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Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I met a 79-year old man on a train last year and he said he was skiing 5 days every week, more than he had used to when he was younger, as he has lot of free time now plus as a senior citizen he skis for free.
Lol, that would be me too. I guess I'm "there"? Don't have much gray yet either, I have good hair genes on my dad's side.... Dozens - even when it's brutally cold. Most have retired to the region. They go fro 8:30-10, take break at mid-mountain, see all their compadres, back out at 10:30, done at noon.
I'm not laughing - I'm kind of "getting there" myself. Possibly "spared" by not having much gray (yet). (no more hair color for me)
Free skiing here generally doesn't happen until age 80. Senior season passes used to be $30 until about 5 years ago, when they upped it by - never mind, a lot. Now it's only a modest discount for those 65-79.I met a 79-year old man on a train last year and he said he was skiing 5 days every week, more than he had used to when he was younger, as he has lot of free time now plus as a senior citizen he skis for free.
Good reminder for anyone, at any age!A recent blog entry reminded me of this thread . . . the advice is for folks over 50 but really could apply to anyone over 40 who doesn't ski a lot and/or hasn't bought skis for 10+ years.
4 Tips for Skiing Over 50
1) Get Modern
2) Get Fit
3) Get Lessons
4) Get Out There