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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in New England, where a big part of the culture was going skiing on weekends/vacations. I skiied a few times throughout middle school/high school, and I didn't really enjoy it; it always felt very physically tiring, lots of exposure to the cold weather, etc, so I never really pursued it after that.

Thinking back on it as a adult, I understand the appeal as a lesiure activity even less. Coupled with the drawbacks I mentioned earlier, it's expensive (something I didn't have an appreciation for as a kid obviously), inconvenient (you have to drive several hours to get to get to a resort, depending on where you live), doesn't really lend itself that well to socializing as you can't really chat with someone while you're skiing down a mountain, and the safety/physical danger aspect.

Compare with golf (which I don't, but DH does), golfing:

- Has a lower barrier to entry (many more golf courses around vs ski mountains)
- Lends itself well to socalizing
- Less physically taxing (my guess is that many more 70 year olds are able to golf vs go skiing)
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I do understand some aspects.  EG Getting out during the winter, winter vacations.  There are some aspects which I don't understand.  To be sure I never afforded to do it, except on some army surplus cross country skis.  I lived near a ski basin, I didn't go skiing, I would just go out and do winter hiking/snow shoeing on the back side of the slopes.  Like I don't understand, the ski lift does all the work, why is that even a sport.  Snow machines etc.  Just go out enjoy the winter outdoors already.[/quote]

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