NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/rec/skiing/7891

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From: [e-mail] (Allen Sanderson)
Subject: Re: The most challenging runs in the world
Date: 23 Nov 92 22:41:26 MST
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[e-mail] (Lowell Skoog) writes:
>Recent postings have compared various ski runs for steepness and
>challenge.  This got me thinking about what really makes a run
>challenging.

>I'd say the most interesting question is not which run is most
>challenging, but how you bring challenge to your runs.

Great question !! The last line says it all.  Each person has their
own level of perfection and with that comes their own challenge no
matter what the activity.  You can ask the same question of doing a
rock climb.  Some dog their way up a hard climb and say they have done
it, others will try and do it with as much grace and style as
possible. On a beatiful untracked slope my challenged is to do as many
perfect turns as possible.  On a steep slope with crusted snow in
the trees my challenge is to stay alive. If I succeed on both then I
met my challenge.  Someone else has their own challenge may be it is
the same may be it different.  It does matter as long as they are
happy with their results and if they are not they can always try
again.

Cheers,

Allen R. Sanderson

Salt Lake City, Oootah


"Great spirits have always encounter violent opposition from
mediocre minds."
    - Albert Einstein