Message #16367

[jim-ratliff]

WOW, Living Proof.  Those two make the whole thread worthwhile.

Several years ago, skiing Winter Park with my son.  I didn't start skiing until I was in my 50's, and I was the epitome of a terminal intermediate, in my late 50's, and purely a 10 day a year east coast skier.  A very heavy snow/ice pellet fell all morning, and I was just really struggling.  Struggling with the snow, struggling with goggles fogging over, pretty miserable.

Finally my son said, "Well, you know dad, at your age you may just have to accept that you aren't going to get any better."

A "memorable day" indeed, but that started the search.  A ski patrol friend steered me to Lito Tejada-Flores, which helped a little bit, and somewhere along that same path I got Harald's first book and also connected with the Realskiers site.  Harald's writing style matched well with my style of learning - it was eye opening.  I've gotten a bit better since then, but things you pick up later in life are never quite as natural as those you learn young.