How did every-one start skiing?

I'd never even considered a winter holiday until Mrs H announced she had had enough of everyone coming to us for Xmas and that she wanted to get away, so we chose a skiing holiday. my daughter had been twice on school trips, but it hadnt aroused any interest in me then, and Mrs H had been 4 times when a schoolkid. I was 33 and didnt even touch a pair of skis until I arriced in Val Thorens - no dry slopes, no Xscape.
I hated it for 3 days. I expected to be able to ski like everyone else straight away and be out on the beer every night. I spent the first evening asleep, the second one in the bath and the third one getting leathered vowing never to ski again. UNTIL my instructor told us we were stopping snowploughing and learning parallel turns, and it suddenly all clicked into place.

I then went away for 4 days with Skidaddle, who is a highly experienced skier, to BKK, and there was 1 run open, which was a sheet of glass until 11am when it turned into a river. I spent the first day on my backside, but was determined to achieve something and by the end of day 3 I was managing to get down the difficult red in 1 piece. That trip taught me a lot. Especially about heavy drinking, Slovenian Army Cats, and Hugo Boss ater shave (its a long story).

I've been every year since, and 3 times in the past 3 seasons, so you could say I too am addicted.

Started skiing through work. Seen an advertisment on the intranet. Took the kids to Kendal, then the misses came a year later as the kids were going mad about it. From October to Jan its our works skiing on Fridays and its gone from afew to maybe 40 people, you in the area let me know you can join in.

Its Sunday.............. Goodnight

I started skiing when I was about 6 or 7. My dad and brother skied.
I still have horror memories about a bright orange ski suit my parents first bought me ha ha ha ...it was ugly!!!!!you could see me for miles. Would probably be in fashion now though :lol:

AllyG wrote:Ian,
No I'm not 41, because it's 6 years since I first took my daughters ski-ing, and consequently I am 47.

Eljay, my Mum was a G.P. and my Dad was/is an antiquarian bookseller. But like pretty much everyone in the world, my ancestors on both sides were farmers.

Ally

You see I new there was farming in you family, there are few people that just become farmers, I wasn't having a pop at farmers, I'm eating my breakfast albran it's like eating cardboard :evil:

Ian,
I hope it's the no sugar added sort of albran, you wouldn't like to put that 4 pounds back on would you? Actually I'm on a diet as well - have been for a couple of months, and I've lost about 12 pounds, only got to lose another 2 pounds.

I like outside work, and getting dirty and things, and I'd never be able to stick wearing a suit or looking smart, so choosing farming was pretty much a no-brainer. But I did go to university to learn the theory.

Ally

For me it was a looooooong time ago...I had booked a couple of weeks in Tenneriffe with a friend who then decided to get married ...so there was a place with another friend to go to Souze D'ouze ...went with a pair of double lace up boots and hired skis (215s) with cable bindings (curse) bought a new pair of boots whilst I was there and got hooked..never took another summer holiday for 7 years ....got married had kids no cash and took it up 30 years later and have been 11 weeks in the last 5 years :roll:

AllyG wrote:Ian,
I hope it's the no sugar added sort of albran, you wouldn't like to put that 4 pounds back on would you? Actually I'm on a diet as well - have been for a couple of months, and I've lost about 12 pounds, only got to lose another 2 pounds.

I like outside work, and getting dirty and things, and I'd never be able to stick wearing a suit or looking smart, so choosing farming was pretty much a no-brainer. But I did go to university to learn the theory.

Ally

No sugar, I'm a diabetic

Ian,
Are you really a diabetic, or are you just mucking around (technical farming term) again?

Dave,
That's what happened to me - no spare cash for 30 years.

Ally