This weekend, I was caught carrying my ski tips behind my head. It caused immediate laughter and friendly heckling as if I had broken a major cardinal rule — and, unbeknown to me, I apparently had.
How to carry your skis is what you learn right before the “pizza” or snow plow, they said. It just makes sense to hold the widest part of your ski down – goes along with that whole gravity thing, they said. Plus the bindings aren’t ramming into your chin.
Well, no one sent me the memo. And to be honest I had never given it much thought. I just sling ‘em over my shoulder and go.
In hindsight, I do look like a junk show when I carry skis. I sometimes feel like a 5-year-old carrying their skis in an “X” hugged tight to their little chests, except the skis are over my shoulder. My sticks never stay together. I just never cared. Now, I realize, it’s because there’s a right and wrong way to carry your skis.
Of course, this weekend, I had to save face. Out of spite, I carried my skis with the tips up.
When back at work, to make sure they weren’t pulling my leg, I Googled “how to carry skis.” There are 850,000 results. Tips on how to carry your skis from your car, into the backcountry and even on a bicycle. Who would’ve thought!?
My ski buddies made good points this weekend. It never really occurred to me before, but I suppose when they’re not looking, I may just carry my ski tips down.
CM
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