There are really only three things to learn in skiing: how to put on your skis, how to slide downhill, and how to walk along the hospital corridor. – Lord Mancroft, A Chinaman in the Bath, 1974

The ski bum trades security for face shots, the future for the moment. Considering how hollow the promise of a corporate career has become, who can say the ski bum is not the wiser investor in his or her youth? – Author Unknown

If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country. – Author Unknown

Snow: a form of precipitation that usually occurs three weeks prior to and the morning of your departure from your ski vacation. – Author Unknown