How long have you been skiing?

[MRGisevil]

Another one of my "just curious" threads, trying to get to know you AZers and all :smile:

As for me, this was my 8th year.

 

[JimG.]

Started at age 4...49 now.

45 years.

 

[SkiDog]

26 years

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[bvibert]

I think it's been around 12 seasons total with a break of around 8 years in the middle. The last 4 seasons I've had a chance to really get into it.

 

[Greg]

14 seasons. Started at age 20. Season one was just 2 days. Seasons 2 and 3 were around 12-15 days. I then had several 6-12 day seasons. The past three have been 20+ and I should be on track for the 30+ this season which I think is going to be my annual goal for a while, at least at this point in my life.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Started 2000-2001 so I'm wrapping up my 7th season.

 

[2knees]

Started 2000-2001 so I'm wrapping up my 7th season.

you picked a good year to start.

 

[madman]

About 38 yrs I am 48 now

 

[Vortex]

36 years started at 5.

 

[Greg]

36 years started at 5.

You need to edit your post. If you started at age 5, you've been skiing for 56 years....

 

[wa-loaf]

35 years, started at 3.

Started my Daughter (3 years) this year. Hopefully she'll still be skiing in 35 years.

 

[snowmonster]

Three years. Late start in life. No snow where I grew up.

 

[cbcbd]

Started in 1993 but it hasn't been constant since

-Skied the next 3 years maybe up to 4 times a year.
-Big gap from 97-2003 where I skied maybe 3 times total?
-Got on shaped skis (used 190cm Xcreams) for first time in '04 and skied 2 days
-'05 skied 3 days (one yardsale on tux which got me motivated to get good)
-Last year and this one started really getting into technique and getting out more. Hoping to keep the trend going up.

 

[MRGisevil]

Three years. Late start in life. No snow where I grew up.

Where'd you grow up?

 

[hammer]

Ending up my 4th season now...started when I was 39. Needed something to for the family to do in the winter besides going to the mall.:-x

Grew up on the Jersey Shore...only skiing I did as a kid was once on water skis.

Should have taken skiing up when I lived in the Sacramento area back in the early 90s.

 

[snowmonster]

Where'd you grow up?

The Philippines.

 

[Grassi21]

04-05 2 days
05-06 11 days
06-07 18 days so far

 

[Dr Skimeister]

I had a relatively late start at 26 years old, but now in my 24th consecutive season. Enjoying it more every year.

 

[reefer]

Officially I say this is my seventh season. Started seriously at age 40 when I kicked the wife and kids out..............
I started at age (10), but only a couple times a year through high school, took 5/6 years off when the kids were real young, then started the 3-4 times a year again - with them on the bunny slopes..........
So in my first 30 years of skiing, I'd say I went (40) times (maybe), never enough consistency to get good. Would not leave the groomers. Now I ski 30 times a year, despise groomers, and am still improving, I think that is why I'm so addicted now - many years of suppression.......................good years, just different priorities..............

 

[skibum9995]

14 years, started at 8.