What do you dislike about skiing?

My dislikes have to do with lines:

Liftlines

Straightliners

Looking at the ski slopes....................................................................................in the summer.   It's downright depressing.

Ski Helmets

snowboarders laying around in all of the wrong places. 

My daily mantra:

What is the worst thing about skiing?  Ski boots.

What is the best thing about skiing?  Taking them off.

JF

I have friends who are surfers, they travel to cool tropical places that cost next to nothing. I have a friend who spent 6 months in Indonesia on $1000... said he lived like a king. All you need is surf trunks and a pair of sandles. I wish ski travel were so easy (and cheap).

So I 'dislike' the expense and gear requirements.

Hmm, I like this.

JF

The food usually sucks and is always over priced.  I'm a big fan of brown bag in the truck when I can get a good parking spot, but will do picnic area if not.

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Originally Posted by Whiteroom 

 

So I 'dislike' the expense and gear requirements.

Ha!

So what is it that you do for a living again?

=)

The drive.  I live in Denver, 'nough said. 

Nothing....I like everything about skiing until my biking obsession takes over in the springtime and then I want the snow melted and warm weather fast

The only thing I can think of is the end of the season......

Yeah, I'm with Finndog.  I'd prefer a six month season (lift-served).

It almost doesn't seem right to talk about dislikes when there's so much that's great about skiing and it brings smiles to so many peoples' faces.  I do have a few dislikes, but they're really about either Mother Nature or people "misbehaving" rather than about skiing:

heavy noncrystalline precipitation, closing day, boarders sprawled on the snow in low visibility areas gossiping on their cell phones, reckless skiing and riding, other responsibility code violators.

I actually really hate the cold, but I put up with it because I love to ski. I know, I know -- dress for it. Which I do. Still, it'd be great to ski at like 80 degrees.

Actually, worse than the cold is the wind. And the wind and cold together really suck.

Helmet Threads

That's part of Internet ski forums, not skiing......

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Originally Posted by crgildart 

Helmet Threads

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Originally Posted by sibhusky 

That's part of Internet ski forums, not skiing......

 

OK then add cell phones and blackberrys on the lift to my list of pet peaves.

Nothing.

OK, well maybe those days when I am stuck in the office and it is nukin' up LCC.

Skiers that stand around blocking trails and lift exit ramps

Skiers that complain about powder

Six months in Indo? How many boards did he go through? 

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Originally Posted by Whiteroom 

I have friends who are surfers, they travel to cool tropical places that cost next to nothing. I have a friend who spent 6 months in Indonesia on $1000... said he lived like a king. All you need is surf trunks and a pair of sandles. I wish ski travel were so easy (and cheap).

 

So I 'dislike' the expense and gear requirements.

I let my tasks around home slide somewhat during the ski season.

I also tend to think about skiing while I'm at work instead of concentrating on my job  .

^^^^^^

+1

Summer 

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Originally Posted by Bazzer 

Summer 

Uh, you live in the wrong place.

when it rains

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Originally Posted by Philpug 

The cost and my proximity to it. 

Oh ya, that too -- add that to my list.