Too old to take up skiing

rustyinn wrote:
Now that's interesting, taking my mum (73) to the Dolomites next year when we go.... I thought winter walking and maybe some snowshoeing would be her limits....

that sounds OK to me :D there's no reason with the right instructor that someone would not be able to acquire some ski skills but you really have to ask if it's worth it or not. How many lessons and how much time does it take to actually acquire skiing as a movement skill for someone with a few more years? The answer is quite a long time and there's a lot of potentially adverse outcomes in terms of injury and fatigue. If someone has a driving urge to ski then they should pursue but otherwise there's no good reason to push someone towards an activity simply because we enjoy it ourselves. Snow shoes or Nordic walking in the winter mountain environment are things that take maybe a couple of hours to develop a movement skill for and are exercises better suited to older people, in the case of Nordic Walking it's something that can provide a continuing interest back in the UK.

Thats great Rusty I have been trying for years to get my parents and the outlaws to try a winter holiday in the mountains but have not succeeded yet :cry:

Ian Wickham wrote:Thats great Rusty I have been trying for years to get my parents and the outlaws to try a winter holiday in the mountains but have not succeeded yet :cry:

Inheritance?

KevinC wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Thats great Rusty I have been trying for years to get my parents and the outlaws to try a winter holiday in the mountains but have not succeeded yet :cry:

Inheritance?

Bitter and twisted youth :evil:

Had'nt thought of the inheritance thing.....must get my Mum to try it, after all she is only 87! :lol:

I think I am right in saying that Pavelski got his mother in law to ski when in her 70's

RoseR wrote:I think I am right in saying that Pavelski got his mother in law to ski when in her 70's

I think that might be pushing it, Dad is 81 Mum is 76 outlaws 72 and 70 receptively, they might like snow shoeing 8)

Hi, husband and i started skiing for first time last year both aged 57yrs. going again 21st march to niederau and hoping plenty of snow, we loved the experience and the only sorrow is that we have left it late in life to have years and years of skiing. husband is going into improvers class this year i am going back to basics, confidence is slow growing.