the Pacific Northwest. I’m looking forward to getting back on the groomers next winter with a very big smile on my face!
18 months of long covid ended my sking this year and last year. Do the research available online before you get vaccinated or boosted. 2 weeks ago I woke up and was so excited to be able to function that I forgot the medical community failed to diagnose my malise. I thought I was getting old and had to accept the limitations of being 86. Now I’m just PISSED OFF.
I just returned from my first trip after hip replacement. Your thoughts are spot on what I was rolling around in my head as I was out skiing.
I have skied for 65 years, and I am so thankful I can still get out on the mountain.
I have new meaning for my skiing.
Thank you
Hey Richard,
Lining up my own ducks for a hip replacement job in late summer. Would enjoy hearing any tips you’ve got for someone about to do the “hip thing”. I’ll be 70 this fall, have skied for 64 yrs. Just got back from two weeks skiing in the Wasatch of UT. Regards, John Gelb
John
77 and have had both hips replaced and ski mainly during the week at small resort in southern Nevada unless trying to keep up with grandkids skiing in Northern Utah. Take time and stay on groomers as my surgeon suggests..
Stop and take in the scenery and smile all the way.
Walk, bike, rowing machine and squats with lite weight.
Hey James,
sorry for late reply…and thanks for your message. good to hear from fellow hipsters! especially one of the 2x variety! All’s good, I waited until after about 6 weeks, then signed up to be a part-time instructor again this season in VT at Stratton. Your advice is good – hard part will be following it. As a 44 yr skier in Utah Wasatch, I’ve been an avid powder skier for most of my adult life, but realize I’ve got to make adjustments. Don’t want to injure the new hip that’s for sure. The season is almost here!! John
Re hip replacement you probably know this already but if not make sure you go to a surgeon who does the ANTERIOR entry procedure. It’s minimally invasive and they don’t have to cut through muscle like they do in the rear entry posterior procedure. Good possibility you can go home same day with the anterior procedure as well.
Also you seem like you are in excellent shape so hit the rehab hard and walk. I think I was walking 2-3 miles a day 3 weeks after mine. I had mine done in 2020 at 67. Good luck.
Hey Harvey,
sorry for late reply…for some reason yours and other replies didn’t make it into my email. I was scrolling thru just now, as I’ve just written a new piece for SS.com. Ya, I thought anterior was the way to go also, but the surgeon I selected used a method I’d not even read about; it involved individual surgical technique, blended with some robotic assistance. What’ll they think of next?! Your rehab sounds like mine. Distance varies every day, but have been increasing my daily average each of the past six weeks. And I’ve signed up for part-time ski instructor duties again for this season in VT. Thanks for reaching out!
I am 82 and skied 111 days two seasons ago, including a trip to Portillo, Chile in the Summer. I skied 56 last season due to caring for my ex who was severely injured. I had a knee revision about 10 years ago. I love bumps and try to get in them whenever I can. I’m not a great bump skier, but work on my technique each time I’m on the hill. Grew up skiing back East, as an adult, at Hunter Mtn NY. I live in Heber City, Utah, now, and ski Deer Valley, Park City/Canyons. Some difference.
Don’t let the old man in Marc. Well written and great sentiment.
Loved the article! I started skiing at 63 after I sold my business. I didn’t want to wake up and look outside and say it “sucks” because it was snowing. I’m 77 now and have LOVED winter ever since. Yes, I’ve been injured, hit by other skiers, broken bones, and even survived a sudden cardiac arrest (not on the slopes), and I love the joy and happiness skiing brings me even more. To me, skiing has been my fountain of youth! I road bike in the summer, but that’s only to get me in shape for my favorite season of the year. I just came back from skiing Alta Badia in Italy and it truly was the best vacation I’ve ever had. Can’t wait for next season!
Herb, I’m also a road biker for staying in shape & lung power…bring on next season!
At 68, I have been skiing 58 years. I am lucky to live 25 minutes from a major resort. From age 56 to66, I was an NSP ski patroller, and for the last 2 years I work as a ski instructor. I only free ski on weekdays, never alone, and get in 9-14,000 ft before lunch…..then go home, rarely skiing 2 days in a row. I do love to ski in the trees. No racers bombing down there, and Ihave enough skill to enjoy the glades. I wear lightweight motorcycle armor under my pants and jacket…And yes, I live in fear of the yahoos hitting me, or my students.
