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Inspiration for skiers over 50, or 60, or 70+
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shadoj
Angel Diva
I rode up with a gentleman visiting from Guatemala (kids are still in MN) over the holiday break -- was just about to turn 80! Moved there because the retired folks in Arizona were too "old" and boring. He sticks to gentle groomers, and tries not to fall down too much, since getting up is more work than it used to be. He was having a blast!
BReeves215
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
WOW. Wisdom, gratitude, inspiration, “it’s a gift” - thank you for sharing!
berryblondeboys
Certified Ski Diva
This makes me smile so much. I'm a late starter and I love that others are finding it again or are doing it over 50. Life is too short to sit in front of the computer screen or TV to whittle the hours away.
liquidfeet
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
They are being filmed at Taos. I recognize the terrain since I just got back from there.
marzNC
Angel Diva
My Taos instructor this time, Derek, is 75 this season. A friend who is 75 and an intermediate had the 86yo instructor, Stuart, who Deb Armstrong interviewed last month. There are a few other over-70 instructors teaching this season.
There are a lot of over 70 skiers at Taos. Especially on warmer days with clear skies. Not so many when visibility isn't good because it's snowing and/or there is a lot of blowing snow.
The Wild Olde Bunch at Alta include quite a few 80 year olds. Most don't stop skiing off-piste most of the time until they are about 85 or even 90.
There are a lot of over 70 skiers at Taos. Especially on warmer days with clear skies. Not so many when visibility isn't good because it's snowing and/or there is a lot of blowing snow.
The Wild Olde Bunch at Alta include quite a few 80 year olds. Most don't stop skiing off-piste most of the time until they are about 85 or even 90.
marzNC
Angel Diva
The man is Max Killinger, a former Taos Ski School Director.
Nov 2018
No signs of slowing down
Born in 1934, Killinger learned to ski in Germany on skis made of ash wood in the days before chair lifts. He remembers his father, who was an avid skier,
Killinger’s students are loyal. Some have been requesting him for decades. He is loyal to them, too. He is still in contact with Helga Tarver, a 98-year-old former student. He took her skiing on super-expert Al’s Run when she was 90.
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marzNC
Angel Diva
Happened to watch this video again recently. Mary Killington is an instructor at Taos who has taught Ski Weeks. There are Divas who have been in her group and/or taken private lessons with Mary in the last decade.
marzNC
Angel Diva
Been a few years since I posted this video. The advice at the end has stuck with me. It was advice he heard from an "older man" years before. Phil Capy was still working as a member of Big Sky ski patrol at age 87 when the video was made in 2015.
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marge
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I'm currently mid 50s. I don't feel old. Well... sometimes. My friend's husband just died and after the funeral she said she thinks she wants to get the skis back out. She's 79 and has two knee replacements and a hip replacement. She has skied since those but hasn't skied since COVID. She's a rock star!!!
marzNC
Angel Diva
There is plenty of inspiration is this thread about the 70 Plus Ski Club.
www.theskidiva.com
I had a very good time chatting with 70 Plus members and their "younger" SOs or guests at Nub's Nob in Michigan in January 2024. That's one of the annual gatherings.
Anybody else with 70+ Ski Club?
I am going on my first 70+ Ski Club trip to Okemo this year, and in February to Utah. I was wondering if there are any other ski divas that are part of the group?
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I had a very good time chatting with 70 Plus members and their "younger" SOs or guests at Nub's Nob in Michigan in January 2024. That's one of the annual gatherings.
Karenfrances
Certified Ski Diva
I just skied in Colorado for 3 days with a family friend who is 89. And she broke a knee last summer by tripping in a parking lot. Our trip represented her first time skiing this season and the first time skiing since doing rehab -- she has a hard time finding contemporaries to ski with her -- but she hopes to continue once/week for the rest of the season. She needed more breaks than I did but is going strong!
