Has anyone grown to loving skiing as an adult

[Anonymous]

I learned mid-40s and have skiied about 12-15 days. I could take it or leave it. I wanted to learn so I could ski with my kids but I doubt I will ever get past green and my kids don’t want to go with me. Taking private lessons did help a bunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Me! I started skiing in my 30s and love, love, love it. My kids have grown up skiing and we all do it together as a family.

If you are athletic and coordinated, it's not hard to learn as an adult.

+1. I’m not even that athletic or coordinated, but I learned how to ski very easily. We ski 50+ days a year together as a family.

[Anonymous]

I learned in my 20s and still love it in my 50s. My husband, son and I spend weekends in WV all winter, plus we take 2 trips to Utah/Colorado/Canada per year. We love being out there. My son has surpassed me on the slopes these days. He skis all the double blacks out West. It is truly our favorite family activity.

[Anonymous]

I learned upper 30s-early 40s. Early 50s now. My wife learned as an adult, too. We fell for it, travel to ski, get about 15-20 days in per year. I am very cautious and upper intermediate, and probably have peaked out in my skill and comfort zone. Can handle advanced blues and groomed blacks at most normal resorts (i.e. not skiing the tougher parts of Jackson Hole , but can handle a lot of Deer Valley). Watching our 9 year old learn is a treat, and she is just much more capable and fluid than my wife or I will ever be. It's a lot like learning a language--do it young or it is really hard to pick up!

[Anonymous]

I learned in my mid 20s because my spouse comes from a skiing family. I am perfectly competent at it below black diamond, tried those a couple times and feared for my life. But I just don’t get it. I’m cold, often wet, and bored to tears after a couple runs. I usually end up buying half day passes for myself for a couple of days and spend the rest of my time in whatever condo we’ve rented drinking tea and doing jigsaw puzzles while my spouse and kids ski all day. I like to tube and ice skate and always try to stay at places with hot tubs to pass the time.

[Anonymous]

My husband learned in his mid to late thirties. He now enjoys skiing blues. That said, I don’t think he would misssit much if he had to stop. In your situation, have you thought about switching to cross country?

[Anonymous]

I grew up skiing and am still pretty good at it . . . but the older I get, the less I enjoy it. I prefer snowshoeing, cross country skiing, or ice skating outdoors to it. You get to enjoy nature in the winter, but with more peace and quiet.

[Anonymous]

My parents started with me (late 30’s). My dad loved it. He is terrible, but really enjoyed it and we took family ski trips every year until I was about 20. My mother never really talk to it. She got decent, but she never really enjoyed it. She just did it to not be bored on the ski trips.

I happened to meet someone on my last ski trip who had picked it up as an adult and skied like someone who had been doing it his whole life. We met on the chairlift and he dragged me down a double black glade out west that I’ve been too scared to try before…

I’ve never met anyone like that before and I think it was related to his complete and utter fearlessness. Connecting it to my parents, my dad is somewhat similar. He didn’t mind falling or worry about getting hurt. I think if you’re a normal adult with normal adult concerns, it’s harder to learn. If you’re willing to just dive head first, go full speed and not care about the consequences, that’s when you can get better and enjoy it more when starting as an adult.

[Anonymous]

I learned the hard way, l if you have any bulging or herniated discs, skiing can really aggravate your spine. I went skiing last January and had to go to PT from February until May to get my spine back in check. Never again. It’s such a bum because I love the ski aesthetic.

[Anonymous]

Snowshoe or Xcountry ski

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parents started with me (late 30’s). My dad loved it. He is terrible, but really enjoyed it and we took family ski trips every year until I was about 20. My mother never really talk to it. She got decent, but she never really enjoyed it. She just did it to not be bored on the ski trips.

I happened to meet someone on my last ski trip who had picked it up as an adult and skied like someone who had been doing it his whole life. We met on the chairlift and he dragged me down a double black glade out west that I’ve been too scared to try before…

I’ve never met anyone like that before and I think it was related to his complete and utter fearlessness. Connecting it to my parents, my dad is somewhat similar. He didn’t mind falling or worry about getting hurt. I think if you’re a normal adult with normal adult concerns, it’s harder to learn. If you’re willing to just dive head first, go full speed and not care about the consequences, that’s when you can get better and enjoy it more when starting as an adult.

I agree it’s way more related to cautiousness/no fear rather than athleticism. I learned mid 40s and have just been so concerned about injuries that I can’t enjoy it. Then my daughter tore her acl skiing (she has no fear) and I’m ready to be done.

[Anonymous]

I went to Breckenridge and Whistler and went ...
swimming!

The rest of the family skis but I don't like it. It also seems to be a snob thing that you're supposed to enjoy skiing if you have a certain income. No one says that you have to do table tennis or archery or ballroom dancing, but you're expected to like skiing.

I like open water swimming and people aren't pressured to do that, probably because it scares the living daylights out of most people included those doing black diamond slopes.

[Anonymous]

I hate skiing . It’s such a time and money suck. Just take up tennis or pickleball

[Anonymous]

My husband learned in his late 30s. He will never be able to ski at the same level as me and our children, but we love skiing together as a family! I think mostly he's happy with his limits (and also the free time he has to chill at the lodge while I'm off with the kids). Truly win-win for all.