Alpine Skiing at Its Best

Alpine Skiing Information

It seems easy to do when you watch downhill skiers on TV. It looks so effortless, unless they take a tumble of course. Cross Country skiing came first and then the invention of tow lifts brought Alpine Skiing. The Swiss, Austrians and Italians have dominated the sport. As soon as they can walk, some young children in the Alps region can ski and ski to school everyday.

Most people ski as a leisure pursuit and leave the Olympic ambitions to the daredevils. Snowboarding, particularly popular with the young, has joined AlpineSkiing. It seems a crazy thing to do racing down slopes on planks of wood. I have tried it and I know how exhilarating it could be. I have skied in Scotland in the fog and over sheer ice. I hit a sheet of ice one day and couldn't stop myself from crashing into a tree. There was this cabin at the top of the mountain where they sold coffee, hot chocolate and snacks. The local herd of reindeer would come up to the cabin and feed from your hand. Yes Alpine Skiing is really amazing!

Alpine Skiing - Tips and Advice

I had another great skiing experience in Austria. The weather and snow conditions were better there. Nothing can beat AlpineSkiing when the sun is shining and the snow glitters in the sunlight. Apres Ski was great too and I remember drinking a lot of great wine. I stayed in a picture postcard little village in a classic Alpine cottage. The village contained the most amazing church and was adorned with frescoes and gold. One day I had to put my Alpine Skiing on hold because the night before, me and my friends had rather too much schnapps at the local bar.

I would like to go skiing again and try to get better. They just open a very big dry slope near my place, which would be a good way to get back into it again. I may even try out snowboarding lessons; You don't have to be young to have all the fun. We had a trip to Innsbruck when I was in Austria and we visited the old site for the Winter Olympics there. I went to the top and stood where was the ski jump slope, and the incline is incredible. You can't get any idea of what ski jumping is like from television. I am sure it must feel like flying sometimes. The only time that I ever flew was by pure accident! I enjoy very much Alpine skiing and wish everyone could at least try it once.