MrMuggles 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I just took a vacation in Banff and that was it, looked like fun. This is quite a way back now. Link to post Share on other sites
SirGuy 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 My dad was a ski instructor for 5 years in Austria so very keen and first took me to the Alps when I was 7. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Dad as a ski instructor. Bargain! I just liked the look of it and always enjoyed playing around in snow and speed stuff. Easy choice. Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Was on holiday and able to have a day out skiing - took it. That was it. Link to post Share on other sites
Sciclone 2 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 For me it was actually the football (soccer). My Brother and I had been saying that we wanted go snowboarding for ages, but another year went by and we still hadn't gone, then when we learnt that the world cup was going to be in Germany, we were going to go, but by the time we had learnt and started saving it was too late, most of the tickets were sold and we had left it too late to save enough. So we put the foot down, booked a trip to perisher and that was it.... Even though both my brother and I smashed ourselves pretty good and didn't enjoy the australian "snow" (its more like shaved ice), we wanted to go again, and started saving to go to Japan... Link to post Share on other sites
fattie 0 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Grew up in Colorado. Link to post Share on other sites
Endless Winter 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I started surfing over 30 years ago and prior to coming to Japan lived in mostly tropical and sub-tropical places. Thus little access to snow. After moving here 11 years ago it was a natural transition to to take up snowboarding. For my first experience I was invited by a group of friends to Iwappara. One of my friends was an instructor and spent the morning giving me a private lesson. By mid-morning I was quite surprised that I starting to catch on so quickly. By afternoon my legs stiffened up and I regressed the rest of the day. That was a bit disheartening, but nevertheless I stuck with it and have been hooked ever since. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Almost everyone who tries gets hooked. True isn't it. Link to post Share on other sites
mukade 0 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I'm Canadian so I ski. Link to post Share on other sites
mukade 0 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 (Family holiday!) Link to post Share on other sites
Godd 0 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Being here in Tokyo! Had a day out with some skiing friends and loved it. Link to post Share on other sites
wobbly 0 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Always thought it looked like fun but never got the start but last season my Japanese friends were planning a day out in Gunma and took me along which made starting easy. Loved it right from the beginning. Link to post Share on other sites
gizzmo 0 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 My family went to Zermatt when I was 2. Didn't ski but played in the snow. The next time was when I was at college with some mates and good hooked pretty much straight away. Link to post Share on other sites
great 0 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I got a job in Zurich and so was near to some pretty good resort areas - had to try it. And, like everyone else, got hooked. Link to post Share on other sites
klumsy 0 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 my first ski was in Japan, actually Hunter Mountain. It was just so near and easy to check out and I loved it. Link to post Share on other sites
7-11 2 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Can't remember it was so long ago. Oh yes, just lived near snow and it was part of living there. (Whistler) Link to post Share on other sites
sozzled 0 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 When I first came here. Was taken to some small place in Gifu and that was it. Link to post Share on other sites
wakaran 1 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I bet tons of people take it up when they come to Japan. So many people within reach. The Japanese should be ashamed of themselves abandoning the slopes! Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Friends. Cheers, friends! Link to post Share on other sites
jacobb 0 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Dad took me out there when I was 4. I can remember crying my head off I did not enjoy it one bit. Soon changed though and cant get enough now. Link to post Share on other sites
growler 0 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Skiing holiday, looked like fun Link to post Share on other sites
SugarCane 0 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Not much experience here, had a week or so on the snow a few years back and haven't had a chance since - until now! (Well when winter comes). Link to post Share on other sites
Zimbabwe 0 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 A group I am in went to France for a holiday and we tried skiing once. It was the first time I saw snow. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Ace. Did you enjoy it? Link to post Share on other sites
glow 0 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 My parents were skiers and took me first when I was 6 years old back home. Link to post Share on other sites
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