"Skiing Is Supposed To Be Fun"—A Lesson Every Sports Dad Could Learn From

This story originally appeared in the print magazine POWDER 2026 Photo Annual. Copies are still available while supplies last. Click here to get yours.I Try Not To Be a Sports DadAnd yet here I am, on the side of a slalom course at Snowking Resort, and I’m livid.
I watch as skiers fly by in descending bib order. Bib 32. Then 30. My kid, wearing bib 31, missed his start. I wait as the rest of the field navigates the course, then watch as my son takes his run at the end of his age group, per