Hiker or Skier or Both?

[MtnMagic]

Great idea! Hiking, skiing, cycling. Way to go. See you great folks on the mtns! Wait 'til you read the hike I might do in a day or two!

 

[severine]

Hiker (sporadically, unfortunately) since 1996... Skier since Jan 1, 2004. Both are due to my husband. But I think I enjoy skiing more than hiking... I'm a cold weather person.

 

[Skier75]

Wow, I must really be a late bloomer, as far as hiking goes. I did some really small day trips in my 20's and 30's, but hadn't really had a chance to do some "real" hiking 'till I met my husband 4 years ago. Since then we've done some pretty intense day hikes as well as backpacking and love it.

Skiing, well....I did start at the end of my Jr. High School. Didn't get back into it again 'till after high school for a while, then when I had my daughter in my mid-twenties did very little 'till she got a little older, but still not a lot. Really getting into it more again with my husband and also have been having a blast.

 

[Zand]

I'm mostly a skiier. I hike Wachusett a few times a year just to do it and I've been to Monadnock once, but that's it for hiking. As for skiing, I started when I was 8 and haven't looked back. I think this is my 6th or 7th year.

 

[thetrailboss]

Skier since 1990.
X-C Skier since 1992.
Snowshoer since 1992.
Hiker since 1994.

In my opinion, hiking and snowshoeing are nice complimentary sports for me. Though the GF who has been skiing for a year likes skiing better than hiking. 'Where's the chairlift?"