Forty-one percent of skiers are female

[Trekchick]

How does one (female, of course) get in on those get togethers? And how do you handle the family responsibilities?

You know those credits Greg talks about all winter long? Banking for ski trips? Well, I let him go on some ski trips and then I get one of my own. Kids stay home with daddy. Only problem is that I can't afford to do the big CO trip every year... SIGH. The Ski Diva is the place to be to hook up with other women skiers, though. They're planning a trip to Tahoe, IIRC, next year with a clinic. Too expensive for me but I'm sure I'll get together with some of the Divas for an Okemo day trip and perhaps, if I'm REALLY lucky, another Mother's Day trip to A-basin.

MommaBear, As Severine says, the SkiDivas plan on several GTG's during the year.
One is usually in February at Okemo, Another big trip(This year Tahoe) and then there is the Mothers day Weekend getaway at Abasin.

One thing you can do is post here (or on SkiDiva) and say you want to get a bunch of women together for a day trip and see who comes out of the woodwork! It works, it really does!!!

But do you put the hood over the helmet or under?

The hood of my jacket isn't big enough to put over the helmet. But I can't figure out how to fit it under...

abc, most, but not all, contemporary jackets with hoods have hoods that can go over your helmet. Check that feature out when you go jacket shopping next and you'll be amazed at how much you like that.

I am retiring one of my jackets this year(giving it to one of my GF's daughters) and replacing it with one with a hood that goes over my helmet, like my light weight Marmot shell does.
THAT will be a MUST feature of all my ski jackets in the future.

 

[abc]

I am retiring one of my jackets this year(giving it to one of my GF's daughters) and replacing it with one with a hood that goes over my helmet, like my light weight Marmot shell does.
THAT will be a MUST feature of all my ski jackets in the future.

It's only neccessary for a mid-weight or light weight jacket. Because if it's cold enough to use a heavy weight jacket, it'd be coming down as snow!

 

[severine]

It's only neccessary for a mid-weight or light weight jacket. Because if it's cold enough to use a heavy weight jacket, it'd be coming down as snow!

Not necessarily. If there's snowmaking going on in borderline temps, you get manmade that comes out mostly as ice that crusts all over you. That's when having a warmer set-up with a hood that goes over your helmet is helpful. Then again, you could always adjust your layers underneath to compensate for this.

 

[drjeff]

It's only neccessary for a mid-weight or light weight jacket. Because if it's cold enough to use a heavy weight jacket, it'd be coming down as snow!

Not necessarily. If there's snowmaking going on in borderline temps, you get manmade that comes out mostly as ice that crusts all over you. That's when having a warmer set-up with a hood that goes over your helmet is helpful. Then again, you could always adjust your layers underneath to compensate for this.

I'm reading this and thinking that maybe after I've had a couple of beers at the Brewfest at Mount Snow this weekend AND bump into the General Manager, that I should talk to her about setting up a mini business venture where we set up a bank of coin-op lockers right at the base of the main lifts so that you members of the fairer, thermally inbalanced sex can have easy and quick access to deal with your thermal changes right by the lift on essentailly a run by run basis!

I bet that those lockers would pay for themselves by say MLK weekend and from then on it's pure profit until the season ends!

 

[severine]

Sounds good to me, doc! :beer:

 

[Trekchick]

It's only neccessary for a mid-weight or light weight jacket. Because if it's cold enough to use a heavy weight jacket, it'd be coming down as snow!

Not true.
The times that I used my hood over my helmet were powder days when I didn't want the blower snow(think whiteroom) going down my neck.

Trust me, on those powder days you don't want to come in!!!

 

[billski]

According to a industry-sponsored NSAA survey using 2004-2005 data, women represent 40-45% of the boarders/skiers until age 47. After this time, the percentage drops off to 30-40% until age 67 and then into the 20%s after that. The survey attributes the age 40's drop to both family and career and after 67 to the good old body just starting to break down. The rate of dropout due to physiology simply has not changed over the past decade. Safety and family bonding are of greater interest to female demographic surveyed.

 

[MommaBear]

Safety and family bonding are of greater interest to female demographic surveyed.

