Skiing for the First Time at 42

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Is 42 too old to ski for the first time? Illustration by Breanna Cooke

Like a foreign language, I fear learning to snow ski is best when one is young — much younger than I, who at 42, will be conquering the ski mountain for the first time this week. At least that’s the current plan. Skiing for the first time at 42.

My family never did the cold-weather v…