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I was a ski crazed maniac in my teens and up til around 30, skied 4-5 evenings a week!

I had an epiphany at about 30ish years old. The risk was getting higher. My skills racing in the suburu classic slalom races on Thursdays were pushing me to win or break. The type A personality does not work with just having fun.

However maturity eventually crept into my thoughts. I quit down hill skiing shortly after that. The risk was simply not worth the reward. There was no chance at being casual at this, the addictive nature would drive me to break something. I just had to quit completely.

Since then, several of the friends and family that kept on with skiing have had some serious knee and hip problems. I escaped this by absolute luck, and good timing. I loved skiing but wow it's high risk in my opinion.