34 and feeling to old to ski anymore

I just went back and read the first post. LOL! I'm 33 and I played in the terrain park this weekend. There are 10 year olds who are better than me. But screw it...I'm out having fun and I'm not too sore the next day or week.

LOL! I'm 42 and just started a few years ago.

Now, I'm looking for the bumps, in the best shape of my life, run with kids in the glades and then, gladly, dump them in the terrain park.

Have some kids - they'll get you back out there regardless of your age. It's a great family activity where you can actually participate with them and see them grow in skill and ability immediately. (As opposed to going to Build A Bear and wanting to slice your wrists.)

Sure - you're no longer hitting the Jaegermister Ice Luge at the bar (cus, you know, the kids legs don't reach the accelerator) but it is the best way to get out and enjoy winter.

mikestaple said:

(As opposed to going to Build A Bear and wanting to slice your wrists.)

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As a parent, I always found Chuck E Cheese to be another great place to waste away your life! :lol:
Kind of a little kid's version of a boardwalk....

funny... i read most of these until i saw the original post date. doesn't matter. i hope that guy got smart and skiied the Creek during the week. there are alot more of us older types and its way less crowed.. little or no lines... i did empathize with his tale of all the youngsters, it is i think unskiable during the day on weekends.. just to many people .. dangerous... i ski there after 5 on weekends when the crowds thin out yet i did have an instance about a week ago when i went with the kids.. we were waiting for the quad at south when this punk... i mean the kid couldn't have been 11, lights up a butt in front of me and the smoke blows back into our faces... i looked up took my pole and smacked him in the head...i said are you kidding me how old are you 3??? put that out your already to small you need to grow! he was dumbfounded and looked at me like i was crazy... maybe i am but i wasn't going to put up with that!! i threaten to call his mom and he put it out. little prick.

Get out of the rack and get on the hill early. The youngsters trend to sleep in.

51. Definitely still getting better each year. Please shoot me when I can't ski anymore.

Retirement communities are starting to spring up in ski country because the age of "ski retirement" is rising. In part due to the gear.

But there is more to it than that. We expect more out of "old age" now.

I am amazed by the old farts skiing the trees at Gore.

I'll be 54 this year and still skiing. I won't give it up, if I don't have to. I'll never grow up, I'll never grow old, just my body will.....

41 and lovin' skiing with my kids! I ski more and better now than ever before in my life.

Dood - I am an ancient 38 and have 'quit' skiing 3 times before already. I've even gone a few seasons where I didn't ski once.

What keeps bringing me back ?

1) Friends
2) Better equipment
3) I can still do it, for the most part
4) Not much else to do in the winter

I would say ... keep skiing and just work-out more, get really dedicated about it. And consider this too, go for quality and NOT quantity. As you age, you need more Vail and Winter Park days and less day trips to the local hill. Just my opinion but the local hills are more for conditioning/training than anything else. (ok good for beers too)

And last but not least, once you hit 34 you have got to attend the best ski trip event of a lifetime - Bumpapalooza !

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See you there - it is not too late!

B-Stead