"Walt" wrote in message
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> Dave Smith wrote:
>> KentB wrote:
>>
>>> We frequently meet people on theslopes that are 70+ and good skiers.
>>> Some of the very best skiiers in our ski club are 60+. >
>>
>> I never suggested that there are not any seniors on the ski hills. My
>> original
>> comment was that if the OP was old enough to have a 14 year old, he would
>> likely
>> be one of the oldest people on the hill. Pointing out that there are
>> some older
>> skiers does not negate that observation.
>
> But pointing out that there are *alot* of older skiers does negate your
> observation.
>
> There are a lot of older skiers. I'm 45 (today! happy birthday to me!)
> and I'm not one of the oldest skiers on the hill. Far from it. You can
> have 14 year old *grand* children and not be in any real danger of being
> one of the oldest people on the hill.
>
> Especially if you ski midweek before noon. (c:
>
>> Bear in mind that a first time skier
>> is likely to be at a public facility. Private ski clubs tend to have an
>> older
>> crowd, people who tend to take their skiing a little more seriously.
>
> Aside from the Niagara Escarpment area in Ontario, private ski clubs are
> few and far between. There's Holimont in NY, Otsego Club in Michigan, and
> Yellowstone in Montana. Any others? Private ski clubs are a Toronto
> thing. Not sure why.
>
> The overwhelming majority of ski areas (in North America, anyway) are
> public facilities. And most of them have a cadre of 70+ regulars who take
> their skiing seriously.
>
> //Walt
And all that I've been at have a very healthy representation of age 40+
skiers, the very age you might expect to be with a 14yo child. At least
your first 14yo.
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