We’re both beginners, and I’m thinking about taking an overnight ski trip where we rent all our gear, hire an instructor, and ski together.
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My papa says he’s fine with it, but would this be too strenuous for a papa in his late 50s?
Also, from everyone’s perspective, would you recommend avoiding this trip since we’re both beginners?
I just hope neither of you ends up with a serious injury like a torn ligament or a broken bone. If you had to be taken to the hospital, would contacting your family be okay? Are you both single?
If you’re going no matter what, maybe somewhere like Nozawa or Zao would be better—somewhere you can still enjoy the hot springs.
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I’m Dai, a male member.
Personally, I think it could actually be fun if you’re both beginners.
I’ve only gone skiing once or twice myself, but if my partner were also a beginner, I might go.
Since he sounds like a kind and considerate man, it seems like it could become a fun memory for both of you.
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It’s Joe.
I’m totally in! It might turn into a disastrous trip, but that could be fun too.
Last year, Joe tried SUP and kitesurfing for the first time!
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Column writer Fuu here.
If it would be the first time for both of you, it might be better not to go through with it.
Super boke（笑）
Just make sure you won’t be put off if your papa (a male supporter) ends up trembling like a newborn fawn with shaky legs...
It could work if your papa were experienced, but he’s a beginner, right?
Even when I was a beginner in high school, I fell a lot and remember my whole body hurting afterward.
I can’t help but feel like your papa breaking a bone or injuring himself somehow is just waiting to happen.
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I’m in Seattle.
When I went skiing for the first time at 24, I could barely walk the next day because of the muscle soreness. But if you’ve been trying for more than two hours, carry the luggage and give him a piggyback ride.
If P is motivated to do it on his own, I don’t see a problem with it. It sounds like it would be fun.
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I’m Nana Ayase☆
If you’re in your 50s and say you’re a beginner at skiing, that means it isn’t really your hobby, right? Why pressure someone into it?
If you ask whether it’s okay, of course anyone would say yes.
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I guess all you can do is say, “Okay,” right?
But is it because you genuinely want to go on the trip and enjoy skiing with your papa?
Or because you want to do what you like without paying out of pocket?
The former is understandable, but if it’s the latter, that’s kind of sad.
Akari
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
I think it would be tough. Whether it’s mentally tough depends on the man’s personality.
As Mac said, diving would probably be better. However, you still have to swim if the sea isn’t completely calm, and starting out in a dry suit would be difficult. So I think it would be best for the two of you to take a diving lesson at a heated pool.
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