Not very pc but

I am 6'3" and weigh 106kilos and am technically obese ..but I go to the gym every day and have no trouble skiing reds and blacks @ 40k per day.. mind you the extra weight helps me go faster :roll: .,and I am over 60

daved wrote:I am 6'3" and weigh 106kilos and am technically obese ..but I go to the gym every day and have no trouble skiing reds and blacks @ 40k per day.. mind you the extra weight helps me go faster :roll: .,and I am over 60

BMI is a load of old rubbish, as illustrated by rugby players. I have similar profile to you, would like to loose no more than a stone, but in no way would I consider myself to be obese.

On a positive note, compared to my other half, who weighs about the same as one of my legs, I find it useful to be carrying a bit of weight in the powder. Perhaps that's the true origin of the term 'fat skis'.

snowb4ndit wrote:

caron-a wrote:a lady in our chalet one year was mortified that she couldn't ski nearly as well due to the fact that she'd put on quite a lot of weight since her last holiday. it completely ruined her trip but, on the plus side (no pun intended), she was determined to lose the weight for the following year.

I really hope she did, she was lovely :D

That might have been me...and I didn't! :lol:

believe me snowb4ndit, she was at least twice your size :shock:

I seen some sights over the years and they have all been big lads and they all had one thing in common they could all ski 8)