How To Deal With Fear While Skiing

To ski is to be afraid. Chairlifts hang hundreds of feet in the air. Arctic winds blast across the slopes. Out-of-control skiers careen by like heat-seeking missiles. Cliffs, chutes, and spiny ridgelines dot the horizon. The mountains are a place to test your limits and nerves.
 That’s a significant part of their allure. But this magnetic pull is often counterbalanced by a barrage of nagging questions. They usually start when we peer over the tips of our skis into nothingness. What if