Solo Skiing

I have found that one of the most soulful skiing experiences is skiing on your own. Although I enjoy skiing with others (and the benefits of that type of ski experience will be the subject of my next post), skiing on your own is a deeply meaningful experience. No one to impress, no one to fall behind, no one to hold you back. Just you one-on-one with the mountain.

I find that the alternation between single minded focus on skiing your best and the time spent either alone on the chair or meeting like minded chair-mates is a unique dichotomy that allows for getting in touch with yourself in a world where that is increasingly difficult to do without distraction. I do some of my best thinking when on a solo ski trip and have met some great friends that way as well. After all, skiing is at its core a solitary activity.