How long have you been skiing?

[frozencorn]

23 years...started at 10. Wish I'd started much earlier so I would have been at a much higher level by the time I got into my high teens.

 

[andyzee]

At the age of 50, this is my 6th season.

 

[Grassi21]

At the age of 50, this is my 6th season.

what you lack in years you make up for in days skied. good man.

 

[RISkier]

Started at age 49. This is my 5th year. Missed most of my 2nd year with a knee injury.

 

[wintersyndrome]

Skiing: 12-17 Yrs old------6 Seasons

Boarding: 18-31 Yrs old--13 seasons

Looking Forward to Season 20

 

[lloyd braun]

this my 31st season, started when I was 7

 

[from_the_NEK]

you picked a good year to start.

I just wish I would have known how to ski better that year. I was still a newbie in the trees. :smile:

 

[loafer89]

I started skiing in February 1982 with my first day on ski's at Vernon Valley/Great Gorge so this is my 25th year of skiing.

 

[ski_resort_observer]

47 years, skiing tomorrow if it's not raining.

 

[kingslug]

Was forced by my wife to start at 31. So 11 years. Bet she never knew that she would create a fanatic who would drag her all over the place. But then again she has seen more places in the world than most people will. They're just covered with snow when we get there.

 

[o3jeff]

23 years, started when I was 13. There were many years that I did not ski in that time. Now I am getting back into it an look foreward to getting a lot more skiing in this year.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

started at 4
now 34

 

[Plowboy]

I started here http://www.nelsap.org/nj/peapack.html when I was 4, 44 years ago.

From NELSAP
"The rope tow was powered by an old 4 cylinder car engine with a three speed trans. The rope was wrapped around a tire rim a few times and was held up by hubs attached to telephone pole. (this was exactly the same setup that Mirror Lake Inn had) I learned to ski there early in the 60s and taught a few lessons. In 3rd gear that sucker would either smoke your gloves or rip your arms off."

 

[KevinF]

Started in December '92, so 15 years now.

 

[dmc]

1976 - Boston Mills Ski Area - Ohio...
i loved it... But couldn't afford it... So i didn't ski for a while after that...

http://www.bmbw.com/bm_home.php

 

[Hawkshot99]

I think I was 5 or 6, not really sure. I know it was at West Mountain in Glens falls but not sure exactly when.

So this was my 14th or 15th season.

 

[millerm277]

When I was 6 or 7, at Killington. Loved it since.

So this is my 8th or 9th season. (I'm 15 now.).

 

[jimmer]

43 years started when i was 7, west mt and hidden valley, were where i learned, ski mostly gore now, and average 80 days a year, starting to slow down alittle bit,NOT!!

 

[Skier75]

Let's see, I did a couple days back in Jr. High School through the ski program, dropped out because I was too sick to make it worth staying in the program. Didn't pick it back up until after High School with my older brother for a few years. Had a child, stopped going again for financial reasons, went on and off with my daughter as I found deals. Now since my husband and I have been together for about 6 1/2 years we try to go as much as possible. Kinda sporadic in the middle so if I put it all together about 10 years. WOW, hadn't realized how little it really has been.

 

[ski_resort_observer]

I am riding tomorrow no matter what it is doing outside .. Started snowboarding at age 52 so this is my 4th season but I try to average 30 to 50 days a season .. trying to catch up.

It seems all you youngins are crazy snowboarders. :wink:

west mt and hidden valley

I remember Hidden Valley, the place near Hadley/Lake Luzerne?