When he was growing up,Fred McConnell saw skiing as something to be actively avoided. But when he visited Thredbo he embraced the slopes
My dad tells a story of how he went skiing in Scotland as a university student in the late 70s, wearing yellow fisherman’s garb. He found the experience so uncomfortable and uninteresting that he escaped early to the resort spa. Growing up, and I saw skiing as something to be actively avoided.
I eventually went approximately seven years ago as the guest of my friend’s family. It was luxurious enough,though, to feel like a complete anomaly. We had private lessons and five-star accommodation. After that I remained wary of how the masses – myself included – generally travel on ski holidays.
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Source: theguardian.com