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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you learned to ski later in life, how long did it take for you to feel comfortable on blues? Blacks?  Or did you mainly just stick to greens?
I’ve been skiing about 7-8 times and still struggling to get parallel turns down. Just curious around what level you ended up skiing and how long it took you to get there.  [/quote]

7-8 times with lessons every time? Or just one lesson and doing it on your own the rest of the time?

To learn parallel turns, you need a lot of repetition and comfort and that’s going to come from more time on the snow and more lessons. Many skiers take a few years (or forever) to ski parallel. It depends on what kind of shape you’re in and what level of athleticism you’re coming in with. It can take a while to develop awareness of your body if you haven’t done other sports.

Don’t get hung up on green/blue/black. They differ everywhere. The important thing is that you’re progressing if you want to progress. It’s ok to ski what you’re comfortable on forever. You don’t have to ski vertical bumps to be a real skier. I’ve been skiing for 35 years and can ski 99% of inbounds runs in the U.S. but spend a lot of my time (like today!) just chilling on easy runs with friends who are new skiers.

You don’t have anything to prove because you’ve already proven yourself by taking up something entirely new as an adult. Well done! I’m proud of you![/quote]

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