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New Mountain and General Skiing Anxiety
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surfsnowgirl
Banned
I quadruple like this.................................. I'm getting that t'shirt dammit and proudly drive around my Jeep with my big ski diva sticker on it
heather matthews
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
^^^Sums it up pretty much.Two days to go here. Wooohoooooo!!!!!!
Jenny
Angel Diva
Post pics and stuff. You can tell we're suffering from withdrawal here.
RuthB
Angel Diva
Just started another thread with some pre-season pics
surfsnowgirl
Banned
I was waiting to put this on my Jeep because I wanted to wash it first. Then I realized that I rarely wash my Jeep because the weather is so wacky here so I might as well clean off the bumper and throw it on.
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Aren't we all real skiers? That's why we're here, isn't it?
surfsnowgirl
Banned
When I hear someone's going to a mountain where I want to go my first instinct is to ask them for the 411 on the mountain, where are the good blues, what trails will I like, etc. Not that looking at the trail map and having some sort of game plan isn't a good thing but I'm going to work on relaxing a lot more when it comes to a new mountain.
I just started listening to a conversation with fear.
My game plan when I go to a new mountain this year is to start out each day with 1 warm up run down a green to get my feet underneath me. Then on day one I will take a lesson. I think doing these 2 things will start my psyche off right.
I know every mountain is different but generally speaking throw me on a blue groomer after that and I am fine.
I know how to ski so I just need to trust myself a little more and I think if I start off each day as I mentioned in the prior paragraph my head will be in the right place and the foundation will be down for a better skiing experience of less stress and more fun.
I just started listening to a conversation with fear.
My game plan when I go to a new mountain this year is to start out each day with 1 warm up run down a green to get my feet underneath me. Then on day one I will take a lesson. I think doing these 2 things will start my psyche off right.
I know every mountain is different but generally speaking throw me on a blue groomer after that and I am fine.
I know how to ski so I just need to trust myself a little more and I think if I start off each day as I mentioned in the prior paragraph my head will be in the right place and the foundation will be down for a better skiing experience of less stress and more fun.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I found this book *so helpful* when getting back into mountain biking after an injury - I ended up even better than before because I took its advice. It's going to be part of my life when I come back from the ACL, too.
AltaEgo
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
One of the things I do at a new mountain is check out if they have a free mountain host program. Pairing with a local and other people new to the area allows me to get a feel for the place, and make some new friends. I also find I worry less about new terrain when I am skiing with others.
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
I've done that a lot in new places just to get the lay of the land.. Think you only need to be solid intermediate so you can keep up with group..
Albertan ski girl
Angel Diva
Yes, I think this is a great thing to do! The mountain host tours are often awesome - and the hosts often know all sorts of interesting things about the mountain.
surfsnowgirl
Banned
I'd never even thought about the mountain ambassador idea until we were on the chair at Mont Sutton in Quebec and just happened to be riding up with an off duty ambassador. She was wonderful and took us around for quite a while. It was an awesome introduction to the mountain. I'm definitely doing this more this season.
nopoleskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I've enjoyed many mountain tours. Great way to get the insider look at a new Mt. Last year at Sun Valley we had an extra wonderful guide. 50yrs on the mt. Expert Skier, Expert advice, super nice guy. when the tour ended he asked if he could ski w/us. SURE!! He took us ALL over the Mt. we were then able to do black trails (tours stay on green/blue)
He Had lunch with us then skied more until closing we ended up on a chair and he even had the lifties keep it open so we could do 1 more run!! highly recommend Mt. tours!!
marzNC
Angel Diva
+1 on free mountain tours.
The first time I was at Bridger, I was the only guest. So got a private tour from one end to another. Later that week the tour at Big Sky was "blue-blue" with several seniors from New England who were part of a ski club trip. The host spent 3 hours with the group and we even went all the way over to the shared lift with Moonlight, so learned how to ski back. Big Sky had tours for green skiers too.
The first time I was at Bridger, I was the only guest. So got a private tour from one end to another. Later that week the tour at Big Sky was "blue-blue" with several seniors from New England who were part of a ski club trip. The host spent 3 hours with the group and we even went all the way over to the shared lift with Moonlight, so learned how to ski back. Big Sky had tours for green skiers too.
heather matthews
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
This book really intrigues me as fear of the consequences of getting it wrong definitely have an adverse effect on my mountain biking. It's less so with skiing and maybe it's because I feel I am a much more competent skier than I am a mountain biker.Maybe this year is the time to actually get some instruction on the bike.The thing I find most uncomfortable in skiing is being in a situation where falling can have terrible consequences.It makes me shudder to think of it.
sibhusky
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I used to think of doing it and one year (the first year) applied. But here at least, you must show up on the same days all the time, no matter the weather or conditions. (That was why I didn't do it that year, my daughter was racing all over and I couldn't guarantee I'd be there every Tuesday.) When you consider that not every guest will be a charmer, the "free" is not so free. Just being the Epic Ambassador for here has occasionally been extremely aggravating. Some (@grlacey ) visitors are a joy. Others are there to compete with the supposed leader more than get conducted around. I can at least dump people, not so the official resort Ambassadors. I've heard plenty of stories about people they've had to endure. And yet every year it crosses my mind to do it.. For about 90 seconds.
One nice benefit is free lessons. The other, most attractive one, is the camaraderie.
