Grew up on skis, met my wife on a ski trip in college and spent our honeymoon skiing (and doing a few other things 😉). Part of the reason we live here is to ski. I ski patrol at the Grand Targhee a couple days a week, and ski a few more off duty.
There's 2 dates they carve on your tombstone. Everyone knows what they mean. What's more important is time that is known as the little dash inbetween.