SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I know, it's heresy.
But I've been working hard on my skiing for three years, and I've stagnated on an upper-intermediate plateau. I have properly-fitting boots, nice skis, all the stuff. I've taken lots of lessons. I have a basic skill-set that gets me around the mountain mostly, but not on icy blacks or bumps or ungroomed snow.
And I have a work schedule that's going to keep me from skiing most of this season.
When I have a chance to ski, I want to enjoy it. I don't want to think about whether my turns are rounded enough, whether I'm "forward" enough (because I still don't really know what that means), or whether anything is happening except me having fun.
Earlier this year I threw a pair of skis in the car. One pair. And they are fat, soft, twin-tips, which most people would say are terrible East Coast skis. They are called "Soul Riders," which I think is a perfect match for my philosophy this year.
Now when I have a chance to ski, I don't think about my "quiver," I just grab the Soul Riders from the back of the car. I goof around, don't care about speed or finesse or edge grip, or conditions. I don't even care if they are waxed. I only care about having fun.
I am making a resolution not to care about my skiing in 2019. This year, I will not:
Today at work I'm borrowing a snowboard and taking it to the beginner hill to goof around. I might get some advice, because I work at a ski school, but I'm not going to take a lesson.
I'll probably fall a lot.
I don't care.
As long as it's fun.
Happy Soulful New Year!
But I've been working hard on my skiing for three years, and I've stagnated on an upper-intermediate plateau. I have properly-fitting boots, nice skis, all the stuff. I've taken lots of lessons. I have a basic skill-set that gets me around the mountain mostly, but not on icy blacks or bumps or ungroomed snow.
And I have a work schedule that's going to keep me from skiing most of this season.
When I have a chance to ski, I want to enjoy it. I don't want to think about whether my turns are rounded enough, whether I'm "forward" enough (because I still don't really know what that means), or whether anything is happening except me having fun.
Earlier this year I threw a pair of skis in the car. One pair. And they are fat, soft, twin-tips, which most people would say are terrible East Coast skis. They are called "Soul Riders," which I think is a perfect match for my philosophy this year.
Now when I have a chance to ski, I don't think about my "quiver," I just grab the Soul Riders from the back of the car. I goof around, don't care about speed or finesse or edge grip, or conditions. I don't even care if they are waxed. I only care about having fun.
I am making a resolution not to care about my skiing in 2019. This year, I will not:
- Take a lesson
- Look at video of myself skiing
- Talk about my skiing technique
- Demo skis
- Do drills
Today at work I'm borrowing a snowboard and taking it to the beginner hill to goof around. I might get some advice, because I work at a ski school, but I'm not going to take a lesson.
I'll probably fall a lot.
I don't care.
As long as it's fun.
Happy Soulful New Year!