So I Was Thinking, age thinking

SmokedGouda

SmokedGouda

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For a long time now, people have been mentioning that age is just a mindset, but in the realm of skiing, who do you really think comes to mind when talking about such. Its pretty known that as we become much older, we tend to slow down, but who do you think embodies the antithesis of this. For one, I think Glen Plake embodies this quite well. Yeah he's slowed down a little, but still trying his best to embody such positive energy on the hill. Curious what you all think.

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**This thread was edited on Apr 15th 2023 at 6:47:03pm
 
There's a guy at Troll who's gotta be in his 60s on Atomic skis who occasionally goes in the park and hits the jumps. He doesn't stop to rest , goes hard for like an hour straight. He wears bright orange, and has these massive thick rubber gloves he holds the rope with. I talked to him once and skied with him about 5 years ago.

Not a park guy but there's also this snowboarder about the same age who was there almost every day this season Even in gross pouring rain he'd say "it's the best day ever!" with a big grin.
 
Was skiing the bumps at tremblant and this old lady, probably like 75, came up to me and complemented me on my skiing. I talked to her a bit and said that she goes to the edge every day for 4 hours and skis the bumps.

Hands down the best complement I have ever gotten skiing was from her.
 
Most people quit skiing for various reasons. As you age, these reasons start to make sense. Soul skiers ride for one reason; they love it to death.
 
Theres this one dude at Loon I've seen a couple times that embodied that persona also. He was a pretty old dude (60-70 range) who did ski ballet down the hill for every run. Always gave the dude so much hype its so sick to see older peeps keeping it going and doing what they love.
 
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Kinda why I chose this screen grab from Plakes instagram as both of them appeared together. Funny enough, Candide cant do the daffy stand that Plake appears to be doing. My guess is the length of the legs
 
Tanner is a good example. He's been through the highest highs and lowest lows, gnarliest injuries, and every year he's back out there pushing himself. People like that just wont let it go. I hope to be one of those people one day
 
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