Comments on: What’s Your Road?

By: Matt Kinney

Matt Kinney — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:19:46 +0000

Good article and agree. So many fail because of silver spoon intitlements versus “crawling before walking” in the business world. The exceptions are very rare. Do what you love to do and do it passionately,

This is just an attempt to put that number to actual “on skis skiing” time. for those of us trying to get by in the ski industry. Nice thing about skinninig for turns is the amount of time one actually spends on skiis which is “bucko” more than lifts, motor or rotor assisted. Never learn anything sitting and waiting,

Here’s my math…30 years X 100+ days X 3-4 hours each skin day = ??? Is there a Chuigach factor muliplier?

And I still cross my tips, Go figure, . (-; .

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:15:52 +0000

I think that’s why if you really want to learn to downhill ski well, you’ve got to put in a lot of days on the ski lifts… But the 10,000 hour figure sounds a bit excessive since even while lift skiing you don’t get in all that much time actually making turns. BUT, I’d say 10,000 hours is about right for mastering something as complex as both downhill skiing AND ski mountaineering combined. Basically, lots and lots of full days out there, for years.

One point I’ve always tried to make with the kids is that though they ski well, they might be amazed at how much there is to learn and how long it’ll take before they really become a master. It’s the old deal where one has to be careful not to equate athletic ability with wisdom (or acting ability, for that matter, as in celebrity politico endorsements…)

By: Yuani Ruiz

Yuani Ruiz — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:14:36 +0000

10,000 hours – that’s about 5 years at a ‘full time’ job. “The harder I work, the luckier I get” Samuel Goldwyn (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). Nothing like having a motivational calendar on your desk.

By: George Laquian

George Laquian — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:34:05 +0000

So based on an average of 5 hours of quality snow time per outing (not including driving- just time on the board), 50 days a year for an average season, and 25 winter riding seasons, I’m 6250 hours into this learning curve of mastery.

Yeah, 10,000 hours of practice seems about right…. I better get cracking at upping my game!

By: pete anzalone

pete anzalone — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:30:37 +0000

As the old joke goes …. in NYC, one man asks another, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” to which the second man answers, “Practice, practice, practice.”

A.I. notwithstanding.

Excellent Mackay piece – thanks for the link.