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!Last week I met an 85 year old man who was skiing his second day after a 50 year hiatus. This week he came with his own new boots for day 3. His smile said it all - he was having so much fun!
WOW. Wisdom, gratitude, inspiration, “it’s a gift” - thank you for sharing!Here's an instructor at Taos who is 86 years young. The interviewer is Deb Armstrong. She is spending a good chunk of the season at Taos doing assorted clinics for paying customers and PSIA instructors.
January 2022
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.Last week I met an 85 year old man who was skiing his second day after a 50 year hiatus. This week he came with his own new boots for day 3. His smile said it all - he was having so much fun!
They are being filmed at Taos. I recognize the terrain since I just got back from there.Deb Armstrong's new video involves two older skiers: she's 73 and he's 88!
The man is Max Killinger, a former Taos Ski School Director.They are being filmed at Taos. I recognize the terrain since I just got back from there.
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.Deb Armstrong's new video involves two older skiers: she's 73 and he's 88!