The Older I Get...

[crank]

...the harder it is to transition to winter. I have always been a winter person. Loved being out in cold and snow since I was a little kid. Now I am in my 50's and have lately noticed that when it starts to get cold I don't feel the same excitement I used to. I find it harder to adjust. Fall is no longer my second favorite season. Don't get me wrong, I still love winter and skiing... I just have a harder time getting into that mode and a harder time dealing with the cold. I no longer embrace it. I fight it. Sucks, growing old.

 

[gmcunni]

getting old sucks.

 

[dmc]

As I get older I just wait for it to happen... I don't pace the halls like I used to..

I've become a much more patient person... It will be here and I will enjoy it...

 

[Warp Daddy]

ROFLMBFAO ---Sheeeeit -- you guys are still just a bunch o' young guns dammit !!

At 67 i still get juiced for skiing BUT in due time -- in due time man. Life is a play with many acts and ya just can't rush thru it man -- smell the friggin the roses , savor each damn day and take NOTHING for granted .

Just relax -- AND let life happen -- the truth is we CAN't control a damn thing anyway EXCEPT how we choose to react to it . Also put positive thinkers in your life the world has an over-abundance of negative nuts as it is .

Every friggin day is abanquet -- ENJOY !

 

[gorgonzola]

wow, none of the above. with the exception creaky joints, aches and pains i am enjoying everything more as i get older.. more time, more money, less stress (i pretty much don't giv a f*ck anymore)

old's kool!

 

[stomachdoc]

I'm still pumped for it, but, yes, in different ways. My daughter (14 years old) who surpassed me as a skier when she was about 11, is going to be an instructor this year! Seeing her teaching a group of little ones just learning a sport that she grew up loving and I grew up loving is going to be a huge rush for me!

I still plan to make turns on opening day, but I'm happy to flop on the couch in the condo at 2 in the afternoon these days; my "first chair to last chair" days are over (except during boys' trips out to the 'Bird).

 

[Mapnut]

I don't want to offset Warp Daddy's good vibes (thanks for them), but I feel a bit like Crank at 59. It's not that I dread the rigors of winter (I'm still fit enough to rake leaves and shovel snow), it's more that I don't relish the change of any season because it reminds me of the dwindling years. Like a birthday.

 

[drjeff]

wow, none of the above. with the exception creaky joints, aches and pains i am enjoying everything more as i get older.. more time, more money, less stress (i pretty much don't giv a f*ck anymore)

old's kool!

That's why I'm realizing that the 1st bottle I need to reach for in the bathroom every morning should be the bottle of advil, not the bottle of vitamins :lol:

 

[gorgonzola]

replace the advil with glucosimine condroitin and fish oil tabs! a friend of mine had some liver issues from ibuprofen od so i've sworn off it for "maintenance", only use it for injury management

 

[drjeff]

replace the advil with glucosimine condroitin and fish oil tabs! a friend of mine had some liver issues from ibuprofen od so i've sworn off it for "maintenance", only use it for injury management

I've been a Glucosamine and Fish Oil fan for years now, and they are an everyday part of my morning 3 bottle, 6 pill routine. Which some days becomes a 4 bottle, 8 pill routine when I pretended that I was younger than I am and did something "stupid" the day before and the Advil comes into play :lol:

 

[mondeo]

That's why I'm realizing that the 1st bottle I need to reach for in the bathroom every morning should be the bottle of advil, not the bottle of vitamins :lol:

Hmm. I reach for an entirely different bottle in the morning.

 

[billski]

I don't want to offset Warp Daddy's good vibes (thanks for them), but I feel a bit like Crank at 59. It's not that I dread the rigors of winter (I'm still fit enough to rake leaves and shovel snow), it's more that I don't relish the change of any season because it reminds me of the dwindling years. Like a birthday.

So it's more philosophical than chemical... I get it. I get bored quite readily and am not really cut out for routines. So when life gets boring, I just mix it up and do something new. Nothing radical, but enough to make things interesting again.

I'm only a couple years behind you, I don't get that physical excitement when I look out the window and see a big dump, but I do still find myself looking anxiously for it, peering out the window often.

After so many years, life can just seem like a drudge routine if you let it. Life is too short, I've always said that and lived that way, from my embryonic days

So when skiing got boring, this was a huge call to arms, since I enjoy it too much to quit. Too many groomers. Time to stretch out into the woods. I'm out exploring lots of new areas, in and out of season. I always make it a point to explore all the nooks and crannies of a mountain. Getting involved in Thunderbolt radonee, even as a volunteer got me charged, as did a little woods work at Magic, and trail clearing in the Berks. Making it a point to meet lots of locals, getting into clubs is another way to mix it up.