68 in May and still slamming the mountain daily. I only ski about an hour a day. If I get my ass on the lift at 2:45 I can get just over 12,000 Vertical, none of it on groomers. Got 77 days and 902,094 Vertical
I’m 65 and feel the way you do. I was just an occasional skier in my late teens and early 20’s and life got in the way and I stopped for many years. In recent years I decided to take it back up in retirement, pretty much like riding a bike and picking up where I left off. Since the nearest ski resort is about 60 miles for me it’s just far enough that I’m only able to go about 6 times a year. I just tried a double black diamond, 60 degree slope at Laurel Mountain (steepest in Pennsylvania). I fell 2 times on the way down, so it’s back to practicing some more on the single black and go from there, LOL! Anyway, thanks for the great article!
I turned 80 four days ago and will be skiing tomorrow for my 37th day this season. I’m inspired by all of your comments and hope to be one of the old guys on the mountain for many more years. Thanks for all of you comments. I’m not alone.
Thanks for sharing all the thoughts about skiing during our later years. One thing not mentioned was the value of regular cross country skiing because this classic form of snow enjoyment yields so many benefits to mind and body. Just enjoyed snowboarding and xc skiing in the big spring snow in New England, and although I could only do 4 runs in the deep stuff, I know those runs and the feelings I had will be etched in my memory. Reading this article and comments has helped strengthen my outlook and convinced me to buy next year’s pass!
Great article! I’m 73 and still LOVE to be on snow! I was an instructor and as the years have passed my ski buddies are fewer and fewer and I end up skiing with much younger skiers. I want to keep skiing and I have a genuine problem. When I step in my skis I think I’m 16 and never say no to a run. I skied 94 turns at the canyons at park city this year and when I got in the trees my knees were rubber and I had to lie down! I do not want to end my skiing with an injury! Getting gear on I’m a rational and sensible old lady but I have a real problem when I hop off the lift! I’m going to save this article for next season and read it over and over!!
Love this article. I relate to it all. Been skiing since I was 4 and I am 74 now. Knees are good, thankfully.
I love skiing with my 27 year old son…..should have brought him up as a child, but better late than never
during the last couple of years. I get to teach him a few. I am grateful for each day on the mountain and I always enjoy the view along the way.
I’m 83 years old. I started skiing over 60 years ago. The first 40 +years was almost completely in Vermont, with occasional trips to UT, one week heli-skiing, and one week snow cat skiing. I now live in Park City. I only have one suggestion. If you want to keep skiing to well into your 80s, find a ski instructor who is as old or older than you. You don’t get to be that old without knowing a few secrets..,
Hey Irwin,
I’ve been a ski instructor for past 14 seasons at Stratton in VT. I tell everyone, it doesn’t matter how good you are (except for former professional racers/mogul-maniacs/etc,) it’s SO helpful to take just a single lesson at the beginning of each season…it helps reinforce the good & important stuff, while allowing the bad ideas to fall away…the key is to find a good instructor…and I truly don’t believe that age matters…just the talent & communication skills
Hail To All of You!
As senior skiers, many of us had parents who indevoured to bold the conditions and equipment of the 1940’s through the 70’s. As baby boomers we were so lucky to have experienced the 50’s and 60’s when skiing, in my opinion, was in its sexiest period. We experienced the emergence of metal and fiberglass, buckle boots, Bogner, Montant, Scott, and the many heroes of FIS racing, KILLY! And while snowboarding has been instrumental in the economies of skiing, mustn’t we forget that back in the day, no such thing to mess up untracked powder. I miss the glory days of skiing, yet so look forward to the days ahead. My father who was a regional hero as Chief Examiner Midwest PSIA said often, “the key to skiing safely is to govern your energy.” As seniors we can all relate to the following mantra, “Don’t Fall!” Thank you, Marc. Spot on and keep’em coming.
Could not have said it better at 79!! So I won’t.
