 Poster: A snowHead
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........break your leg? Plunge yourself into a financial misdemeanour? Suffer piste rage? To behave like a glutton for a week or two? To add your two pennies worth to environmental degredation? To get out of the office for a while? To escape the family and your partner? To show off? To do the only thng you can do well for at least one week a year? To pretend to be a saisonaire?
Or, is the point a bit more noble, philosophical, holistic? To experience nature, to connect with your soul, to be at one with the mountain?
I suspect for most people, it'll be in the shallower end of categories, under the strap line of 'having fun'.
What's the point of skiing, folks?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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To do the only thing you can do well for at least one week a year?
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oh if only....
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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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The point of skiing is to:
Get a tan;
Build adrenaline;
Get the ride.
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To get some fresh air and proper weather for a week!
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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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To break my leg was the outcome rather than the point of my last trip.
Next year the point will be 'NOT to break my leg'.
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For me, Frosty, it's to still practice a sport that I'm 'good at'. It gives me a great feeling of satisfaction still to feel the carve, to get the feeling of something going really well, to experience the 'art' of the sport. These days quantity is very definitley sacrificed for quality; 3-4 good descents certainly outweighs the 'ski till you drop factor'. When it all comes togther, the sense of tranquility, peace and contentment is quite remarkable.
Latchigo-I'm very sorry to hear about that. I should imagine broken legs are still quite rare in the sport.
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Broken legs are quite rare.
I think being in really nice surroundings, in countries that you can respect, is part of the attraction. Cross country skiing would appeal if downhill were not available.
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For me the only factor used to be "Have FUN", but it now has an addition in that and I alson see it as a skill under development.
Edit long time no see Mr McLean, Welcome back  .
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1. To not be at work.
Then there are others:
Fresh air
Beauiful scenery
Exercise
Fun
Challenge me
Broaden my horizons
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Forget about my home life and get soem great adrenaline rush-aided times.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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to move from one 'Hütte' to another ... (Austria, of course)
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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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| kevin mcclean wrote: |
| For me, Frosty, it's to still practice a sport that I'm 'good at'. It gives me a great feeling of satisfaction still to feel the carve, to get the feeling of something going really well, to experience the 'art' of the sport. These days quantity is very definitley sacrificed for quality; 3-4 good descents certainly outweighs the 'ski till you drop factor'. When it all comes togther, the sense of tranquility, peace and contentment is quite remarkable. |
Kevin, a question after my own heart. I just spent my second ever week skiing asking people just that question. In different ways. It seems also to be about being brave (for the not so good), feeling powerful (for the very good), and attaining grace (for the excellent). Oh, and communing with the mountains for other still. For me, it's also about receiving the kindness of others. In addition, it's not something you can really pretend at. My skiing is as good as it is, I have to deal with it (and it's crapness), the conditions and myself all at once.
It's also a bloody great laugh and snowheads is a great community. 
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To catch children in my teeth. 
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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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Exhilaration, adrenaline, fellowship, scenery, testing myself, achieving but knowing there is so much more progress to be made, not being in London, emptying my mind, new friends, snowHeads, inspiring teachers, etc, etc. The list goes on and on...
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Poster: A snowHead
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To do something different to break the boredom of daily life.
There're others, such as good scenery, exercise and such... But the main attraction is really just to get away for a while.
On rare occasions, some of those "philosophical" moment happens. But it's more of an "accidental occurance" rather than "the point", much in the same league of "torn ligement" (no broken legs, thanks).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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abc, I tend to do some work to break up the boredom of daily life.
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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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There is no real point to skiing, just as there is no point to golf, table tennis or morris dancing but people do them anyway. It's patently stupid to travel thousands of miles to some snowy slope, to be mechanically hauled up it, just to glide back down and do it over again. I haven't a clue why I've devoted most of my life to doing that now the question has been asked... off to find a dark place to think about it.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, abc is a hard-working American and entitled to enjoy a holiday.
Whereas you are probably a thirty five hour week, long-lunchbreak, France-based layabout.
Different strokes for different folks.
No offence. 
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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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1. To not be at work.
Then there are others:
Fresh air
Beauiful scenery
Exercise
Fun
Challenge me
Broaden my horizons
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nail on the head sir 
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Dale Goldsmith, therefore:
zookeeping individual = man with his priorities right
abc = sucker
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| kevin mcclean wrote: |
| What's the point of skiing, folks? |
I've been asking this question for years 
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abc, WTFH is an honourary American. Nobody does more than The Ambassador to sing the praises of the USA.
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Yes, I can see frosty is getting americanized too. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I love the cold, I love the snow, I love the mountains, I love the fresh air, I love visiting friends and friends-to-be abroad, I love eating the food, I love the different scenery, I love wearing winter clothing, I love enclosing my feet in snug fitting plastic boots, I love the sound and feel of doing up boot clips, I love clipping my booted feet into the bindings on the skis, I love the click as the bindings close, I love the sound of the snow under my skis, I love the feel of the snow as I dib it with a pole, I love feelings of moving on the anow, I love the feeling of flying as I ski down the hill, I love the challenge of steep slopes and bumps, I love seeing my kids and wife enjoying the same feelings, I love seeing my kids and wife getting better and more confident, I love talking about it all, I love the fact that skiing is a sport that I'm reasonably competent at (well, most of the time), I love it when I think a slope will be too difficult it but I breeze it, I love the sound of my mates laughing when I fall, I love laughing at mates when they fall, I love seeing nervous mates getting to grips with it and having the best of times, I love the laughs we all have when chilling out for the evening, I love thinking about it every day of my life, I love looking forward to the next ski holiday, I love dreaming skiing and feeling as if I'm there all over again, I love the way skiing can bring together people from so many different walks of like, I love the way skiing has got me onto snowHeads, I love skiing and I love you all for the laughs and enjoyment and conversation we can all share!
I might think of more.....
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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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| Whitegold wrote: |
Build adrenaline;
Get the ride. |
Babelfish says no.
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You know it makes sense.
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..because its a marginally healthier addiction than freebasing crystal meth? But probably more expensive
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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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| Whitegold wrote: |
The point of skiing is to:
Get the ride. |
'Get the ride' says he.
You do not have to go skiing to get the ride.
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Poster: A snowHead
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To clear my brain of everything normally deemed "essential" and just enjoy "being"
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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the clean air of the mountains - the thrill factor - the camaraderie (sp) and not being able to think of work!
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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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stoatsbrother, well put!
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The point of skiing is.....
To ski 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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There is no such thing as the point of skiing. Use the whole edge to carve
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I enjoy the being in the mountains with my beloved snow - makes me feel a kid again. I also, just love the sensation of just being in the ski resort/community actually being part of this group of beautiful people who zoom along looking very snazzy in all their special gear, but who don't mind helping out a relative newby like me. I also think this place in great too. My favourite time is when its still crisp, but the sun is out the feeling of just being there is terrific. When I can ski to my own satisfaction I'll enjoy the skiing too
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| stoatsbrother wrote: |
| To clear my brain of everything normally deemed "essential" and just enjoy "being" |
I think that's it for me too. Breathe deeply and enjoy the day.
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You are all missing the point entirely. Skiing is all about buying lots of kit. And green ski pants (or orange if you must...)
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Are green pants trendy? Dammit, I'll have to stop wearing them. 
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| Lizzard wrote: |
| Are green pants trendy? Dammit, I'll have to stop wearing them. |
He means "trousers", not pants, and please, in the name of all that is wholly, keep your pants on!
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