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Surely there can be no rival to Kiezo Miura, the 100-year-old Japanese skier who skied the Vallee Blanche at 99 and celebrated his centenary with a ski at Snowbird, Utah? Kiezo is the father of the first man to ski Everest (in 1970) - Yuichiro Miura - who also became the oldest man ever to climb Everest in 2003.
So, is anyone on Earth still gliding across snow at 101, 102 or 103? Whatever, here are Kiezo Miura's secrets to fitness and long life, from The Washington Post. According to that article, he breakfasts on seaweed and eggs. Then "he is out the front door for his daily two-mile power walk."
Here's an archived report on Kiezo, his son, and grandson, pulling off that Vallee Blanche run in February 2003, from The Japan Times.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It was a shame they wouldn't let his great-grandaughter do the Vallée Blanche with him - I'm sure she probably as ski-sure as the rest of her family in spite of being only 5 or so.
Hats off to the guy - what an amazing man. 
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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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Does anyone know any woman skiier over 100. My Granny Hilda Jamieson born aug 23rd 1913 is still skiing and very well..Is she the oldest woman skiier in europe or the world? Or do you know someone older?
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gavinnaderson, wow, what an amazing first post! Welcome to snowHeads!  Do you have any photos you can put up?
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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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Is Hilda the lady who skis at Glenshee?
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gavinnaderson, awesome!!
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Yes same Hilda! Will post pics lter im her grandson! 
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what an amazing first post
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+1 could not agree more - Hilda must be amazing... hope for the rest of us.
We skied a couple of years ago at Flaine with a dear friend who was 90 at the time - and didn't he make it all look so easy!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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My knees often feel over 100
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks for al the lovely comments I'd love to post some photos here but don't know how? I think the Scottish Daily Mail may feature Hilda this Friday though so you can see her there!! 
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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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If you Google "100 year old skier" there are (or was) a couple in Colorado. Amazing.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Thanks for al the lovely comments I'd love to post some photos here but don't know how? I think the Scottish Daily Mail may feature Hilda this Friday though so you can see her there!! |
If you click on the snowBase link towards the top of the page it lets you go the snowMedia Zone where once you've registered you can upload photos there which you can then copy the links to and paste the link in your posts here.
Hope this helps.
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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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gavinnaderson, thanks for a super 1st post, for hanging it onto a relevant (if elderly thread) and then for further feedback.
More info on how to insert photos using our snowMedia zone is here http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=25601
NB this was all set up before the days of flickr, tumblr etc. If you've already got pics hosted somewhere on the web just use the [img]url[/img] standard posting technique
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