Forty-one percent of skiers are female

[Highway Star]

At Killington last year, it seemed like most casual skiing groups I was in were are at least 50% women.

 

[tjf67]

At Killington last year, it seemed like most casual skiing groups I was in were are at least 50% women.

I can see that

 

[tarponhead]

At Killington last year, it seemed like most casual skiing groups I was in were are at least 50% women.

Yeah, but your observations are biased. Your pick up more
noticeing groups with the ski bunnies present cause your a guy.... ;-)

 

[Trekchick]

In all honesty, I'm not normal.

I'm sure none of us ever noticed that :razz:

I've never tried to hide it dontcha know.

I think the persentage of women on the slopes is directly related to the weather. Guys will ski in just abiut anything, when the temp. drops the ladies seem to find other things to do.

Oh My Heck! You've never met me, eh?
I'll ski any where any time and in any conditions.

 

[Sparky]

I've never tried to hide it dontcha know.



Oh My Heck! You've never met me, eh?
I'll ski any where any time and in any conditions.

That a girl...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

At Killington last year, it seemed like most casual skiing groups I was in were are at least 50% women.

That makes sense because when you are a top 30 Killington skier, you are going to have alot of ski groupies. I can relate as I'm one of the best bronze Nastar racers at Blue mountain..but now I'm 30 so I'm going back..hitting Silver..and bring more women back to the sport!!!!Yes I'm delusional..can you relate to that???

 

[icedtea]

That makes sense because when you are a top 30 Killington skier, you are going to have alot of ski groupies. I can relate as I'm one of the best bronze Nastar racers at Blue mountain..but now I'm 30 so I'm going back..hitting Silver..and bring more women back to the sport!!!!Yes I'm delusional..can you relate to that???

"Biggie bag biches from barbecues to barmitzvah's"

(NSFW)

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

"Biggie bag biches from barbecues to barmitzvah's"

(NSFW)

and I wonder why there aren't many women on here..

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

I believe it but I'm sure the % of skier visits by females are way way way less..as most of the people I know skiing 50+ days per year are Male and the female skiers I know are mainly only putting in a few days a year..interesting though as demographics are cool..

This female skier skied 70 days last year - that probably won't happen this year due to work commitments. However, I will try to ski at least 50 days if possible.

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

I think the persentage of women on the slopes is directly related to the weather. Guys will ski in just abiut anything, when the temp. drops the ladies seem to find other things to do.

I guess I am the exception as you will find me skiing on those cold days or rainy days or really crappy days. As long as I am skiing I am happy.

 

[Ski Diva]

I skied 66 days last season. And in my household, I'm the one who's far more passionate about skiing.

I'll ski in just about any conditions, too -- though I do draw the line at pouring rain. I hate doing just about any outdoor activity in the rain.

 

[abc]

I'm more of your typical fair weather, non-passionate female skier. I only ski a couple of weeks and a few weekends a year.

Actually, I probably resemble more of your typical non-passionate, fair weather casual MALE skier just as well!

If work or family gets in the way, I wouldn't go skiing.

But in the survey (which I didn't take), I would count as one of those 41%.

I don't find the slope *I* ski too lopsided in male/female representation. Women seem to make up a little less than half of the skiing population.

Maybe some of you spend all your time in the black and double black? That's probably why you only to see 4% of women where you are...

 

[drjeff]

The two females in my household skied a combined 104 days last season! The skied in any and all weather conditions (just took a few less runs on some of the more extreme weather days )

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'll have to take some liftline snapshots this season at places I visit to show what a sausage fest it is out there..lol

 

[faceplant]

Forty-one percent of skiers are female, though the proportion of women to men varies depending on the region; for example, in the Southeast, 46 percent of skiers are female, and in the Pacific West, the proportion is 35 percent female. “We notice females dropping out a little earlier than males,” says Hawks. “In their early to mid 30s, they begin dropping out of the sport.”

I would have guessed much lower. The link to the whole article on target marketing is below.

http://www.targetmarketingmag.com/article/hitting-slopes-401426_1.html

even less in the trees

it’s a Gizzly Adams thing


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[Trekchick]

This female skier skied 70 days last year - that probably won't happen this year due to work commitments. However, I will try to ski at least 50 days if possible.

I guess I am the exception as you will find me skiing on those cold days or rainy days or really crappy days. As long as I am skiing I am happy.

I've never tried to hide it dontcha know.



Oh My Heck! You've never met me, eh?
I'll ski any where any time and in any conditions.

Only 53 days for me, but still, it was a great season for quality skiing and I didn't let weather get in the way for any of it.
Chicks on Sticks rock!!!

 

[MommaBear]

Its a responsibility thing on my part that keeps my days down. Men don't seem to have that "guilt" thing going. Kid is sick and can't go north for the weekend, who stays home? Me. Kid is cold and wants to go in, who heads for the lodge or back to the condo with him? Me. Kid has some kind of sporting event taking place on the weekend that he doesn't want to miss, who stays in CT with him while everyone else heads North? Me. Kid made it North but just doesn't want to ski that day, who stays at the condo with him (since he's too old for daycare at the mountain)? Me.

Even if I get the nerve to opt out of the responsible one roll and declare it is someone else's turn to stay home for a change, I then spend the day consumed with the guilt of being on the mountain while my other half is stuck at the condo or back in CT.

Keep posting ladies - its my encouragement to fight for equal skiing rights and stretch for that goal of 50 days! (But don't point out that you don't have kids...it will sap the wind from my wings...lol!)

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

Its a responsibility thing on my part that keeps my days down. Men don't seem to have that "guilt" thing going. Kid is sick and can't go north for the weekend, who stays home? Me. Kid is cold and wants to go in, who heads for the lodge or back to the condo with him? Me. Kid has some kind of sporting event taking place on the weekend that he doesn't want to miss, who stays in CT with him while everyone else heads North? Me. Kid made it North but just doesn't want to ski that day, who stays at the condo with him (since he's too old for daycare at the mountain)? Me.

Even if I get the nerve to opt out of the responsible one roll and declare it is someone else's turn to stay home for a change, I then spend the day consumed with the guilt of being on the mountain while my other half is stuck at the condo or back in CT.

Keep posting ladies - its my encouragement to fight for equal skiing rights and stretch for that goal of 50 days! (But don't point out that you don't have kids...it will sap the wind from my wings...lol!)

Since I am the one more passionate about skiing in our household, it's Skidork (my husband) who usually stays back in the condo with the sick kids unless he is back in the flatlands and working like during some school vacations. In that case, then I stay back at the condo with the sick child or children - it's happened a few times in the past.

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

I skied 66 days last season. And in my household, I'm the one who's far more passionate about skiing.

I'll ski in just about any conditions, too -- though I do draw the line at pouring rain. I hate doing just about any outdoor activity in the rain.

If you have Goretex gear then you can ski a few runs before you get totally drenched. The secret is to take the gondola up (at Killington) and ski fast back down. BTW, the snow conditions while it's raining are awesome.

 

[Geoff]

If you have Goretex gear then you can ski a few runs before you get totally drenched. The secret is to take the gondola up (at Killington) and ski fast back down. BTW, the snow conditions while it's raining are awesome.

I have a couple of hooded Gore-Tex shells and Gore-Tex shell pants. With a rubber goggle wipe on my thumb and a couple of spare pairs of gloves, I can stay out until I run out of gloves. Everything else stays completely dry.