I was thinking today about my favorite people to ski with! They are the ones that laugh with me, sing crazy songs with me on the ski slopes, help me look for my skis (in the Winter AND the Summer) and share wonderful stories with me on the lifts about my childhood ski experiences. They are my family and my friends.

I’m always interested about skiing experiences when skiing with new people…people I’ve not skied with before. I had that opportunity on many several occasions last year.

During my best days of skiing, I experienced those wonderful people who laugh with me, stop to take pictures, never pressure anyone to ski anything they are not comfortable with, don’t give un-solicited skiing advice, jump, ski the trees, introduce me to new equipment and techniques and compliment the ways in which I do ski well! These are the best people to ski with!

During my not so fun days, I experienced competition and pressure to ski better/faster/more challenging ways than the women I was with, whining, people leaving others behind or leaving them all together, no collaboration on where to ski but only skiing where they want to ski, pressure, ridicule of other’s skiing abilities, giving unsolicited advice, etc. The list could go on, but I choose to stop here.

So, in my entire 40 years of skiing, I will say this….my skiing childhood was full of giggles! I choose to carry that into my adult years. I will continue to giggle on the slopes, sing on the lifts, help others out when they are having an unexpected “yard sale” (it’s the Coloradan in me!), and always checking in with my skiing cohorts! THIS is how you make and get to know the best friends you will have on the slopes!

Don’t run your friends over or “leave them on a powder day!” Ski with them! Isn’t that why you are true friends in the first place?

Trust me on this one!




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