tigernbr wrote:Part of the reason I have not skied in so long is that I mistakenly took my partner skiing in PA about 15 years ago and put him in traditional lessons. Needless to say, it did not go well and he is now convinced he HATES skiing. I've at least now got him to agree to go on ski trips if I can make sure he has other things he can do on his own. I don't know if I will ever get him on skis again but I will work on it!
Sigh... thats almost EXACTLY what happened to my partner. He and his ex visited Aspen with a group of friends, one of them a PSIA instructor who offered to teach Michael. Unbelievably, he took him to the top of Ajax for his first ski lesson. Mind boggling stupidity. Michael didn't ski again for 10+ years.
After we got together he was willing to try again. I strongly advised him to AVOID lessons until he got to Green/Blue. Did my best to teach him myself using ACBAES. He now ENJOYS skiing... even suggests going before I do sometimes.
Are you still in PA? Or...?