How Old is Too Old?

HitTheJim

HitTheJim

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At what age do you expect to stop doing "Kid" like stuff? For example, do you plan on being a 40 year old dude who's shredding park (props to Mr. Huck if hes out there), and clubbing, or are you going to settle down and be a "typical" mom/dad? This is a just a thought I've tossed around with some friends recently and was just curious to see NS's opinion. Ready, Set, Go!
 
its not really like you just decide to stop one day.

Your interests/abilities change. In skiing, eventually you just can't physically cope with the stuff you could as a kid. You realize it takes longer to get better when injured, and you start to move on to avoid injuries and other things.

Shit like going to clubs is simple. Eventually you get to a point where you don't want to be surrounded by a bunch of sweaty drunks.
 
im gonna just do backcountry and touring skiing until i no longer can, ill probably stop park when im like 25, i dont really know
 
Yeah. I wasn't saying that at 31 years 4 months and 27 days I would call it quits, but it's more of a conceptual thing. As far as, the physical fatigue thing, I totally get that. Your only capable of what you body allows you.
 
I'm 18 now, I plan to keep doing what is fun as long as I can. If that means park then great, but powder is my favorite thing now so that will probably be my main focus as I get older
 
I dont care what people think of old people shredding park. They are the coolest people at the mountain, their passion and dedication to the sport is inspiring.
 
shit just kinda fades. it's not something you try to do, you just get less and less interested in those childish things you once loved. it's a gradual transition, so it's hardly something you notice. when i look back on being 18-21, i was always hammered, went to clubs to pick up girls, took pride in acting cool, image is everything, etc etc. now, i cherish the nights where i barbecue steaks with my closest friends and watch football or hockey, and have no desire to hit clubs and dance or anythng like that. every now and again you like to booze it up and have a throwback night, but for the most part, i want to socialize with my friends and relax, have more intelligent discussions rather than get high and yack about nonsensical garbage..
but to answer your question a little more directly, i'd say if youre 30 and dont have your life together (career, some sort of stability in your life, fending for yourself, maybe looking for a family/marriage and that kind of shit) you pretty much fail. 30 year olds living at home with mom, with no job, and who just want to "play" all the time have lost the game. of course there are professional entertainers who make a living off of it, like those 40 year old skaters who shred comps all the time and that is their life, that's fine, but for the vast majority of us, that isn't going to be the case and if you can't do the responsible thing and put the child aside by the time you're 30, again, you've failed. your 20s can still be a transitional phase where you're trying to tackle things on your own and branch out and be an adult, but by your 30s you gotta be there. at some point we have to stop doing what we want to do and start doing what we have to do.
 
31. you are required to get rid of your twins.... get black dimond skis with fritshis and move to either move to , jackson,,, alta,,,, or taos,,,, and listin to jack johnson and Le tigra. while drinking some really crazy beer from some guys bathtub from frisco colorado...... and wear patagona at all times... no matter what. and yell at all the snowboarders and kids with them double enders. and start dating this gnarly chick from telluride with a nice pancake bottom.

remember 31.. = no more fun!
 
I am 22, still play video games from time to time, still have a stuffed animal or two (fuck off), but I also go out to bras with friends just to sit and have a beer or two.
 
My grandfather, who is currently shredding at Winter Park at the tender age of 75 told me that... "the power of thought can out weigh any other negative connotations of whats too old"
So basically he was telling me that if you fell young and you think you are, than your body will act like it is young. Dont think just because everyone else cant or isn't doing it you cant either.. My younger cousin who is 8 asked him to take her to the kids park and he was hitting a few little jumps with her and was considering a very mellow box.
 
i hate the idea of growing up, makes me sooo depressed. I love life right now and I can't even fathom wanting to do something but having your own body restrict you from doing whatever that is just disgusts me
 
I skied the upper mountain for 2 hrs., skied some bumps, spun off some cattracks. Went down to the ark and spun a bunch of 3's off the 50 footer til they shut the park down. And believe me, the last think i was worried about was whether some 20 yo kid thinks i'm too old to ski park. I do what I like, i ski the way I like, and don't give 2 shits what ANYONE thinks.
 
I don't know I already feel my park abilities starting to diminish but I hope to keep skiing well into my fifties, look at my Mom she's 58, and she can still claim a black diamond every now and then. As far as clubs goes I would love to keep clubbing as long as my ears are protected seeing that I already have a hearing loss from birth. It's weird when your at a school dance and you're the only one wearing ear plugs, oh well.
 
it aint a bad thing if that's what really makes you happy and know it's what you want to be doing long term. the problem is, so many people can be short-sighted and want to live in the moment, and then when you're 30 with no skills, no career, no love, no general content with where you're at, i guarantee you'll wish you had kept more doors open. it's like anything though. know thyself, and strive for what makes you truly happy. when you're young, your interests change so much that it's silly to limit yourself to doing one thing all the time, because when you realize it isn't the be all / end all of your existence, you'll regret not leaving yourself with options.
that's all i try to think of in terms of being mature and doing the responsible thing. yes, it's great to be ambitious and passionate about things like skiing, but you also need to realize that it probably wont give you a career and will only ever be a past-time activity to you, so just keep your doors open. if skiing works out for you, professionally, that's great, just don't bank on it, knowing it's an unrealistic goal.
look at it this way. are you still the same person you were three years ago? i sure as hell know i'm not. i went through so many damn phases growing up, as im sure most people on here have. so what makes you think you aren't going to change again? try not to settle down and be the person you think you're going to be for the rest of your life until you absolutely know. be ambitious, have fun with shit, but also understand that the future you is going to want to kick the current you right in the pants for just doing what made you happy in the moment, cause when that moment passes, buhhhhh.... now what..
sorry, got off topic there. bottom line, do what makes you happy, keep options open, and have your shit together by the time you're 30, cause there's nothing more regretful than pissing your time away thinking you're happy with yourself when it's really only a short-term solution. especially when you only have one life to live and you can never take it back. trust me, my early 20s were a dark time and im not proud of it. worst part is, all the fun i thought i was having at the time, now, looking back, has done nothing to make my life better. a few laughs, a few silly memories, and that's it. video games, facebook, all this shits gonna be long forgotten when you're older and you're going to wish you'd done more of what matters and actually has more of an impact on your life than just satisfying that urge for instant gratification through mindless entertainment.
/end lecture
but of course everyone on here, for the most part, is still young. find yourself, do what makes you happy, and keep an open mind. go try new shit, go meet new people, study hard in school. all things that will contribute to a better, more successful, more fulfilling life in the long run, this is promise you.
 
