Skiing: A Hot Topic
After trying skiing for the first time in Sweden during half term, I could fail to see why I would do it again and why people enjoy it. So when my friend revealed to me he had been skiing for as long as he could remember, I had to interview him to reveal why skiing is attracting 1.2 million British people every year.
Why does skiing appeal to you?
There’s a lot of reasons. I’ve always liked going the speed you travel at. It’s also really fun to go skiing with my cousins, as generally skiing is much more fun when you have people to be around with. Spending hours just going down slopes by yourself isn’t going to be much fun.
How long have you been skiing?
I’ve been skiing from since I was 3, and have gone every year since. I loved and still love going to Switzerland every year!
When I went skiing, my knees felt incredibly sore from rubbing and leaning against the ski boots. While this is obviously a minor pain, surely skiing can be quite dangerous going down slopes at very high speeds?
You get used to the pain in your legs after the first few days. You only really need to worry about injuries on red/black runs or off-piste, and usually the casualties are just people who are trying a run which is above their level or trying to generate too much speed and losing control. As long as you’re sensible, you should be fine.
One last Question – Do you think you’ll go skiing in the future beyond school?
I think this year unfortunately may be the last one – skiing is very expensive for a family of 4, coming to over £2000 for a week, and since normally my Grandfather pays for this trip, who is now too old to ski, it will be difficult to go. I think the cost maybe the only downside to skiing.
Although skiing may not be for me, the majority of people show no sign of slowing down visits to the slopes despite the recent economic downturn.
