Mother Nature has not cooperated for some, boredom has set in for others, crowded slopes have strained sensibilities.
Here is a thread to post anything that inspires you to "keep on keeping on." ( Curtis Mayfield )
Be it video, a quote, personal anecdote, or whatever: post something that inspires you to keep heading up the mountain to slide back down on snow.
"Inspiration, move me brightly. Light the song with sense and color;
Hold away despair, more than this I will not ask." ( Hunter / Garcia )
I'll start with a few:
Amputee Skier Shreds Expectations | Short Film Showcase. If you haven't yet seen this guy ski, this will blow your mind!
50 years at Perisher
If there’s one saying Patricia Savage lives by, it’s; ‘age is nothing but a number’
At 91 years young, Mrs Savage is a testament to the fact that you’re never too old for an adventure.
http://news10.com/2016/01/08/wounde...es-at-windham-mountain-to-conquer-challenges/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/s...orge-Jedenoff-the-97-year-old-Utah-skier.html
http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/12/world...igh-quality-liquor-for-his-longevity-6504567/
These two below are nice look back at skiing history from the 1940's and of at Pico Mt. in particular, and the influence of Pico
on several past Olympians.
Karl Acker Jr. - Part 1 ( Oldest Vermont nativer skier and son of Pico legend Karl Acker Sr.
Karl Acker reflects back on what life was like growing up at the base of a ski resort.
Karl's family used to own and operate Pico. Their legacy is still present today at the resort.)
Karl Acker - Part 2
Here is a thread to post anything that inspires you to "keep on keeping on." ( Curtis Mayfield )
Be it video, a quote, personal anecdote, or whatever: post something that inspires you to keep heading up the mountain to slide back down on snow.
"Inspiration, move me brightly. Light the song with sense and color;
Hold away despair, more than this I will not ask." ( Hunter / Garcia )
I'll start with a few:
Amputee Skier Shreds Expectations | Short Film Showcase. If you haven't yet seen this guy ski, this will blow your mind!
50 years at Perisher
If there’s one saying Patricia Savage lives by, it’s; ‘age is nothing but a number’
At 91 years young, Mrs Savage is a testament to the fact that you’re never too old for an adventure.
http://news10.com/2016/01/08/wounde...es-at-windham-mountain-to-conquer-challenges/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/s...orge-Jedenoff-the-97-year-old-Utah-skier.html
http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/12/world...igh-quality-liquor-for-his-longevity-6504567/
These two below are nice look back at skiing history from the 1940's and of at Pico Mt. in particular, and the influence of Pico
on several past Olympians.
Karl Acker Jr. - Part 1 ( Oldest Vermont nativer skier and son of Pico legend Karl Acker Sr.
Karl Acker reflects back on what life was like growing up at the base of a ski resort.
Karl's family used to own and operate Pico. Their legacy is still present today at the resort.)
Karl Acker - Part 2
