Replying to How do I convince my dad that I’m really not that good at skiing
My dad is a typical ski dad who skis a few days a year. This is fine, but he thinks I’m a “really good skier” when I’m probably not anywhere near as good as a lot of people on this site. Due to me historically having commitments or priorities, I have not skied nearly as much as I would have liked to in my life—also only a few days a year. I’ve been doing it since I was 4 and took ski school until I was like 13, so I have pretty solid groomer form, but that’s most of it. I get fucked on steep/huge moguls and can barely do any tricks—not even a freaking 360 and I’ve never done a rail. I don’t know how to justify me being unsatisfied with my ski skills when discussing it with him. He supports me wanting to ski as much as possible but I think he thinks I take it too seriously and am being too ambitious. What do
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