I bond with my family on the slopes. ;-)

 

[MommaBear]

MommaBear, As Severine says, the SkiDivas plan on several GTG's during the year.
One is usually in February at Okemo, Another big trip(This year Tahoe) and then there is the Mothers day Weekend getaway at Abasin.

One thing you can do is post here (or on SkiDiva) and say you want to get a bunch of women together for a day trip and see who comes out of the woodwork! It works, it really does!!!

Thanks! I'll have to check it out.

 

[Trekchick]

How does this translate to Mt biking?

 

[abc]

How does this translate to Mt biking?

If I recall correctly, some NE ski diva had mountain biked together.

The female mtn bike scence is quite active in the NY/NJ area. There're quite often women's rides in NJ, which I've been to a few. Not sure about the New England area but I would imagine not too shabby either.

 

[Trekchick]

How does this translate to Mt biking?

The point of this question was...
If you look at the TR's on AZ, you see mostly men, whether it is a skiing TR or a Mt Biking TR.
I wonder if this type of forum is skewed because its the ultra fanatical enthusiast, where the world polls the casual enthusiast.

 

[billski]

I wonder if this type of forum is skewed because its the ultra fanatical enthusiast, where the world polls the casual enthusiast.

Absolutely YES, at least as far as the vocal participants are concerned. The adjective "RABID" would be more precise. 8)

Ain't never going to make much money off this crowd. However, there are many,many lurkers of which some who may *gasp* take us seriously :roll:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Well my life would seriously be complete if I met the ultimate skier chick..bonus points if she was into my humor..

 

[mondeo]

I wonder if this type of forum is skewed because its the ultra fanatical enthusiast, where the world polls the casual enthusiast.

More generally, if it's the type of skier over the gender. I know, at least in my family, my brother and I were the ones to charge, my mom and my sister were relaxed. Overall, I'd say most of the skiers on here are, or at least like to think to themselves as, hard chargers. And if they're not there yet, it's due to lack of practice, not because it's not the style they like. MogulQueen's the only one here that I've really skied with, and just as often on O.L. as at Sundown. TC and MRG seem like the charging type as well (hopefully MRG will make it back here once the dust of this disastrous summer settles.)

So maybe it's just that more aggressive skiers tend to hit up message boards about it?

 

[severine]

More generally, if it's the type of skier over the gender. I know, at least in my family, my brother and I were the ones to charge, my mom and my sister were relaxed. Overall, I'd say most of the skiers on here are, or at least like to think to themselves as, hard chargers. And if they're not there yet, it's due to lack of practice, not because it's not the style they like. MogulQueen's the only one here that I've really skied with, and just as often on O.L. as at Sundown. TC and MRG seem like the charging type as well (hopefully MRG will make it back here once the dust of this disastrous summer settles.)

So maybe it's just that more aggressive skiers tend to hit up message boards about it?

...and I'm just the sucker who took the pic you "borrowed" for your avatar without asking...? I'm the anomaly who doesn't fit the mold, the non-charger of the group?

 

[mondeo]

...and I'm just the sucker who took the pic you "borrowed" for your avatar without asking...? I'm the anomaly who doesn't fit the mold, the non-charger of the group?

Never said you weren't a charger, it just isn't as apparent in your personality. And as I did say, I haven't skied with any of you, really.

And what can I say, it's a good picture.

 

[Trekchick]

...and I'm just the sucker who took the pic you "borrowed" for your avatar without asking...? I'm the anomaly who doesn't fit the mold, the non-charger of the group?

From my point of view, you're a rabid enthusiast and an aspiring hard charger.
What's really incredible about you is that you're in a category of women who usually let the aspiring hard charger take a back seat to family, but you've found a way to feed the rabid enthusiast in you and go for it. Keep it up Sev, You Rock!

 

[Ski Diva]

All kidding aside, I think the fact that this is even being addressed here is great. Truly.

 

[Madroch]

My wife-- a newbie of last year-- who has skied maybe 15 times (13 of them last season)-- announced over cocktails the other night that she intends to "ski her age" (exceed her age in ski days) going forward starting this year. I won't divulge her age... but it is not an insignificant number of days...From a never ever to a possible hard charger? Kids are in school all day so she will make it if she stays interested...