Skiing is a wonderful activity for RVers. Skis are small and flat, so you can store them pretty much anywhere. They’re not bulky like other sporting accessories. Now, the only issue is getting the rig up the snowy mountains to the ski resorts…
Do you plan to ski this winter? If so, will it be downhill skiing or cross-country skiing? A few members of our staff love to ski – maybe they’ll see you on the slopes!
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Maybe WATER ski….in Florida…….
Never had skis of any type on my feet and have no desire to try and break any of my old bones.
Worked in snow. Traveled back/forth in snow. Fought snow. Play in snow? NO SNOW!
Went yesterday, in a bit of a blizzard. My 73 year old body doesn’t respond as well as I like but it’s good to get to high elevation.
No. No knees and no snow worth the expense in Pa.
As you can tell by the votes there are many more intelligent people reading the newsletter than you thought. I tried skiing when I was 8 years old, fell and buried my head in a snow bank, that was enough skiing for me. Don’t water ski either!
No snow in the Deep South. It’s 71 outside and will be warmer this afternoon.
Loved to ski when younger. Did not mind the cold toes and snow finding its way under the parka. Now, with over twenty years in Florida my blood has thinned and my bones are not as flexible. No more for me, sad to say.
We will be going back the Kingsley lake for more water skiing with the grandchildren!
The last two or three days the polls have not downloaded. Not sure why.
I was on National Ski Patrol for 15 years, but retired from that in 1995. Haven’t skied since then.
Skiing conjures up thoughts of snow….which leads to thoughts of cold.
It will be in the low 80s here today and tomorrow & I have not seen snow in over 25 years.
Ladies & gentlemen, the vote is no.
Yes we will be Skiing Flagstaff AZ in February I’m 81 can’t stop my sport started way back in 1951 in Germany
I spent decades driving in snow, chaining up FOR snow, and having no say in it. Now that I’m retired I don’t go anywhere intentionally where there’s snow. I used to water ski waaaaay back, but I don’t think my knees would even do that now.
We down hill skied for several years when our sons were young and we lived within a few miles of two ski resorts. It was a great family activity but we stopped many years ago since we moved to another state, our sons left home and we got older. Still miss it sometimes but it’s too expensive now and too late in life to start again.
While I would love to cross country ski, I have an appointment with my orthopedic surgeon the first of the year to talk about my impending knee replacement surgery. We’ll see about next year. We use to stay in our RV when we were hitting the CC trails.
Those days are long gone. Now we winter around Yuma Az. Don’t miss the snow!
As a young man I loved skiing, so much so I moved to a ski resort and lived there 42 years. Some time ago while skiing with a grandson, I realized the sport was not senior friendly and hung up my skis. Last year we moved to a much warmer and mild climate after realizing shoveling numerous feet of snow every winter was not senior friendly either.
I am of Norwegian heritage and grew up in Wisconsin — but I have never been skiing in my life.
I learned to ski during a PE activity class in college in the winter of 1976. That pretty well did me for the balance of my life, I think.
I skied downhill for over 50 years and taught on and off for 20+ of them. My inspiration was from my father who served with the 10th Mountain Infantry during WW2 and trained at Camp Hale, Colorado. I met my wife on a ski trip to Lake Tahoe with our local ski club when I was in my early 20’s. My wife was a ski patroller for many years and was brave enough to follow me down any slope no matter how steep or moguls were on the hill . Both of my children learned to ski from a very young age and still stay active in the sport. After the DW had both knees replaced we decided to travel south for the winter, swapping Florida for Arizona every other year. Will I ever ski again? Hopefully but I do not want to do it while traveling for fear of getting hurt and not being able to drive.
PS: The oldest person I taught was over 70 and he loved it so much he ended up joining the 70+ ,80+ and the 90+ ski club at our local mountain. He last skied at 95 years old and passed just before 96.
As for down hill skiing, never have and never will. Just don’t believe in going that fast with minimal control. LOL.
No to skiing but yes to snowshoeing
Skiing? No. Skidding, slipping, sliding ? Possible, but not planned.
Nope, Hit a tree when skiing as a kid. No broken bones but not for me. Changed to speed skating and roller skating. Stay safe, Stay well and Happy Holidays
Have a season pass at Aspen/ Snowmass. Great deal for 70+.
Those days are long gone, one knee surgery and a new hip ended my days. Enjoyed skiing when I was able.
I would LOVE to get back out on the slopes again. I’m always pleasantly surprised when my legs “remember” how to ski! Alas, due to Covid, I’m continuing to “lay low” and NOT do anything stupid to shorten my life.
PS: I AM fully vaccinated (2 Moderna shots and 1 Pfizer booster). It’s all those that refuse to get vaccinated and also will not wear a mask when out and about that worry me. With new Covid variants popping up regularly, I choose to err on the side of safety.
Tried it about 30 years ago and I spent most of the time on my behind! My kids took to it like ducks to water. Back then it cost us a Pepsi can and $14 for half day lesson w/day lift and ski rental at Showdown Ski Resort in Montana.
Gave that up 3 years ago. But before that it was fun to down hill ski. Plus the cost continues to grow which is better spent on the RV
Back in the early 80s my mother got hooked on cross country skiing so I decided to give it a whirl. Met a guy who also skied. I loved it until I got sick of it by the end of the 80s. Not sure why I got tired of it, maybe because those I was skiing with got tired of it and my mothers friends also got out of it. I will never do that ever again. And I am done with snow and cold. Trying to find something south so I can get away from Michigan winters. Otherwise skiing is fun for those who love snow. I know my brother moved to the mountains of Colorado just to ski. Weird.
At $190 for a Saturday lift ticket now (Tahoe) my skiing days are long gone; too rich for my blood! Several years ago I switched to snowshoeing, in my mind “winter hiking”. Free or cheap, and MUCH less crowded so I can actually enjoy the outdoors… Kinda like the difference between RV resorts and boondocking.