I enjoyed 4 days skiing in great conditions just after my 71st birthday in Feb. Skiing the first 2 runs with my kids and grandkids, then releasing them from the sense of responsibility they might feel to stay with me, adding that I have to go at own pace. I did fairly well, hitting my stride and getting into the zone for a good portion of the time, only falling once. I still have a souvenir of that fall 3.5 weeks later (sore ribs) and it has me thinking about what the future holds…
Thanks for your post! At 68 years old I’ve managed 30 days so far this season… less than I’d hoped, and at a lower level of skiing challenge. After over 50 years as a skier, I’m heading for a total knee replacement this summer: multiple injuries have finally caught up with me. Regardless, I’ll continue to ski! Age catches up with all of us. I’m in that place where age, guile and skills are replacing the brute force and awkwardness that used to define my skiing. I’m in my Declining Years… “Decline” being just another way of saying “going downhill”. Going downhill (on skis) is the point, and that’s exactly what I intend to continue doing. At the end of the day, I’m grateful every time I strap on the gear and hit the hill…. and I celebrate every time some young skier tells me they “hope to be skiing when they’re as old as I am”. How can I complain after hearing THAT?
I’m 79, been on the road skiing about 2 months since I retired 4 years ago. Replaced knees work well-only have 32 days in this season due to crap early season in the Washington Cascades and a seizure( cause unknown) that prevented me from driving until Christmas. I do have ego issues but sometime this season I came to accept that I am largely a groomer skier. That realization became more fixed as my season progressed and I realized I can still have fun without beating myself up. Biggest threat in my opinion is out of control hotshots-was taken out hard 2 years ago on a 100 yard wide trail with just me and the other guy who slammed into my back-I was stopped, sore wrist for several months. I stay active and work out year round-encouraging to hear from my seniors who are still at it!! And why don’t Epic and Ikon offer senior discounts?
And why don’t Epic and Ikon offer senior discounts? Good question!
This article and the comments that followed are truly inspiring. At age 75, I think I’ve found the perfect combination of quality of skiing and value for money. I skied the Arlberg area of Austria ( St. Anton ) this year. It’s the largest ski area in Austria and high altitude therefore relatively snow sure. A season pass this year for those born in 1949 or earlier cost 208 Euros.I’ll be returning again next February. This August I’ll make my annual trip from my home in Australia to the South Island of New Zealand where the skiing is free for anyone 75 and older.
Great article. We skied until my husband tore his rotator cuff at 87 (lots of chortles among the orthopedic surgeons) & I was 79. We described ourselves as the world’s most experienced intermediate skiers – but we were out there, having a great time.
On weekends, first tracks was a way to have fewer unguided missiles.
Killington lets you ski free once you hit 80.
Love this article! Skiing has always been for me an escape from all things negative. At 73 retired from instructing I don’t care how I look on snow I just need to be on snow. I fight the urge to test my limits because I know I’m not as strong or quick as I once was but my love for the sport hasn’t dimmed. I already can’t wait for winter and it’s May!
I was visiting Kirkwood and caught a ride up on the chair that serves the palisades with a guy who was older/wiser/happier and a better talker. He had to have had 25 years on me. His answer to “how do you do it?” was, confidence. He explained that the older you are the more hours it takes to maintain a good physical condition through exercise. More exercise at 85 than when you were at 77. He then stated that to remain a good skier with the ability to ski anything well you had to have confidence. But, he said, the only way to have confidence is to be in top physical shape before you buckle up for the first time each season! From then on, I quit counting on skiing almost daily to get myself in shape. Now, and for the 20 years since that chairlift ride up, I exercise year round and follow his words of advice and feel confident and ski everything, but I limit myself to 5.5 -6 hours of skiing at a pace that comforts me. I try to stay away from groomed intermediate trails because that is where most of the crazy idiots range.
Here’s a quick suggestion. Cross-Fit for conditioning and Carv for improving technique.They both work
A few years ago I ditched my great MX88’s for shorter Rustler 9s and some softer boots that fit with extreme comfort. That change enabled me to do what I can’t do! Some days I feel like I’m 40 instead of 80.
At age 71 I’m taking Alpine Touring (AT) skiing as my Senior Skiing. The combination of a quiet, slow climb workout through Nature’s winter beauty with a sweet descent in fresh untracked conditions seems the perfect alternative to ikon passed Big Skibiz. Also, our city owned little ski area provides enough lift serviced runs to combine for a satisfying day! If