Non skier significant other

RichT · Feb 24, 2009

What do you do about it? By this time of year my wife starts to complain about me and my daughter "leaving her alone all weekend". (we have a home at Hunter and go every weekend) Any suggestions (she will NOT ski), what about good places out west for non-skiers, I already saw the ones for here in the east.

Thank You

ZYDECORICH · Feb 24, 2009

RichT said:
What do you do about it? By this time of year my wife starts to complain about me and my daughter "leaving her alone all weekend". (we have a home at Hunter and go every weekend) Any suggestions (she will NOT ski), what about good places out west for non-skiers, I already saw the ones for here in the east.

Thank You

if you have a house at hunter,why not get her some spa stuff at the kaatskill hotel at hunter. pampering while you and your daughter are on the slopes may just work. it might be a little expensive, but what the hay if that would work for her. if that doesn't work maybe you guys should try a snowmobile together, they rent them in the area. maybe she'll get really into it and show up on UNIVERSAL HD someday!

deadheadskier · Feb 24, 2009

I strike a balance and typically devote one day per weekend to the lady and one to skiing with a few weekends smattered in throughout the season that are completely devoted to skiing. If our eventual kids like the sport as much as I do, all bets are off. :lol:

I'll be damned of I'm not doing something athletic at least one day every weekend. I'd kill someone if I spent my weekends being lazy around the house or shopping.

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Feb 24, 2009

I've skied 64 days so far this season....but I'm all alone..except for the random booty call or match.com breezy..lol..so no advice to give..

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Feb 24, 2009

deadheadskier said:
I strike a balance and typically devote one day per weekend to the lady and one to skiing with a few weekends smattered in throughout the season that are completely devoted to skiing. If our eventual kids like the sport as much as I do, all bets are off. :lol:

I'll be damned of I'm not doing something athletic at least one day every weekend. I'd kill someone if I spent my weekends being lazy around the house or shopping.

Bed Bath and Beyond is over-rated!!!!...when it's not ski season, I need to play golf or go hiking or go to the beach or Philly or something..an entire weekend spent in my town can lead to depression..yes I'm living here in Allentown..

Danaxxmiller · Feb 24, 2009

I say leave her and find somebody who skis!

icedtea · Feb 24, 2009

Danaxxmiller said:
I say leave her and find somebody who skis!

+1

deadheadskier · Feb 24, 2009

Danaxxmiller said:
I say leave her and find somebody who skis!

I know you're kidding....but that isn't always for the best. I'm glad that you and S are having fun together out there. I'm not certain J would enjoy skiing with me if she was a skier.

gladerider · Feb 24, 2009

which one in the east? have you ever taken her to Tremblant?

RichH · Feb 25, 2009

My wife never liked skiing, but she's taken to snowboarding.

It's not ideal, but it's better than nothing!

ERJ-145CA · Feb 25, 2009

deadheadskier said:
If our eventual kids like the sport as much as I do, all bets are off. :lol:

You have to spend quality time with your kids.:wink: That's why my wife never complains when I take my son on a weekend. She also gets, uh got, some alone time (we now have a newborn girl). Of course she snowboards so she enjoys snowsports too, but this season with the pregnancy she didn't go out. She's not quite as obsessed as me though and by mid-march she's asking me if I'm done yet.

frozencorn · Feb 25, 2009

It's tough, but my wife is understanding....She can get a bit ornery when it's late April and there are chores to get done around the house and I'm still hitting the slopes, but she also knows it's my passion and she has to respect it. Next year, late season, we're hoping to get the boy on skis and I think she sees that as the sign that he and I will have that winter bond for a few months. So, she encourages getting out there even if it means more on her watch. I also save a lot of carryovers and comp days to use midweek in March and April so that she isn't on child duty every single weekend. She's the best when it comes to all this.

But again, check back in late April and I may have a different sense.

SkiDork · Feb 25, 2009

RichH said:
My wife never liked skiing, but she's taken to snowboarding.

It's not ideal, but it's better than nothing!

I was gonna suggest the same thing...

andyzee · Feb 25, 2009

Dork, you don't have this problem, do you? :lol:

billski · Feb 25, 2009

RichT said:
What do you do about it? By this time of year my wife starts to complain about me and my daughter "leaving her alone all weekend". (we have a home at Hunter and go every weekend) Any suggestions (she will NOT ski), what about good places out west for non-skiers, I already saw the ones for here in the east.

Thank You

Seriously, what I'm doing more and more is skiing midweek and hanging around locally on the weekends. I rationalize it that I get more quality skiing in on a weekday than on two weekend days. Yes, it burns up some vacation days, but I'm around for the family on the weekends.

You'll find that anytime you can raise the family flag, it trumps all. Family flag = family day trip, going with one child, that sort of stuff.

Can you group up with another couple or family? Your wife could be the designated table mom!

SkiDork · Feb 25, 2009

andyzee said:
Dork, you don't have this problem, do you? :lol:

LOL! I was gonna say "be careful what you wish for"

Sparky · Feb 25, 2009

Does she have any girl friends that ski, or maybe a women’s only program. In these programs she can learn to ski from a professional in the company of other women. Some of them even have breakfast or lunch breaks. I’m kind of surprised that she doesn’t want to ski with her daughter, being with a kid is often a great motivator for non-skiers.

thorski · Feb 25, 2009

Tammy wynette has the real answer.
Our D.I.V.O.R.C.E becomes final today

SKIQUATTRO · Feb 25, 2009

luckily my wife is about as nuts about skiing as i am (now we have our 6yr old and 3yr old brainwashed as well) Our main issue is WHERE and WHEN to go ski!!!

As I ask my single buddy who seems to always have a new girl around his arm..."does she ski??" and the ones who dont, dont last very long...this new one is a keeper as she skis...takes alot of stress out of the relationship..........

SKIQUATTRO · Feb 25, 2009

Alot of the women's clinics start with a yoga class in the morning, a nice breakfast, some skiing, a heathly lunch, a spa in the afternoon....that might be up her ally

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