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Skiing... could you live without it?
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Some questions to help me out with an essay:
How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
Could you live without it?
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
Currently about 25-26 or more (thats like 3 days + when i work)
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
Money for passes, money for gas, money for gear
Could you live without it?
I would LIVE but it would really suck. I would probably take up some other sport but i would probably always want to ski.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
Having fun with friends and ripping powder, park is fun too.
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing? 45
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski? money graduating on time
Could you live without it? no the entended period wiht lack of cold air in my lungs would cause an infection and I would die.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it? Its always changing and always fun no matter what the conditions are.
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
At least 10
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
Grades, A better social life
Could you live without it?
Well, I probably wouldn't literally die, but I'd be pretty bored.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
I'm not even sure.
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- i spent about 16 - 20 hours a week skiing on average (including yard seshes)
- i sacrafice partys and chillin with friends
- no i could never live without it
- the best part of skiin in feelin' the moment and just being around our friends. o and apres ski.
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on a good week where i get to do all the skiing i want i probably get close to 30 hrs a week. a lot is sacrificed during ski season. a lot of my not riding friends are lost for the winter at least. my grades turn to shit, but i do make more money working at the hill. but living without it is out of the question. i plan on dying while skiing 3 feet of fresh pow and taking a bad spill when i'm 80 years old.
lastly, the best part of skiing for me would have to be the freedom. on any day i can go almost anywhere in the world, haven't yet, and go skiing. i can ski with friends or go solo with my music. its more of a feeling of euphoria that i get when i ski. its hard to explain. one of those things where you have to have done it to understand
hope that helps
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
generally like 3 days a week, like 6 hours a day... 18ish
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
uh, skip classes, be mad broke, not go out as much at night.
Could you live without it?
I could, but I'd be a pretty unhappy camper.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
it's fun, I can do whatever I want. filming is probably my favorite part cuz it makes you focus a little more but messing around is just as fun.
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I have my boots on all day (8-4) everyday (apart from now, when I'm injured), but a lot of that is instructing, not real skiing, for myself I'd reckon about 25 hours a week.
I sacrificed basically my entire life back home, a lot of cash for a flight over here. A lot of cash for a flight down to NZ this summer.
I could live without it, it's not like I'd die, and I have other activities that have and could easily fill the void, but skiing is going to be my life until at least this time next year and if I stop after that I will miss it hard.
I love all the different things you can do with skiing, and how there is always something new to try and another level to reach. I love the feeling after a solid day skiing when all you are thinking about is how great it was and all you have to worry about is finding a sofa, some food and a beer.
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
Actual skiing, weekends only unfortunately. Time spent on NS or looking at equipment and thinking about skiing? Too many to count. Hours everyday.
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
Money, grades, sleep, sanity
Could you live without it?
I'd spend my time surfing, but I'd have nothing to do in the winter. And I'm just not as good at surfing as I am at skiing.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
Having fun with my family or with my friends. Even with shitty conditions skiing with friends can be fun, just doing stupid things or whatever and making fun of each other. I also love being out in nature and breathing some fresh mountain air on a cool morning. I can't imagine being stuck inside all day watching the same old movie on the tv waiting for the weather to warm up. The free experience of flying down the mountain is what does it for me. I love every second of it. Driving through a storm, tracking the weather, waking up at 6, standing on lift lines, navigating around, it all leads to the amazing feeling of just... skiing. It should be an adjective.
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I dont know...usually like 14 hours maybe
No worky on Fri to SUn makes it hard to find part-time job, my body, friends
I missed this whole season and i can say yes i could but it FUCKIN SUCKS...I'm getting so fat and bored
2 words pow and park
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a lot of time, and when im not skiing, im drawing ski pics or thinkin about going soon. i could live without it, but i'd be boring
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
35ish
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
cash money, body
Could you live without it?
yeah i would be a pro bowler
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
i love it all
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing? 10-13 hours
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski? NS
Could you live without it? No way
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it? Learning new tricks because you just learned a new trick!
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing? 20ish, counting weekends, backyard stuff, and weekdays when i can leave school early.
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski? better grades, relationships with friends who dont ski, the health of the skin on the lower half of my face. haha
Could you live without it? i could, but it would be really hard. id be very bored and depressed.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it? its the only sport i really enjoy. the best part is the feeling after doing something you thought you couldn't, its like electricity running through your body.
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no fucking way. I enter a depression phase everytime its school time. Im addicted to it like never before...always thinking about how will I grab my spins and things to tryin the park...
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
I spend 2 days a week skiing and sometimes more
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
Nothing at all
Could you live without it?
Never
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
Gliding over the snow, face shots, stomping sick tricks, jizzing everywhere when theirs 2 feet of fresh pow!
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing? 12-20
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski? Girlfriend (already have), Big house
Could you live without it? Absolutly not
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it? Adrenalin
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
2-3 days a week
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
grades and sometimes boyfriend (but not if he is a skier, too)
Could you live without it?
never, i get depressed during the summer
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
it's so relaxing, but it is such a great workout.
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
8-4 saturday and sunday 16 hours
on weekdays i skip 8th period which is last period every other day. for another 4-6 hourish a week.
total 20-22 hours
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
good grades, friends, partying, staying up late
Could you live without it?
NO!
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
it depends on the day. some days i want to cruise. some days i want to learn a good trick. but there is an unexplainible feeling i get when i learn a trick for a new time. Also in a contest i was just soo on my game and i felt amazing even though i'm not a great skier and didn't make the finals. I said i flet like god during my 30 minutes jam.
