liquidfeet
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Do you race? Recreational league, Masters, other? GS, Slalom, DH, SG? If you race now or have raced in the past, what motivates you?
I started skiing three years ago and read that racing helps people develop their skills, and I found a recreational league that encourages everyone no matter their skiing level to race. So I'm trying it. This will be my second year racing.
Plus, I ski in the East, so I might as well take advantage of the icy slopes and learn to ski stiff snow with those who know how.
And then there's competitiveness .... and the social aspect. Those two things probably keep me involved, since a race day is not much of a ski day. There's lots of standing around waiting and watching others. And there's helping with the race itself, doing various duties. Plus it also can be very cold (I hate that!) when you take the jacket off to help with aerodynamics. Despite these downs, it's great to see the time go down second by second, race by race. I love it.
I started skiing three years ago and read that racing helps people develop their skills, and I found a recreational league that encourages everyone no matter their skiing level to race. So I'm trying it. This will be my second year racing.
Plus, I ski in the East, so I might as well take advantage of the icy slopes and learn to ski stiff snow with those who know how.
And then there's competitiveness .... and the social aspect. Those two things probably keep me involved, since a race day is not much of a ski day. There's lots of standing around waiting and watching others. And there's helping with the race itself, doing various duties. Plus it also can be very cold (I hate that!) when you take the jacket off to help with aerodynamics. Despite these downs, it's great to see the time go down second by second, race by race. I love it.