piste —as usual
IN POLES POSITION: You may not be this good but, as they say: practice makes perfect
SHUTTERSTOCK
The concept of enjoying, or even taking part in, winter sports always seemed unlikely. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a massive fan of water sports, but I do exclusively mean peeing in the shower. I’m not a sports fan (ask anyone who’s ever been within a 10-mile radius of me) but after being invited to European Gay Ski Week a couple years ago I decided to challenge myself. Terrified, and with an insurance policy in place, I enrolled in a beginner’s ski class. And I loved every single, exhilarating second.