I started skiing 10 years ago and love it . I only started in my 40s and now at 51 , I can confidently ski virtually any blue run in Canada - (sounds fine so far so you may wonder why is there a problem !) In the early days I had one to two episodes a season of utterly panic on the hill . I would start tightening up my turns and then come to an abrupt stop , refusing to move at all and sometimes even requiring rescue by ski patrol .
Well last year I started skiing black runs and all went well until today when I froze on a steep black and my husband had to ski down and then return in the Gondola and slowly encourage me to side step my way BACK UP !!! ( God nor man could convince me to ski down despite the fact that I skied that run twice the day before without event!!) . Now I am not a fearful person otherwise - I hold have a high risk career and I always try to push myself to my limits ( that might be part of the problem) When fear doesnt overcome me I can ski at an advanced intermediate level but when fear sets in I can just totally stop and utterly refuse to move !!
I take lessons occasionally and clock in 20 plus days of skiing a year . Despite my occasional paralyzing fear I have advanced well but I so want to overcome these panic episodes
Does anyone have an ideas or even a similar experience
Well last year I started skiing black runs and all went well until today when I froze on a steep black and my husband had to ski down and then return in the Gondola and slowly encourage me to side step my way BACK UP !!! ( God nor man could convince me to ski down despite the fact that I skied that run twice the day before without event!!) . Now I am not a fearful person otherwise - I hold have a high risk career and I always try to push myself to my limits ( that might be part of the problem) When fear doesnt overcome me I can ski at an advanced intermediate level but when fear sets in I can just totally stop and utterly refuse to move !!
I take lessons occasionally and clock in 20 plus days of skiing a year . Despite my occasional paralyzing fear I have advanced well but I so want to overcome these panic episodes
Does anyone have an ideas or even a similar experience