I have never been on a winter sports holiday and hey, that's okay

But honestly, I have never touched a ski or snowboard. Not even in a store or to just point them out. I might be the biggest ski virgin on earth. And that's okay, I think.

When the whole crowd heads to Gerlos or St. Anton, I book a ticket to a warm place. I thrive (and expand) in warmth (although I would gladly make an exception for Lapland, you know, bucket list thing). Filling my suitcase with light clothes in the middle of winter and going to end the day somewhere on a beach with a tropical beer, preferably for as long as possible, and by the time you return, spring here starts to do its best and you tumble right into summer. That's how I prefer to see my winters, so why would I sit on a frozen mountain?

In the summer I sail and once I tried surfing, so it's not that I shy away from an active holiday. Although I probably match more with the après-ski in skiing, knowing myself. Is it true that if you grow up with parents who don't ‘do’ skiing, you don't feel warm about it either? Because then I know who the culprits are.

Every year, a million Dutch people head to a random ski area, with Austria being by far the most popular. So it apparently has something... Maybe the magic lies in going on holiday together, because let's say half of the holidaymakers go with family and the other half with friends. Just going out with the group instead of alone or with family or a loved one. I think that also makes it cozier in a bar. And when you are done skiing, the rest can still enjoy themselves. Smart, very smart.

Sometimes I suddenly want to become a winter sports enthusiast. I see myself sliding down a pristine white mountain through powder(?) snow. I'm also not very familiar with skiing terminology. But when I delve into which mountain range is the place to be, I get shocked by those prices. It's not only cold, it's also expensive. For a good week of skiing, you could go to Sri Lanka for three weeks. Sri or Ski, well, then I know what I prefer.

At least, if I go, because TNS NIPO says you can go away for 700 per person for a week, but when I read that an average ski pass alone costs 263 euros, I can't imagine that you can sleep, drink, and eat for 400 euros. It adds up for me in one second and I'm not even planning to go.

And yet I can see myself drinking schnapps on top of such a mountain someday. Maybe a great skier has even been lost on me...