36 and 1/8th years old is the time to stop being fun and take ur place in the lame section.

however at exactly 65 and 2/3rds years old you can apply for crazy old person status and do whatever the hell you want, in turn becoming cool again.

that is untill 88 and 4/5ths years old. then you acquire senile crazy old person status, and become either A.) hysterical cool crazy old person or B.) creepy crazy old person that people cross the street to get away from.
 
i will never stop skiing, infact my dream is to have a mini ski area to manage on my own with a rope tow or t bar and a sick park built all by me. i just need to win the lottery or get a dam good job!
 
Im 31 and i'd like to think I have got all my shit right through life.....
Work Hard, Play Hard and you will be forever young. Take pride in acquiring knowledge that gives you the edge over others, that set's you out from the crowd. Then you will be able to position yourself in life in a place that gives you everything you need, from adventure and cocking about, to money and opportunity. Opportunity = where hard work meets luck.
It's not easy, and takes a shit tonne of work and dedication - so always find something you enjoy as a career (talking outside of skiing here really - if that's what you want).
Then there is no such thing as too old - you can do whatever you want, whenever you want - the world is your oyster.

 
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she still looks good in the pipe.
 
Don't ever be depressed by the idea of growing up. I mean if there is ONE thing in this world that is always going to happen, its getting older every single day.

Everyone else here is right - as you age your tastes simply shift. You still can do kid stuff if you want, but its funny how you sometimes want that stuff less and less.

Honestly I couldn't even imagine being a teenager again. Drama at highschool, worrying about putting my hands up a girls' shirt... asking if I could sleep over at a friends house... let alone a girls' house...

Think about it in perspective - I'm sure when you were six years old, all you wanted was for your mom to love you, to play with Transformers (or whatever kids play with), eat candy and hang out.

I'll bet most of the stuff you were into back then seems super duper lame now.

Hell at one point in your existance, all you wanted was breast milk from your mom. We all did. I'm quite sure you don't want that anymore.

Life has phases to it, and with each of those phases your tastes refine. You never all-out stop liking something because you're old... you just start liking something else more.

Clubbing is a great example (as the other guys have said) to me right now clubbing seems completely ridiculous. I mean stand in long lines, buy expensive drinks, music so loud you can't talk... all for the pursuit of hooking up with some one-night stand bimbo that has like 2.3% brain power.

Waste of time and money.

I'd rather invite a few of my couple friends over with their kids and dogs, have a fat BBQ, drink fancy scotch and maybe play playstation with the guys while the girls gossip.

Take that situation and make it at someone's badass chalet that they own because they have a wicked job and are wealthy and you're talking awesome.

Life changes. Don't fight it - embrace it. Getting older is the most awesome thing that can happen to you.

 
I agree with everyone who said it's a gradual transition. I'm 20 now and I don't have a set age where I've decided I'm going to just flip a switch and stop doing "kid" stuff. I'm gonna do it as long as I can because it's what I love.
 
I'm almost 21 and pretty bored of partying. It' tough though, since most people are just getting into it, and I've kinda already had my fun...

As far as skiing goes, I won't stop until I get sick of the drive or the cold, or my body gives out I suppose...
 
i cant wait until im at the "crazy old person" stage, guns, loud cars and shenanigans await me at that magical 65 or so
 
27 here, still riding park. I swear my air sense just gets better and better too. However, I usually dont start to try much until spring skiing when its sunnier and softer.
 
it's only sustainable until you either lose interest in skiing or beat your body up too much to continue. then you're 40 years old with no job experience, destroyed knees, no money, and nothing to do.
 
wiser words have never been spoken.

Listen to this guy, he's a baller motherfucker
 
It's true that as you grow older your interests change. I started college pretty certain that partying and skiing as much as possible was my mission. Here I am now 3 months from graduating and I have pretty much swapped school for constant drinking but still have skiing as my passion. But there is no 'too old', the happiest people I know are still skiing all winter and doing what makes them happy.
If you want to get a career and have kids, do that; but not because other people told you it was time to settle down and stop doing what you love. Our culture tells people they need to be responsible, have a family, get married and what not, and that if you don't you're a piece of shit.
Every time I meet some old guy on a chairlift or plane or whatever and talk about skiing, what I am gonna do after school, I get the same advice. Don't settle down and be complacent, do what you love and you'll be happier than you can imagine.
If you're old and living in your mom's house, never had a job and constantly telling yourself you're about to do something with your life, yeah you are a piece of shit. But if you are fending for yourself and doing what you love, no matter how old you are, you're not too old at all. The last thing you want is to be 40 with too many responsibilities and no free time and look back on your life wishing you did what you wanted to when you were younger. Just because other people have a pre-determined age of when they will bend over and take the shitty part of life because they are too old doesn't mean you have to. Thats just about the best advice I've ever come up with.
 
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