Jayne 0 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Parents took me and my sister to Whistler when we were young kids. Didn't like the idea at first but as soon as I got on the skis loved it. Link to post Share on other sites
lam 0 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 About 8 years ago our friends took a trip to Hokkaido and came back with rave stories. That's what got us there first and haven't looked back! Link to post Share on other sites
cucumber-farmer 0 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 My first time was on a school trip to Nozawa Onsen. Not a bad place to start and I still go back every winter. Link to post Share on other sites
loaf of bread 0 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Love the name Can you try and get some larger less warty cucumbers going on please? Link to post Share on other sites
Donner 0 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Like so many just looked awesome and spent a few seasons bumming. One of the best times of my life. Link to post Share on other sites
bluefishy 0 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Arriving in Chiba in summer and then finding out that in winter tons of snow arrived in winter not too far away was the best news I ever got. Never skied before but took it up real quick, Link to post Share on other sites
1degree 0 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Hello everyone, first post. Started skiing when I was 21 (in early 90s) and loved it from about day 3 - my friend organised a self-drive down to a mate's house near Geneva and we did day trips on rented gear. Snowboarding had recently started but I was with skiers so that's what they taught me. Didn't get organised to go again until I was 25 and since then I've skied probably an average of 20 days a season, the average was bumped up by having a place in Chamonix for a while. Now I'm based in Singapore with my young family and we've skied Niseko a couple of times so far and intend to get out there a lot more. Link to post Share on other sites
CptSlow 0 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I started because my best friend met a boy who rode and she told me I should try it, that was 4 years ago and now my life revolves around it ♥♥♥♥ Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I thought snowboarding would make me more popular with the ladies. Then I realised that you had to be good at snowboarding to be popular with the ladies..... so I joined a band (that didnt work either). Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 you need to be a good looking hunk and a skier to be popular with the ladies. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday you need to be a good looking hunk and a skier to be popular with the ladies. Thats no good. Should I just pretend I have loads of cash?.... I hear that works. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 nah, you gotta be a hunk first. Link to post Share on other sites
Donna's Kebabs 0 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I like hunks. I first went skiing with a group of girl friends down in NZ. Awesome it was a great introduction. Link to post Share on other sites
terapod 0 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Been surfing for years just took up snowboarding when I came to Japan and the snow was there. Stoked. Link to post Share on other sites
uk skier 0 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Family trip to France. I was 16 at the time. Thanks parents! Link to post Share on other sites
little sheep 0 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I first went when I left school at 17. haven't looked back. Link to post Share on other sites
Baggsie 0 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 22 was my first time in a very snowy Austria. Wasn't the best of times to be honest, my gf at the time broke her ankle and the time was cut short a bit. But I went back and got caught up in it all. Link to post Share on other sites
fat lump 0 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I was an AET in Yamagata-ken about 10 years back. What to do?! Link to post Share on other sites
Eileen 0 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I have just been once, about 14 years ago. So my first winter in Japan will be an exciting one trying to find out as many places as I can... on my limited budget! Link to post Share on other sites
MotherBrain 0 Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Got my son to thank! He convinced us to go on a trip to the snow, fell in love with it myself as did FatherBrain. Link to post Share on other sites
Cinnamon 0 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Family trip the first 2 times then a girls trip at college. Had a bit of a break forced on my by a broken leg but took up snowboarding a few years back Link to post Share on other sites
Chloey 0 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Got a job at Thredbo that was my first time about 10 years ago Link to post Share on other sites
anti-samson 0 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 What Provoked you to start Skiing or Snowboarding? >>> Japan! Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I forget it was so long ago. This is me on my first time skiing at Smiggins in 1972. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 ^^^ at the Retro gear ^^^ Link to post Share on other sites
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