Member of the Month

JalmarKalmar
April, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

I don't miss skiing anymore... am I broken?

profile picture
PacificRimJob
Posts: 24704 - Karma: 29,684
I haven't been excited to ski in so long... probably for a whole year now...

This last winter I just had no real motivation to do it. I got in maybe 20 hours or so in total all season. I went out simply for the sake of it. I was constantly trying to find that spark that always made me so amped up to slap on skis and go for it. I didn't even go for a backcountry tour one time.

My last day of skiing was way back in February. It was sunny and beautiful and cruisy and nice. The snow was good. Everything was pretty ideal. But I was over it. I haven't thought much about it since, nor felt the itch.

Usually by this time, if I haven't skied for a matter of months, I feel this desire... this itch... this FOMO... this urge to get out there and go for a ski. This year, I just don't really care.

--

Has anyone else gone through this? Where they just... don't care about skiing as much anymore? Perhaps you've taken a break for a while and came back to it with a totally new energy? I hope to get the stoke back... This sport has meant so much to me and taken me almost everywhere I've been...
Jun 3 2022 8:18PM
22 0
profile picture
KilaTsunami
Posts: 2526 - Karma: 23,983
🥺 “Ooo I’m OP, i don’t like ski no more”
👉🏻👈🏻
Jun 6 2022 7:14PM
2 4
profile picture
PacificRimJob
Posts: 24704 - Karma: 29,684
GMBI'm in a Simont Dumont-esque Miami phase lol.


That so perfectly describes it hahahaha

Maybe I just want to party on the beach and do hookers and blow
Jun 6 2022 7:43PM
3 0
profile picture
iced
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 17,941
I've had the same issue. Take up a new hobby you love/try out snowboarding. I think getting bored of skiing is usually due to lack of progression/a familiar scene or experience. Snowboard really helped me personally - you meet different people and can do new creative shit
Jun 6 2022 9:42PM
2 1
profile picture
theabortionator
Posts: 51307 - Karma: 158,059
I don't care as much about skiing. I picked up skating a few years ago and really like going out to the park whenever I can. I bought a guitar 2 years ago and play that almost every moment I'm home. I still like to get out on the mountain but i don't care as much. I had some killer days but I don't stress missing some. Things change and people evolve. Def recommend picking up something new or devoting more time to another hobby. Do whatever makes you happy.
Jun 10 2022 4:17AM
1 3
profile picture
PeppermillReno
Posts: 4751 - Karma: -560
I don't agree at all.

But that said one of my douchebag friends goaded me into day tripping Killington for a day in April and he doesn't have a license and it was fucking miserable overall. I had taken a late Alaska trip and ended up doing Tucks in May but I didn't need that day. Going further than Cannon or Waterville next year isn't a good idea you can't get hotels last minute anywhere anymore. I'm not a snow snob but I'll have to me more cognizant to avoid shitty situations especially if it involves flying and super pass shit or 4 hour drives.
Jun 13 2022 10:43AM
0 1
profile picture
PacificRimJob
Posts: 24704 - Karma: 29,684
PacificRimJobMaybe I just want to party on the beach and do hookers and blow

Can confirm.
Nov 14 2022 7:12PM
1 1
profile picture
jompcock
Posts: 1457 - Karma: 10,587
During the winter skiing is all I can think about and I'll ski every chance I get. I do miss it in the off season but since I've found other activities that I like almost as much so I don't really get that empty feeling anymore where all I can think about is how much I want to ski.
Nov 14 2022 8:04PM
0 0
profile picture
Lippamani
Posts: 1272 - Karma: 13,199
Having a gf helps alot as well. But I used to get that empty feeling.
jompcockDuring the winter skiing is all I can think about and I'll ski every chance I get. I do miss it in the off season but since I've found other activities that I like almost as much so I don't really get that empty feeling anymore where all I can think about is how much I want to ski.
Nov 15 2022 11:38AM
3 0
profile picture
Lonely
Posts: 6616 - Karma: 59,830
Was burned out for a bit and not excited a while back

Now biking seems cooler and less expensive. Biking just has so much more ease of access and is probably cheaper than skiing if you are looking at where/what you can do.

Still love skiing though, but less of the first snow stoke nowadays.

Kit and tickets being through the roof doesn't help especially as you get older
Nov 15 2022 11:49AM
0 0
profile picture
PacificRimJob
Posts: 24704 - Karma: 29,684
LonelyWas burned out for a bit and not excited a while back

Now biking seems cooler and less expensive. Biking just has so much more ease of access and is probably cheaper than skiing if you are looking at where/what you can do.

Still love skiing though, but less of the first snow stoke nowadays.

Kit and tickets being through the roof doesn't help especially as you get older


Ah, I mostly backcountry ski or get free pass from work though, so its not even that. my cost is effectively cheaper than biking (with bikes I go really really big into N+1 and its much more expensive)
Nov 15 2022 1:07PM
1 0
profile picture
mrk127
Posts: 1740 - Karma: 15,747
LippamaniHaving a gf helps alot as well. But I used to get that empty feeling.


/claim
Nov 15 2022 11:33PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4)