The only hobby I have that’s even remotely athletic is skiing. Now unfortunately, due to certain circumstances, such as the place where I live and my situation financially, I’m unable to ski as much as I truly want to. I can’t even push myself to go to the gym but I know if I were in a place where I was capable of skiing every day I know I would. It’s expensive as heck too, which doesn’t help. I cope by playing video games where I can ski, like Steep (2016) and Riders Republic (2021) but it just isn’t the same man.
I also just love snow in general, snowy mountains, snowy trails, snowy trees, snowy everything, even if it does get super cold most of the time. And when I go skiing everyone is just so friendly, if you suck someone will probably try and help you and make sure you have a buddy which is necessary most of the time. If you fall badly they’ll help you up or wait to make sure you are helped and its, for me, just a pretty wholesome activity that does require some physical effort, which I somehow manage.
The above photo is one I took in 2016 while on a ski trip with my childhood friend. Lots of good memories on this trip and it’s one of many that I’ve had the pleasure of being on.
This photo was taken on my most recent skiing trip 3 years ago. We brought along two of my brothers friends, and we stayed at a lodge that my cousins owned.
This is the view from that lodge, god I miss Colorado. It’s not really where I’d want to live 100% of the time, but if I had to choose this or the beach, it would always be a place like this.