Skiing is believing

 

There are many memes out there about skiing, and let me tell you, they are all true. Skiing is one of those things that you either go all in, or you stay the hell away from, there is rarely a mid ground. Granted, it has a steep learning curve, but once you get over the first mental wall, the fun quadruples every time you go on the slopes. A geek (like me) might say that the learning curve is logarithmic and the fun curve is exponential, and they intersect in the best spot, also known as a weekend skier comfort zone.

Its difficult to explain the level of joy skiing brings, if one hasn't tried it. It's like wanting to cry and laugh at the same time. It is sensory overload, you are scared and excited, hot and cold, happy and nervous at the same time. Its a feeling like no other.

Its the only winter activity for adults that brings the inner child out. While skiing, it's socially acceptable to roll in the snow, otherwise it's awkward. Joke aside, skiing is a good winter outdoor exercise, well adopted for all ages, so the whole family can enjoy on the snow. And the taste of the soup diner after a ski day with the children, priceless.

However, once you go over the weekend skier syndrome, then you start hunting powder (deep fresh snow). And this is where the real fun begins. Its not easy to ski deep snow, it doesn't happen often, but when it does, its magical. There are snowflakes sparking in the air all around, the snow is soft and skiing feels like gliding on a cloud, movement is fluid and you feel weightless. By all means its a free style sport, you select your line, your speed and air time. Its amazing. Any sacrifice one does to get to this feeling is worth it, believe me!