Sing a song of skiing....

[ski diva]

Know any popular songs you can tie to skiing?

For example:

"Slip Sliding Away," by Paul Simon
"Ain't no mountain high enough," by the Supremes.

Anyone have any others? :D

 

[Jilly]

Rocky mountain high.
Feel like a women - for ladies day/night

 

[Lilgeorg]

Its a Beautiful Day...U2
Okemo has a trail called Wild Thing so of course "Wild Thing you make my heart sing"

 

[Jilly]

:( I'm dreaming of a White Christmas????:mad:

 

[ski diva]

"Ice, Ice, Baby" -- Vanilla Ice

 

[ski diva]

Here's one appropriate for Christmas: "Let it snow"

 

[Native Vail Gal]

Woo Hoo! I love this thread!

"Frozen in the Snow" by David Wilcox
"Snowflake" by Jim Brickman
"I love the Winter Weather/I've got my love to keep me warm" Tony Bennett
( Yes....I'm having fun with this!)
"Snowman" Barenaked Ladies
"Aspenglow" John Denver
"I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" John Denver (he's a Colorado guy ya know.....;)
"Starwood in Aspen" John Denver

and what about....."Jump!" by Van Halen!

I like this thread.....I'll be back.....(ok....roll your eyes if you want! ):D

 

[Native Vail Gal]

OOOOOOOoooooooo I almost forgot....

"The Mountains Win Again" Blues Traveler!

 

[Native Vail Gal]

Perfect Song.....listen to the words

"I Go to Extremes!" Billy Joel

 

[Sheena]

OK.. I have a new favorite.. not really a song but a sound track to a game that someone posted on Epic a few weeks ago....


https://www.addictinggames.com/aggressivealpineskiing.html

I kept singing this in my head while I was demoing the "really big skis" (according to the kid in the demo shop) at 7 springs in PA last weekend.

 

[liquidfeet]

When driving to ski, which takes 2 to 3 hours, I often scan the radio for tunes that I can connect to my upcoming skiing in some way. The Rolling Stones work, any song really, because the aggression in everything they do works for the type of skiing I am doing. Short turns - fast songs. Long turns, - ballads.

Bach - no. Too too tame. Odd jazz - no. Too a-rhythmic. Hip-hop- OK, but only for the fastest turns, wedeln-style. BlueKGrass, no, not enough emphasis on rhythm, which is at the heart of good skiing. Puccini, well, maybe for certain arias. For long turns.

 

[num]

Its a Beautiful Day...U2

I can totally see that.

A lot of songs which make me think skiing are hip hop/broken beat instrumentals. I find a lot of instrumentals in that genre which flow the way it feels like I'm flowing when I ski (doesn't matter what it looks like, it's all about what if FEELS like I'm doing :D )

One of my favorites in that category is Herbie's dream by Radius.

A few of the other songs that get me thinking skiing-

Sleep, and Nietzche by The Dandy Warhols, High speed, and Spies by Coldplay, Shashkin by Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Something against you, and There goes my gun by Pixies, This velvet glove by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beautiful by Masta Ace, Eclipse by Pink Floyd.

Different ski days have different feels to them, but for me all of those songs have a certain "gliding" feel to me.

 

[Greeley]

Don't forget 'Rocky Mountain Way' by Joe Walsh. We always have to listen to it on the drive to Colorado.

 

[Ski Spirit]

"You Set Me Free" by Michelle Branch

 

[SnowHot]

Spring skiing!
Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Williams