Too much of a good thing?

[skiNEwhere]

Is there such a thing in your vocabulary as "too much skiing"? Do you ever get sick of it?

 

[St. Bear]

No, and it's not even close. Maybe if I skied 100+ days, I'd enjoy the summer, but not at the amount I get to go now and in the foreseeable future.

 

[snoseek]

Never, but I do have other things that I like to do when the weather gets warmer so my days decrease.

 

[JDMRoma]

I don't get sick of skiing but I do get sick of driving 2 hours up and 2 hours back every day !
Other than that I could do it all year !

 

[Savemeasammy]

No.


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[Rowsdower]

The melting point of water should really be ~65ish F

I'd be down with that, if there could magically be no other consequences.

 

[dlague]

When it comes to ski getting sick of it never crosses my mind! Which is why so many of us will try to ski at least 7 months of the year! Keep trying to talk my wife into going to Chile in August for our anniversary......


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[skiNEwhere]

Lol I watched that whole thing

 

[VTKilarney]

I got sick of it in when I turned 30 years old or thereabouts. I got to a point where I knew that my skill was not going to improve. I was far from the best skier on the mountain, but I was as good as I was personally going to get given the amount of time I could dedicate to the sport and the limit of my athleticism. I stopped feeling challenged and got bored. I walked away for a few years.

I''ve since learned to stop and smell the roses and to just have fun with it. Skiing has also become much more social for me.

 

[deadheadskier]

When I lived in a ski town I skied 100+ days a year and never got sick of it and was always bummed when the season ended. Only missed days for basically crap weather.

Thats not to say I don't love summer to, but I'd rather be skiing.

The only thing about winter I get sick of are the many weeks when it gets dark around 430

 

[joshua segal]

I do ski over 100 days a season.
I do not get tired of skiing. (If I ever did, I might try boarding or telemarking.)
I do live slopeside, but after my home area closes, I do get tired of the 2-hour drive to the places that are open into May.

Every day, even every run, is different: conditions, wind, views, etc. I suspect the attraction is enjoying it all and less about the competitive of "getting better." Perhaps the key difference: Are you a "physical skier" or a "spiritual skier"? I suspect most of the 100+ day a season crowd are in the "spiritual skier" category.

 

[Edd]

I could ski all year, no prob. There's no comparable summer activity for me unfortunately. It's a weird realization every spring when it's clear that I've had my last ski day.

I devote alot of time, energy, and $ to the sport so life becomes drastically different for me very quickly. I could use more balance, perhaps.


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[jack97]

Not sure how I would feel about things when I get more free time to ski.

During the summer, as strange as it seems, what I do know is that I do miss the 2 hr drive up or down to the ski areas.

 

[Savemeasammy]

I'm not sure if I would have the same appreciation for skiing if it lasted all year, but I do know this: I would never get ANYTHING done around my house!

I genuinely enjoy the anticipation of ski season that seems to start in August and gets stronger as fall approaches.


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[Tin]

I need June-October to heal. This will be the third straight season with an injury that needs a few months to heal.

 

[skiNEwhere]

I will say that if I were to just alpine ski in super early season when only a single blue or green is open, I will get bored, which is why I now tele early season

 

[Cheese]

I don't get sick of it but I certainly lose interest. Mid-season there isn't much that will stop me from skiing every weekend and often 3-day weekends. Early season I'll sometimes bail knowing that terrain is limited. Late season there are rain and refreeze events that can sway me to seek alternate plans on a Saturday or Sunday.

Maybe I just get more picky about the days I go in the early and late season which isn't really getting sick of it.

 

[4aprice]

I don't know how year round or lengthened season would effect me. My season is pretty much set in stone, mid Nov - mid April. We ski every weekend, some week days and holidays in that period. Will put the boat in the water early/mid May and that season goes till October. The 2 months on either side of ski and boat season get devoted to spring and fall lawn care, clean up etc.. I get out 2 days this weekend then play it by ear. With the Killington spring pass if the opportunity comes up to get 1 or 2 more, I'll go for it.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Smellytele]

Well I wouldn't say I get sick of it. What ends up happening is that I get sick of skiing the same place over and over again. I believe in the adage "variety is the spice of life". I see this guy at my home hill ski the same 2 trails over and over again and I just can't understand it. So as I get sick of skiing my home hill by the end of the season the costs add up too much to ski other places on a regular basis. Also finding people to go with ends up being an issue as well. My friends and family don't seem as dedicated to skiing as I am.