re: How difficult is it to learn to snow ski?

I went skiing for the first time in January in Lake Tahoe. Didn’t bother to take any lessons or instruction cause I was a hard arse. Wife who has been skiing since she was a child tried to warn me but I figured I was a decent athlete I can handle it.


I spent the entire day eating shite until I eventually got ok. Then I foolishly went on a black so I could check out the views and essentially slid down the mountain on my arse.


ETA: I had a blast and can’t wait to skiing again. It’s fun as can be.