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Water, snow, cross country? I've tried all but the water, I'm clumsy.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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So was Sonny Bono,no thanks
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Skied a ton as a kid. Say about 10-15 and then occasionally till I was 24. Snow. Skied the Midwest and Colorado including back country.
Be fun to do again but I also sorta like my knees in 1 piece.
Me
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Campfire Kahuna
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Water, snow, cross country? I've tried all but the water, I'm clumsy. Never... I could never afford a broken leg that would keep me from working..
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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I just did 7 miles today cross country skiing. Good exercise for me and the dogs (I let them free run).
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Back in the day wore a dr Seuss hat
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I water skied when I was younger and my Dad had a boat. I down hill snowed skied in my 30s. But it has been a long time now.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I was an alpine ski racer, skied in 2 NCAA Championships, at Sunday River, ME, in 1976 and at Winter Park, CO, in 1977.
I was a very casual water skier.
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Current ski passes are $150 to $200 a day. Recently Breck had 2 hour waits in the lift lines. That's a no for me.
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Alpine and nordic (skate only). Try to get 20 alpine and 40 nordic days in during the winter. Will be retired next year, so even more!
Have 4 sets of skate skis (for different snow conditions and temps) and 4 sets of alpine skis plus 1 set of alpine touring skis. I am a self-professed powder hound and snow snob. If it isn't powder in the mountains, then nordic at sea level.
Seasons pass is $490 and day tickets are $65 for adults at local muni-owned hill.
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Done it all, but love to downhill ski, my biggest winter activity for a lot of years. After deer season, one day of the weekend run hounds, the other day go skiing. Whiteface was my favorite mountain, usually had a season pass. Would also go to Vermont (Jay Peak or Killington) once a year, once a year to Tremblant up in Quebec and several day trips to the areas north of Ottawa. It's one thing I really miss since moving South.
Mathew 22: 37-39
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When I was ~ 38 years old, I was suckered into chaperoning a bunch of kids on a church field trip - then was told we were taking them skiing. "Uh, Harold - I've never skied before." ? Harold - "That's OK, neither have most of the kids - I'll have you all up in 45 minutes." He did! Harold was a preacher, a kid lover, and a decorated WWII veteran of the 10th Mountain Division. He was also my buddy! I never got real good at it - but enjoyed skiing quite a bit. Angel Fire, Red River, Taos, Sipapu, and Santa Fe.
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Thanks all bein' young was great, while it lasted.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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I ski all winter. Love the slopes and keeps me in good shape.
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Not since the 80's. Cross country.
I was Telemarking into the eighties.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
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I only ski for free. Alpine touring about 15 days a season now, skin up anywhere I want and ski down. Used to ski much more. Other interests now have me too occupied to motivate.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Did all three from the 70's up to the 90's.
Slalom waterskiing, and successfully skied the buoy course back in my prime when I was good.
Got a little too crazy back early 80's, when skiing behind a neighbors Berkley Avenger jetboat. I held a "thumbs up" direction (it means GO FASTER!). They all sensed what I was wanting to do, so we went down lake to where the water was like glass. Lew Mayes hit the throttle even more, and I was probably doing 40mph! I skied outside the boat wake, and you guessed it... I took my rear foot out of the binding, gently placed my barefoot on the water. And in about 0.3 seconds, I was able to kick my slalom ski off, place my other bare foot on the water. I actually skied barefoot, for only for about 25-30 yards, and caught my toes or something. I have no idea. All I remember is doing a faceplant on the water at 40mph, and getting the wind knocked out of me. Ouch...
Did a lot of cross country skiing on the frozen lake (same lake for summertime waterskiing), and a lot of snowmobiling too. Cross country skiing is fun, but can get tiresome real quick too.
I also loved downhill skiing too. Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks, Killington in Vermont, etc... I skied everything from blue squares to double black diamonds, but was always wary of tough mogul runs. I skied "Outer Limits" at Killington quite often, but always skied in the middle where it was a bit more groomed. But it was still steep A... F... One slip, one wipe out, and you literally slide all the way down to the bottom!
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Snow skied a bunch in my youth and was pretty passionate about it. I've gone I think twice in the last 20 years, mostly due to no one to go with. I have a grandson showing interest and needs someone to take him, so maybe that'll change. Ex-wife was a very accomplished water skier so have dabbled there a bit.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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water skied back in the 80s.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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