Originally Posted by
wacojoe
I remember skiing at Vail one year when they were having a giant ski racing event there. It was interesting to observe that the people there, including myself, would wander over and take a peek, then almost uniformly ski off to the other side of the mountain to have some fun. Watching just could not compete. It was startling though to pull up beside the men’s downhill run and watch them zoom by at 60-70mph and take some air. Hard to fathom. It had a special sound as their clothes rippled in the air at that speed.
What I am trying to say is that even being there rapidly loses one’s interest. Watching on TV is worse, you can’t really get the same impact or visceral feel for the sport. Now curling...that’s a different thrill!:pimpgrin: