New Mountain and General Skiing Anxiety

[surfsnowgirl]

I like that! I often get comments like "you're probably an expert skier." Um no not at all. I've never been one to "toot my own horn "as I'm better than many skiers out there but not as good as probably even more.

I never toot my on horn. Just like when i was in my street shoes standing next to my 163cm kenjas and this girl said wow those skus are tall you must be really good. In reality I am taller than my kenjas and maybe her skis are really short. That said i was at a loss as to what to say. Its my natural reaction to just say something like no but i get down the hill ok. Which is true cause i would never say i am a great skier, far from it. Maybe her skis were short so mine seemed long. I just didn't know how to answer and not sound like an a$$.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

I tend to just say i like to do a certain sport. I love to ski or i like to downhill mountain bike as it seems tamer to me. Saying i am a skier or a down hill mountain biker just has more experienced connotation to it in my mind and i am not comfortable saying that,. I am however, comfortable saying i am a corporate & securities paralegal cause i have been doing it for 15 years.

 

[VickiK]

Come on, embrace your divine divaness. Say it with me. I'm a skier and you are too.

 

[Fluffy Kitty]

I'm a skier and you are, too! (Ummm.... Yeah!)

 

[VickiK]

Yeah, I love to ski.

You know if I was a dude, it'd be explicIative YEAH but I cannot imagine that conversation in real life. Guys like to keep their worries to themselves.

And keeping it real, I'm an intermediate/advanced skier. I like a challenge but I am cautious too. I don't do double black diamonds, chutes, jumps, and for sure I need practice in bumps , powder, and trees. Sometimes I suck.

I love watching good skiers, whether for their power, their grace, or their daring.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

Ok sigh.......... here goes. I am a skier but keeping it real too. I am an intermediate who mainly sticks to blue groomers. I have done blacks before but it depends on the mountain and conditions. I don't do double blacks, moguls and have gone through a couple tree runs to get my palate wet. I take lessons whenever I can. I am cautious and tentative but have days where I feel more aggressive than others. I stem turns sometimes and when I'm nervous I turn into a wedging ball of nerves but I'm working to overcome this. I have a confidence issue when skiing with a large group of people that are a million times better than me. I need to work on this so that so that it doesn't consume me because I want to enjoy diva events. I might never be the best but as long as I always have fun and just enjoy and appreciate everyone skiing's awesomeness.

I just completed my first year as a ski instructor but despite what people think you don't need to be an expert to start out as instructor. I was terrified to do this but it was the best thing I have ever done and I'm proud of myself for following through with this and am going to keep at it as its helped more than I can ever say. I constantly take lessons and try to constantly be a good skier but I do have bad days and that's ok. My main goal is to always have fun.

but...but.. at the end of the day while I have good days and bad days skiing is my soul mate and I....am...a...skier......

 

[elemmac]

Wear it loud and proud...

 

[pinto]

Seriously, people ... you are on a ski website in June (ok, not so odd for our southern hemisphere friends). You are skiers. Sheesh.

An enthusiast does not have to be an expert. Hardly anyone is an expert. Stop worrying about it.

 

[Powgirl]

I consider myself a skier...probably because I spend money on a season pass every year... just bought a new ski jacket,...thinking about what skis to purchase next year...most of my winter plans are about skiing.

I am not an expert skier (never will be), but I am avid...I think that qualifies me as a skier, not my skill level.

 

[RachelV]

I'm still working on not hitting patrollers standing around right in front of the lift.

Hey, those patrollers admitted they were standing in a terrible spot.

 

[Jilly]

Wear it loud and proud...

I have that on the back of my truck!!

 

[pinto]

I have that on the back of my truck!!

It must get awfully dirty? Tattered a bit?

 

[Fluffy Kitty]

Just made this at familystickers.com



I think my wife might prefer to be in a kayak, and my son skis biskis, but, still.

And from cafepress.com :

https://www.cafepress.com/+ski-women+bumper-stickers

 

[tinymoose]

I don't get this. I was a skier even as a newb. Just because I'm not and never gonna be an expert doesn't make me not a skier.

 

[Skisailor]

Hey, those patrollers admitted they were standing in a terrible spot.

Running into a pack of patrollers jamming up the lift dismount point pretty much meets my definition of extreme off piste skiing !! Good job @Pequenita !!

 

[altagirl]

I don't get this. I was a skier even as a newb. Just because I'm not and never gonna be an expert doesn't make me not a skier.

Totally agree. Kind of like the bikini body meme.

Have you skied (put the gear on your body and slid on snow in some fashion) and plan to go again sometime? Congrats. You are a skier.

Ability level has nothing to do with it.

 

[vanhoskier]

Absorbing and balance too for bumps. That has made all the difference this year with my bump skiing. And you don't have to hit every bumps. Those guys on TV are doing something totally different than real life skiing. Take every second bump so you stay in balance. Turn on the top and slide down the back as Kathy Prophet told me years ago. But all of this should be in another thread. But it is all about technique and confidence.

Yes, another thread...but retraction turns made all the difference for me!

 

[Fluffy Kitty]

Kind of like the bikini body meme.

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[Added: Looked it up. Cool! ]

 

[Jilly]

It must get awfully dirty? Tattered a bit?

The printed part is staying pretty good.....good one pinto!!

 

[Fluffy Kitty]

Have you skied (put the gear on your body and slid on snow in some fashion) and plan to go again sometime? Congrats. You are a skier.

Ability level has nothing to do with it.

So, by extension, we are all ski divas, regardless of ability level, experience, gear coolness, diva-ish-ness, etc., etc! (Must… silence… doubt…)

Per dictionary.com: skier [skee-er] noun 1. a person who skis.