Bulgaria Ski discussion board

re: Do fat people ski?

Hi chubby
If you are fit enough to climb a set of stairs, you are fit enough to ski be it to a limited level. Skiing is an energetic sport and fantastic exercise (note tommy).
Go for it my friend, one note, make sure you have skiwear with a bit of room because you are going to end up in all sorts of positions. You do not want to be caught up the mountain with ripped pants/suit etc...

steve c

re: Do fat people ski?

Im clinically obese- 32stone and 6ft tall. My doctor says that if you can run for 2 minutes without stopping you can ski no bother. Skiing therefor sounds well easy.

re: Do fat people ski?

It's surprising to see there are so many obese skiiers out there!

Fat people are in fact very good for the slopes, in the old days they sent them out at night before piste bashing machines were invented.

I myself am only 4' 6" tall and weigh more than an average family saloon car.

re: Do fat people ski?

So hobbits can ski to

re: Do fat people ski?

Chubby, Im going to Borovets on 19th with family and my husband is a bigger than the average Rugby player, we had trouble getting ski pants with room, but found the only ones that are any good was "Columbia" make go up to a 5x. hes a 46 / 48 waist and a 3x fitted him, and have loads of room for falling over. we got his from Snow & Rock £60.

re: Do fat people ski?

Hi chubby

I just came back from Pamporovo and had a brilliant time skiing. I'm in the region of 18 Stone and 5' 8" in hight. The instructors are extremly helpfull and don't care if you are fat or not.
What I found is that I was out of breath a lot and my body ached every day. But, this gave me the push I needed to start to do exercise and loose some of that fat. I want to be in a better shape next year so that I can enjoy it even more.

re: Do fat people ski?

I did and got away with it. They all get out of your way when you scream.