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i ski on average about 18 hours a week during the season.
id sacrafice it all, minus food and shelter.
if i couldnt ski id get pretty depressed, i dunno id probably bike a shitload
i love skiing because its all me, not to sound self centered. its complete freedom. i love going fast and being in control, i love jumping, felling no gravity, i love sliding rails, i love powder. i love it all
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20 to 30 even if it is in my back yard, weekends at the mountain and some nights. It helps me focus
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btw, good luck on the essay
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i could live without it, just move south and surf all year
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?25ish
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski? basketball, grades, pretty much my life
Could you live without it? if i had never skid before i wouldnt know what i was missing, but now that ive done it it would be very hard
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it? its fun
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-about 25 hours
-money for gas gear and pass, school, doing anything else at all during the winter
-i dont think i could live without it, but then again i wouldnt kill myself or anything cuz that would be emo
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to answer his last question...
he would never get to see me if he didn't ski!
awwwwe. : )
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1. 15-20 hours, depending on school
2. Any friends that don't ski, getting action, maaad $
3. I would honestly become less of a person without skiing. Even though i would take up another sport, there would be a void that would always be there...
4. Slaying 2 ft of fresh while getting face shots every turn, skiing gnar lines and stompin the shit out of them, being in the mtns, going fast, hitting park. Like people have said, there is a truly unexplainable feeling associated with skiing that only other skiers understand. Because there really isn't a good reason to drive 4 hrs roundtrip to ski 3hrs other than you had that intense craving for snow
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
4-5 at most right now..none of my buds nor me has a lisence(nor can i spell it) yet, next years gonna be the year
10-20 while i was teaching
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
money, goin out, the usual as everyone said
Could you live without it?
yeah, but it would suck. i dont get to go much but it most def helps if i gotta do a lotta hw on one night ill go ski in between sessions to relax
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
feeling of freedom, total different world without any troubles
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wow..... i realy dont think i could live with out skiing..
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
about 12 (2 days a week at least)
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
-money, prom, good grades, and hanging out with my friends that dont ski
Could you live without it?
if i really had to yes, there is always other outdoor activites, but i do love it and i would have to be dead to not ski, cuz there are always carpet ramps.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
having fun. learning new tricks/lines and getting them down pat.
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24 - 32 hours of skiing a week.
hanging with friends, and money, lots of money.
sorry i just forgot the last question
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answer to #3 is i love skiing because its a sport im good at, its really fun, and i feel free when i ski, and the powder is truely amazing
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing? NA this season,
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
comfort, financial security
Could you live without it?
i really dont think so. i think about skiing so damn much (sadly cant get out this season) that it drives me mad.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
powder days and faceshots.
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30 or more a week...
my body, girlfriends... relationships with non skiing friends.. being finacially comfortable
i could i guess... i would rollerblade all year but that would kill my body even more and skiing feels sooooo much better...
the adrenaline is better than any drug ive ever taken... my mind is filled with nothing but skiing almost 24/7, even when i skate in the summer... i think of it as a substitute for skiing... there has been just totally epic moments when ive been skiing that literally brought tears of joy to my eyes. not like crying, ive just been soooo pumped and so stoked and sooo happy and sooo high on adrenaline while skiing that my eyes began to water... and not from the wind... good fucking times my friend...
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
Probably 17 on average: two days on the weekend, plus jibbing in between.
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
My grades
Whatever feeble attempts I might make at a having a girlfriend
My parents money
Could you live without it?
There is a distinct differance between skiers and people who ski. Skiers do not care what the conditions are, or what they have to do to get their turns. They ski because they love it. People who ski hit up the hill because it amuses them and is a way to spend time. They go inside when it's foggy, stay at home/in their condo when it is dumping, and ski only during the winter when the conditions are perfect. Only a person who skis could ask if I could live without it, because if they were a skier, they would know without asking.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it
I love the face shots, the new tricks landed, the funny wrecks, the chairlift raves, the old school trains, the chances to fly, and the reasons to travel, but most of all I cherish the people I am blessed to meet and ski with for whatever period of time, be it one run or for several years every weekend.
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at least 24
my social life/weekends and plenty of money
seasons been over for 5 days now and i'm still going, but it definetly feels like something is missing
i just love hanging out with other people who share the love for skiing, and bettering myself as a skier, theres always room for improvement
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
15 or more...damn school
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
My social life a lot of times, money
Could you live without it?
Well...technically I would still be living but I would be depressed...and I still like lax and tennis but not as much as skiing.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
I'm really not sure...I would have to say...just skiing in general, just when I'm on the mountain skiing its such a good feeling.
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ohh yeah, i cant live without skiing.
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acully probley i ski 24 hours most weeks
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I'd rather not live if I had do it without skiing...
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i just copied and saved that quote. that was one the best explanations ive ever seen for what a true skier is. thank you very much for putting into words what i couldnt
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I ski five days a week.
I could live but it would not be fun.
If it was not for skiing i would be an alcholic
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing? 15-25
what do you sacrifice to be able to ski? money, grades
Could you live without it? nope
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
because its super fun!!!!!! why else?
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
as much as possible
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
friends school a social life money old skis
Could you live without it?
itd be hard but the summer is long enough for me to go without skiing
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
friends and nothing feels like draging your balls in pow
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
about 18.
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
Parties, chilling with friends(that don't ski).
Could you live without it? In a depressive state, yes.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it? Best part is stomping a sick trick and claiming it like nobody's businness. And the competition between friends of who stomps it first.
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How many hours a week do you spend skiing?
About 15
What do you sacrifice to be able to ski?
Classes, money, and my bones.
Could you live without it?
I could live most likely, but I would dearly miss it and still try to get that same feeling doing something else the best way i can. Also, alcoholism would fully take over if skiing left.
What's the best part of skiing/why do you love it?
When you have that one sick park run where you cleanly stomp every single trick you hit. That feeling is so good.
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