Skiing

Skiing is an extremely exciting sport, it has an element of danger to it which to me just makes the whole experience a lot more exciting. However it is only dangerous if you ski fast and recklessly because if you are a slow skiier, you will find that skiing is far from dangerous. Skiing is something i feel you have to do once in your life, it is a brilliant sport and it is very entertaining to see people fall over, and even to fall over yourself. It is physically challenging with also adds to the brilliance of the sport. The only downside to skiing is that it does cost a lot of money which is a bit of a downside. You have to rent your skis and if you have ...

WHY PRE-CHRISTMAS? Well, it isn’t just that greedy snowboarders & skiers such as myself are too impatient to wait until the season proper, which traditionally begins after Christmas…or not entirely, anyway. But there’s nothing lovelier than a White Christmas, in a scenic location, and few locations are lovelier or more scenic than some of the world’s best ski resorts. A long weekend spent on the slopes in the lead-up to the festive season can be incredibly satisfying, especially if you can manage to squeeze in a night’s stay in Geneva, Zurich or Vienna en route, and visit one of the continent’s more charming Christmas markets into the bargain. Speaking of bargains, ...

I moved to Denver Colorado 29 years ago. My wife and I were living in Ohio, where we were both originally from. For some reason, we always thought living in Colorado would be great, even though we had never visited there. In 1971 we took up skiing. The next year we took our first ski vacation to Colorado. The following year we took our second trip, but this time we went to Snowmass (at Aspen). We moved to Colorado the next year and we have been going to Snowmass every year since. Snowmass is excellent for a number of reasons. First of all, it is far enough from Denver, that you don't get the Denver day skier (like you do at Vail). This keeps the crowds down ...