Skiing helping out with other activities?

[Waternut]

Curious if others have noticed their ability in different activities getting better after a year or two of skiing the course.

 

I'm 32 and I've been road and mountain biking since I was probably 5 (mostly mountain biking). I've always been fairly aggressive on mountain bikes but was never any good at the elusive track stand no matter how much I tried. I've been slalom skiing for 15 years but one summer of skiing the course and immediately I could do a track stand or ride a series of railroad ties when I hopped back on a bike in the fall. Neither of which I was able to do and I definitely tried many times. I figure that can only be attributed to a large core strength improvement.

 

I also used to say that my grip was strong from rock climbing but now I'm starting to say that my grip has gotten stronger through skiing.

[Wish]

Indoor rock climbing improved from skiing and improved my skiing. Core Core Core. I think I have much faster reaction time....especially driving. What seemed like a blink of an eye, I've managed to avoid a couple potential car accidents....their falt of course. ;)

[Skoot1123]

I think a combination of sports has a huge benefit on other aspects of life. I can certainly attest to P90X and P90X2 helping with my reaction time and hand eye coordination. I never used to be able to bat the puck out of the air while playing hockey - I now can do that fairly well. My core is much stronger as a result of skiing and P90X. Grip strength has improved too. Now if I can just maintain better body position....I think this aspect is all mental!

[SkiJay]

I do a 13 hour endurance race with a couple of guys my age (late 50s) anually at Virginia International Raceway. Either they are getting slower or I'm getting faster over the past four years. It's a good comparison because we are all sharing the same car the same day/night on the same track. I'm convinced my skiing is improving, or at least maintaining, my driving skills because the other guys have been getting more track time than I have.