Be Smart; Spend Money On Ski Clothing Rather Than Actual Skiing Gear
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It’s a continual mystery why people fall in love with skiing. After all, it’s nothing more than trying to get down Mount Everest on a couple of wooden boards that usually direct one right into the tree line at about Mach 3. However, at least the clothing can help one look good while crashing. So be smart; spend money on ski clothing rather than actual skiing gear.
Consider that Alpine skiing equipment probably costs hundreds and even thousands of dollars today. Consider, also, that most ski resorts rent the stuff, and for prices that are at least cheaper than the 18 weeks of hospital stay that usually ensue when Alpine skiing isn’t done properly on the part of somebody who thinks they actually know how to ski without the benefit of lessons.
That’s why spending the money for the rental gear and then spending the real money on the clothing that can help one look like an Olympic gold medal-winning downhill skier is probably the smarter move. Don’t worry about being laughed at while skiing all day on the bunny slope, because those peasants don’t get that their lives are in danger every second they’re on a hill higher than 2 feet.
And the first thing that a little money should be spent on is a nice black sport watch. This handy little instrument can tell all kinds of time, especially the time when the clubhouse’s happy hour is set to kick off. It’s certainly worth the equivalent of receiving endless huzzahs for having skied the tallest slope, though that was an accident that took place after having gotten on the wrong lift.
Much of this obsession with skiing is also why it’ll be a pretty smart idea to get a black helmet for wear while tumbling (which is actually the word that should be substituted for ’skiing, ‘ in most peoples’ cases) down a slope; it’ll hide all the dents that one took to the noggin while running into other skiers and more than a few trees. The ski patrol will certainly be appreciative, at least.
The biggest secret when it comes to skiing is to realize that humans weren’t made to go hurtling down K2 at near-lightspeed and slick and icy frozen water crystals. In fact, it’s a pretty good bet that the whole sport was thought up by some ancient Greek god who liked to see humans fall down into funny lumps on the stuff. Truly, the gods have no pity!
In the end, it’s probably best to spend the bucks buying good-looking clothing that’ll also look good at the clubhouse while all of that rental ski gear sits outside, collecting ice and snow while the hot toddies are being poured inside. What’s the point of going to a ski resort, after all, if the only thing to do is to ski?
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