March used to be the worst time of the year.
Back in elementary and middle school, we had a school break in February.
and I’d ski Brighton on cheap day tickets from 9-4.
Going to sleep that first night in my family friend’s guest room was almost impossible.
I’d get absolutely winded from the 8000 foot change in elevation.
Then, that week would go by at lightspeed, and I’d take the flight back to reality.
There was still 3 long months of school left, seemingly no end in sight before summer.
Only nowadays, there is no ‘freedom’.
Night school every semester, and a full time job that you probably aren’t in love with.
Nowadays it can be easy to get sucked into endless scrolling of Instagram or other social media.
Maybe you see some videos of college kids on daddy’s dime having fun in some foreign country.
It doesn’t seem right to call skiing a ‘hobby’ compared to those other paltry hobbies.
Dealing with 6 months of no skiing isn’t easy.
Personally, I fall into a funk for at least a couple of weeks.
Typically, I’ve always answered with, “Yeah, I’m alright.”
and conversation moves on.
Talk to some people.
Talking to people helped me break out of those times.
In the past week and a half, I’ve gotten it off of my phone.
Humans weren’t built to be sedentary creatures.
You are less likely to be injured when ski season starts again if you’re working out too.
Recognize that you might’t compare your own life to other people’s directly.
Then you feel stupid for not having made plans.
Again, this is just what I’ve found that works for me.
Not for most of us, and that’s okay.
Eventually, skiing will come back, and it will be that much sweeter when it does.
Much love to all of you.
