23 Things Skiers Do That Ordinary People Won’t Understand
A wax job means something entirely different to you
1) You don’t get annoyed by traffic ‘chaos’ because of snow
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2) When you look at a hill, you can’t help but imagine all the lines and drops you could make…
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3) You spend your time imagining how sick handrails would be… if only there was some snow
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4) And mistaking clouds in cities for mountains…
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5) You refer to certain people by their first names, even though you’ve never met them. Despite the fact your non-skier mates have no idea who Candide is…
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6) You wear your beanie all year round… whatever the weather
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7) Although this has happened more than once…
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8) You know there’s a big difference between these…
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9) And these…
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10) You purposely choose not to use chair lifts
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11) Alaska isn’t just somewhere with bears, guns and Sarah Palin
12) This gets you excited…
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13) A wax job means something entirely different to you
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14) To you, a honeymoon looks like this…
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15) Not this…
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16) You have a degree-standard knowledge of snow science despite never having opened a book…
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17) The two photos you never delete from your phone aren’t your other half or your dog… they’re your proudest moments
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18) Everything is a surface for stickers
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19) This is your badge of honour
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20) This just feels wrong to you…
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21) You see these in a skip and think, with a bit of epoxy, they will last an entire season
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