 Poster: A snowHead
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Samerberg Sue, We had to get her used to the daylight gradually though. She's on solid food now too.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It's a sport, and a social activity, and a way of clearing my brain of quotidian cares through the joy of transcendent physical experiences surrounded by the beauty of the mountains.
It is not a "hobby". That sounds like an option or a choice. I have to keep doing this. I need to.
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| stoat of the dead wrote: |
| I have to keep doing this. I need to. |
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| stoat of the dead wrote: |
| I have to keep doing this. I need to. |
Or you'll start killing again? 
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Scarpa,
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I have a lot of obsessions though
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We know, but it´s the one concerning ladies underwear and inflatable sheep that you really need to get a grip on, so to speak
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| reded78 wrote: |
Probably a bit of all of the above in my case. Think if I actually lived in / near the apps it would much more be a permanent fixture, where as now (and I suspect similar for many fellow snowheads) it's probably best described as an obsessive holiday past time.  |
I'd say that sums me (and the mrs) up quite well and I'm still trying to locate that elusive appartment / chalet/ hovel to get me closer to the slopes at a moments notice.
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Definitely way of life, I've skied since I can remember, took up snowboarding for a bit and went back to skiing when the kit got better. There's nothing like exploring mountains with a couple of planks.
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It's only a sport if you compete. Otherwise it's an interest or hobby.
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A living (fingers crossed ... come on snow, currency stability willing etc etc ...) but beyond that genuinely difficult to pin down. "Hobbby" always makes me think of trainsets or airfix models, I'm not in the least bit competitive on skis so not really a sport. If it was an obsession I'm sure I'd try and do more of it. It's more just something I happen do; but to a certain extent it's one of the things that defines who I am - I am a skier.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Addiction.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Ayrshire Andy, spot on
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Some people are drawn to team sports and are at home in a team environment.
I prefer individual leisure pursuits such as Skiing and Angling where i can decide when,where and how i will enjoy them without compromise.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Dr John wrote: |
| It's only a sport if you compete. Otherwise it's an interest or hobby. |
err... no...
Sport is often competitive, but not exclusively so.
I'd suggest you buy a dictionary 
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Poster: A snowHead
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ding ding.....*rushes out to buy popcorn*
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kooky, Here you can have mine, I'm giving up already!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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by definition
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It's only a sport if you compete.
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means that dart playes are athletes
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It gives me a reason to get fit.
It gives me sunshine, in the middle of cold dark Scottish winters.
It triggers good memories, good feelings, and on a sunny day the slopes are full of happy people. Happiness is infectious!
It is a hobby, an interest, and it is good for your health.
Sometimes, it is all you live for. It is addictive, as the dopeamine reward, as well as all the other feel good rewards you get from skiing on a sunny day, are a pavlovs dog reponse.
It provides long periods of thinking time. So it is a hobby, and an interest, and these things provide you with balance in life.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Bigtipper,  Excellence!!!!!!!!!
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A profession
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Obsession maybe. But definitely not a sport.
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It's one of the few activities where I don't want the week to end - and want there to be another week some time soon. Unfortunately, I can only justify / afford one or two weeks as I'm limited to peak weeks. When I retire I'd like to spend a month in a ski resort in low season and not feel the stress of counting down a limited number of days.
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It's a good excuse to skive off work when it's too cold to skive off work and go surfing.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I don't do sports so it must be an (obsessive) hobby
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Skiing is more like a black hole to throw money into.
Though it is also something to do while we are still able to.
It is a kind of freedom to be able to travel from mountain to mountain in a hostile environment relying some basic skill using the equipment.
Possibly one of the obvious choice of holiday if we decide to go in winter.
A holiday made more expensive by having to pay for the ski pass.
However if the wind stops and the sun comes out while you are resting or having a meal or coffee or beer in a sun terrace at the top of a mountain it is the closest thing to the paradise.
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Bigtipper, Spot on (er, apart from the Scottish winter bit in my case).
I like being desperate for a bit of winter when everyone else is moaning about it.
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You know it makes sense.
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Having a thread resurrection morning - so many discussions I have missed.
In answer to the OP - Do the 'Shoe Test'
Does the activity require specialist foot wear? If the answer is yes, then it’s a sport. If no, then it isn’t. This gets rid of pub-based activities but keeps football, rugby, cricket and most importantly skiing in. Skiers have the ultimate in specialist footwear after all. New Blog on this very subject here : http://skiingwithdemons.com/2015/12/08/is-skiing-a-sport/
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Skiing doesn't involve horses or killing things so it is not a sport.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Skiing is a sport, for about 1% of people. The rest are having a holiday or earning a living.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It's only a sport if you compete. Otherwise it's an interest or hobby.
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I don't agree with that. Is mountaineering not a sport?
For me it is a sport, a passion, a holiday, a social activity, a shared experience with my family. Since we bought a flat it genuinely feels like a basic part of our lives too.
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It seems chess is a sport, but bridge is not.
Personally, i think if you ever have to ask the question, then its not a sport. For you.
Football is a sport. Cycling is a sport. Swimming is a sport. For some.
But most of us just potter.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Obsession.
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Don't be daft , skiing is about sporty as watching TV. Lots of sitting around eatung and drinking.
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| Filthyphil30k wrote: |
| Don't be daft , skiing is about sporty as watching TV. Lots of sitting around eatung and drinking. |
With an occasional slide in there surely ?
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@stanton, Correct answer
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Can I get 'it's a mid life crisis' as an option?
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FAQ
) non-competitive when out in the mountains. It's a sport when you are always pushing yourself to the limit and continually looking for that next breakthrough to be better - it's just called "competitive" when you are measured against others doing something similar, "non-competitive" when you're competing just against the difficulties imposed by the environment....and your own incompetence.
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