| Never had 'shaped' skis before last March. But I've been skiing since I was 8 - and I'm 48 now. But I had a five year hiatus due to a big back pain circle jerk (far too long a story). But I'm skiing again, and back into bicycle riding/racing- so I'm in MUCH better condition than I was in March when I last skiied - and 40lbs + lighter. So it should be a blast when I start skiing again tomorrow and Monday.
I ski for fun - and ride/race bicycles for exercise. Obviously the riding is my fitness thing, and I get a kick out of people asking me about the 'exercise' I get from downhill skiing. I tell them that for me skiing is purely recreational - and that in my sport you get a workout going UP hills. I have to remind them that in skiing your uphill locomotion is provided by a detachable quad : ). At any rate the bicycling - and the weight room regimin I employ starting in November to get in shape for the coming bike race season - is fantastic training for downhill skiing. So after 7000-8000 bicycling miles and 6 weeks in the gym I'm certainly ready for the slopes in December. The fitness level needed for skiing is not a problem for me : ). And of course that makes it MUCH more fun.
New gear, new body - 40 years of skiing experience - sounds like the right ingredients for a fun season. Now if I only had about $20K for a few trips out west and some chopper skiing... oh well. At least I have the joy of skiing with my wife/daughter. Didn't have that when I was single. Fortunately I got plenty of powder days in prior to 1995 .... | 
Dec 10, 2005, 12:10 PM
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