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SD_prairie_Goat t1_jae8z87 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title by smackslips

I'm on your side. Really not that hard to learn how to ski. Learning to ski well is more about being amazingly in shape, technical skill comes later.

I'm guessing all the down votes have never tried skiing and just imagine it's difficult

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Mastodon31 t1_jaec41c wrote

Ok now go ski up the mountain. Let me know if you can still do this

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SD_prairie_Goat t1_jaech1s wrote

I'm in a limited snow state, but I could. You don't forget 8 years of xc skiing. Might be rusty and out of shape but it's like riding a bike

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Forkrul t1_jaekk80 wrote

I've skied up mountains, down mountains and across highlands on cross country skis since I was a little boy. It's really not hard, you just need to be in decent shape if you want to go fast. My mom is past 70 and still goes for 5 or 10 mile trips regularly for some light exercise.

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