Do you listen to music when you ski?

[ski diva]

I don't. For me, part of the beauty of skiing is the lack of noise. I enjoy the silence and the gentle whooshing sound of my skis against the snow. Besides, I need all the visual and audio cues I can get.

What about you?

 

[liquidfeet]

Same for me, SkiDiva. That wonderful silence is a major part of the whole experience of being on the mountain. Plus, I can talk to strangers on the chairlift (always fun), hear boarders barrelling down on me, and check my own skiing for skidding. I suppose if I were skillful enough I could ski to the rhythm of the music in my ears, but for now the terrain has something to do with my pace.

 

[cnewbound]

I love to listen to music when I ski- When I was younger and at the top of a race coarse, it was the only thing that would calm my nerves and became kind of a ritual at race starts. Now I just enjoy it because it combines my 2 greatest luvs of life- skiing and tunes!
Tom Petty- "Freefalling"... always a goodie to listen to on the slopes

 

[skiracer]

I also like to listen to music when I ski. I trained with Crystal in Canada in98/99. As I was not as established in the sport, I really looked on to what others did around me and 1 was the music thing.

Everyone seemed to train, race and do everything else with their walkman.

Even though I no longer race and realise it was just a fad at the time, I still listen to music when I ski. The beat keeps me going and I do love skiing to my favourites.

Tase

 

[SnowHot]

I have never made it a practice of listening to music when I ski, because I'm usually with friends, and the social time with them is as important to me as the sport itself. However, there have been times when I ski alone, that tunes were the thing that got me into a good rhythm. My new helmet has tune ups, which should make listening easier.

 

[Marigee]

I don't listen to music on the slopes. I like to hear all the sounds around me, paticularly the sounds of someone coming up behind me. Plus, I usually don't ski alone, so I like to be able to carry on a conversation.

 

[Jilly]

I don't listen to music on the slopes either. I like to hear what's coming up behind me and hear the icy patches under my skis. That said you might hear music coming from me. Humming a tune or actually singing can get your rhythm back.

 

[ski diva]

...you might hear music coming from me. Humming a tune or actually singing can get your rhythm back.

I do that, too.

 

[Lilgeorg]

I never ski with music unless I am signing to myself. besides, I need to hear that snowboarder behind me so I can get out of the way!

 

[dburdenbates]

I never ski with music unless I am signing to myself. besides, I need to hear that snowboarder behind me so I can get out of the way!

Exactly! I never listened to music on skates either because I wanted to hear the car behind me. I'm not sure which scares me more. ;)

 

[ski diva]

Thought I'd bump this up.

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[lil mountain girl]

i only listen to music when skiing solo . . .
not always, but sometimes . . .

i find it helps me find a flow and it's really nice on those days where you wonder whether you can actually ski or if has all been an illusion up until now! :D

 

[ski now work later]

I have tune-ups and listen when I'm skiing alone on an uncrowded (mid-week) day. If the mountain is mildly crowded, I might use my iPod and keep the volume very low. If I'm lucky enough to have company while skiing, I don't typically listen.

I love to dance (don't get the chance anymore) and listening to music helps keep my skiiing more fluid and inspires me to try different moves and really find the sweet spot on my boards. :o

 

[num]

I don't listen to music when I ski. When walking I blast my ipod full volume and get enveloped in my music, and I don't think that'd be a good idea with skiing, I really can't afford to miss something I should've heard. Low volume music doesn't really do it for me, it's kind of all or nothing for me. It's cool though, because I love the sounds of skiing, they mix nicely with the music that's playing in my head :D

 

[Lilgeorg]

I am with you,Num. I listen to the music in my head and have been known to sing along. Wild Thing, Its Beautiful Day, Dream Weaver,etc.

 

[abc]

I don't.

When I listen to music, I REALLY listen to music. Combining music with anything else just distracts from the music. So, I don't listen to music skiing, walking, biking, working out...

The only time I listen to music while doing something else? Long boring drives to the resorts. I did, however, got too wrapped up in the music and missed my exit a couple times.

 

[ski diva]

I did, however, got too wrapped up in the music and missed my exit a couple times.

LOL! I've done that listening to audio books!

 

[volklgirl]

Music. Almost always (unless I'm with friends, and sometimes even then, on low).

Tunes help to drown out all the "You can't" or "You're gonna kill yourself" voices that are usually shouting in my head. Tunes allow me to 'dance' my way down the hill....usually singing at the top of my lungs the entire time.

While riding, walking, or skating I know if I can still sing an entire song, I'm not exerting enough energy....kind of a fun heart rate monitor ;) .

My MP3 player dies early this season so I sent it in for replacement before Christmas. I finally got the replacement last week!! I was out-of-sorts the entire ski season without it.

 

[persee]

You know I only tend to listen to music when I drive. I feel like I need to not be distracted when I ski. When I drive it's mainly because the music provides a distraction from the traffic/frustration of my commute, or makes the time pass more quickly on a long drive. I love music and I often sing along, but I dont think I've ever been so caught up in it as to miss an exit, etc.