...when your gym bag contains a slalom handle.

your wife tells you to talk about something other than skiing

...when you find yourself strolling over to check out the water-sports section at Sports Authority, even though you know they'll only have wallly junk and the sole reason you're there is to pick up some new lifting gloves (which are at the opposite end of the store).

This behavior is reasonably normal, but if you do the same thing at WalMart you may have a serious problem.  You may also have a serious problem if you do this at Sports Authority during the winter months, when they don't even have any water-sports gear on display...

TW

Man, I'm guilty of just about all of these.

Mine:

1) Your wife asks why you have Google Earth's measuring device open every time you look at an Ontario cottage country lake.

2) In March, temperature is not important, just lake hardness.

3) There are two types of skiing: skiing and snow skiing and you can't understand why all your Canadian friends don't get it.

I definitely snow ski and imagine I'm going through the course.

... when you have a local meteoroligist phone # on speed dial that gives you exact wind speeds and direction

... when you check the weather thru the entire winter months to see if there's a day the temp reaches above 40 degrees so you can ski, and part of your plan includes a half a day breaking up the ice enough to launch the boat

... when you've slept in your boat instead of paying for a hotel not because you're cheap, but because you know it will help you get on the water that much earlier

yes thats soooo frustrating!

i say "i've just started gettin out on the course!" i'm not letting this sport die.. yet... prayin i'm not alone with saying that either!!
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...ever you have to plan a journey by road rail or plane you know where all the slalom courses en-route are.
To reaffirm this knowledge,
You slow down on the highway, just in case you get a glimpse of a skier, even in winter.
You sit on the left hand side of the train, just in case you get a glimpse of a skier, even in winter.
You ask the check-in girl for a seat near the front on the right, just in case you get a glimpse of a skier, even in winter.

And one from today;

Boss, 'why are you standing with one leg behind the other?'

Last edited by ColinCanski (Thu, Jan 28, 2010 6:57 PM)

When approaching an airport at low altitude you look out the plane window at every single pond-like feature on the ground, searching for that familiar pattern of buoys.

h20dawg79 wrote:

No surprises around my House, How does she do it?!?!

answer: she's a women.

also....

u know ur a skier when,
- a someone mentions "Physics" and u immediately think about your turns!
- you wanna flip out every time that one jet skier/ tuber cut across the glass you just found...
- To you, the word "glass" has nothing to do with what's in a window OR what you drink you of!

-All your gym sets are designed for maximum effort for no more than 17 seconds
-You practice your slalom turns walking round the house... and the office - difficult to explain without looking like a complete moron!
-You pass on Friday night poker because 5am Saturday - SKI DAY starts
-You've never priced a Flat screen TV but you know the exact price of your next 4 purchases at the ski shop
-You consider moving State or Country based on the standard and quantity of ski spots
-You spend more time with your ski buddy than anyone else outside your immediate family
-It's friday night, your lounge room is full of women and you're in the study contributing to a forum about water skiing... oh dear... time to go now.

Thanks h2odawg!

You know ur a skier when u take your GPS out on the ice and locate your course sittting under 20 inches of ice on the bottum of the lake and start running around the imaginary bouys , stretching your arms out for your best turns ever, perfect form right through the whole course. Neighbours looking at you like you are wacked.