I've always been a perpetual motion machine (can't stand laying on the beach) but the motion has slowed and mellowed, starts later and quits earlier, and that's ok. I still get up, get out and come home with a smile.

Break your life up into seasons and figure out how to make the most of each three month chunk.

 

[Mapnut]

I've always said that and lived that way, from my embryonic days

Are you sure?

 

[gorgonzola]

So it's more philosophical than chemical... I get it. I get bored quite readily and am not really cut out for routines. So when life gets boring, I just mix it up and do something new. Nothing radical, but enough to make things interesting again.

I'm only a couple years behind you, I don't get that physical excitement when I look out the window and see a big dump, but I do still find myself looking anxiously for it, peering out the window often.

After so many years, life can just seem like a drudge routine if you let it. Life is too short, I've always said that and lived that way, from my embryonic days

So when skiing got boring, this was a huge call to arms, since I enjoy it too much to quit. Too many groomers. Time to stretch out into the woods. I'm out exploring lots of new areas, in and out of season. I always make it a point to explore all the nooks and crannies of a mountain. Getting involved in Thunderbolt radonee, even as a volunteer got me charged, as did a little woods work at Magic, and trail clearing in the Berks. Making it a point to meet lots of locals, getting into clubs is another way to mix it up.

I've always been a perpetual motion machine (can't stand laying on the beach) but the motion has slowed and mellowed, starts later and quits earlier, and that's ok. I still get up, get out and come home with a smile.

Break your life up into seasons and figure out how to make the most of each three month chunk.

...and don't get worked up by stoopid kids in check out lines ;-) :beer:

 

[gorgonzola]

... the better i was

 

[marcski]

I am 43. I still love autumn...skiing, winter, the change of seasons. Things change...I spend a lot more time on the slopes with my girls..enjoying every second of that. But I still get many days in where I am charging full force bell to bell.

As I have matured, I think there is a time and place for everything. I don't get as worked up about missing a powder day for a family/friend's event as I used to. There will be other days. I have come to a place, where I try to live in the moment and enjoy each day and event that I partake in. DMC said credits patience...and I would have to agree. I love skiing...and the last 5 years or so I have probably been in some of the best shape of my life. I also tend to road bike in the warmer mouths and then turn to mountain biking through the fall and even into the winter and ski season. So I think switching things around for me in that way helps keep me going as well.

 

[Warp Daddy]

I still charge hard from 9-4 when i'm out there , but mu out there is also only 20 -25 days and i do KNOW my limits . Being in great physical conditioning helps , but i'm smarter enough to stay on the easier stuff after a 1/2 hr lunch . My ski buddies are all in the same boat as former jocks we've been fortunate enough to stay in shape and MOTIVATE one another-- that is HUGE.

My greatest thrill tho is skiing with my teenaged Grandkids -- i sure hope to be able to continue that treat for some while . Altho my 16 yrold Grqandboy blows by me now - i ski fast but this kid is decent the other 3 i can still handle

As others have said having MANY interests and hobbies in the OTHER seasons helps mellow you and to put things in perspective . Aches and pains are normal, but they can be dealt with and still enable you to have a high quality skiing experience . Diet and exercise are the magic elixir when coupled with ATTITUDE

Its all how you look at it --the glass half full vs Half empty

 

[SIKSKIER]

Yoy rock Warp Daddy.At 52 I'm stii super stocked to get on those boards and let that gravity machine take over.Still love my hi speed,slightly scared racing with the boys down Cannons twisty upper trails.I just got that tingly feeling right now thinking about it.Do I put in the vertical I used to?No.Do I find myself lounging around with friends more on our moutaintop hangout?You bet and that's ok.The reason I'm out there is to have a great time in the great outdoors.Whatever makes you tingle is the way you should play.No skiing this weekend but looking so forward to see all my ski buddies at Cannons homecoming.Its all good you guys.

 

[campgottagopee]

wow, none of the above. with the exception creaky joints, aches and pains i am enjoying everything more as i get older.. more time, more money, less stress (i pretty much don't giv a f*ck anymore)

old's kool!

This

 

[Warp Daddy]

Yoy rock Warp Daddy.At 52 I'm stii super stocked to get on those boards and let that gravity machine take over.Still love my hi speed,slightly scared racing with the boys down Cannons twisty upper trails.I just got that tingly feeling right now thinking about it.Do I put in the vertical I used to?No.Do I find myself lounging around with friends more on our moutaintop hangout?You bet and that's ok.The reason I'm out there is to have a great time in the great outdoors.Whatever makes you tingle is the way you should play.No skiing this weekend but looking so forward to see all my ski buddies at Cannons homecoming.Its all good you guys.

Thanks SS - yeah life is good and WHATEVER you make it -- Rock on SS u r pretty kewl too-- have a great season !!