1. Having home videos featuring your first ski lessons.

You were so unbelievably horrible, yet somehow you’ve become the skilled skier you are today. We stuck with it even though, not complaining, we didn’t have much of a choice as a two-year-old. My kid’s going to be an Olympic Skiier, she’s so talented!

2. That being said, you’re pretty skilled now.

Fortunately, you can keep up with the better skiers of the group and it’s quite fun. Unfortunately for other skiers on the mountain, if you’re in a big group they don’t find your racing as amusing as you do. Did that sign say slow? Oops!

3. You’ve gone through multiple helmets throughout the years.

Possibly even helmet covers... Or maybe you've just kept the same one since you were younger. Helmet covers are great because you can be spotted easily, that or your obnoxiously neon colored coat can help. That's the great thing about skiing, no one judges you for what you wear: crazy outfits encouraged.

4. Chairlift selfies and goggle pictures are a must.

5. That is, if you ever get on the chairlift.

Waiting on chairlift lines are unbearable. No matter how much you are “used” to them by now, you will never enjoy the time spent wasting away the day on lines. You’d rather be anywhere but there – preferably the slopes or the chairlift.

6. We can be harsh, but we mean well.

We do enjoy ski jokes, though.

7. Skiing 24/7.

Your friends and family can’t help but think you have a sickness. You are always on the mountain and others have noticed. It doesn’t matter the holiday, skiing is always on your mind. You’re going skiing, again, this weekend?! Yes, yes I am. You even managed to get your snow boots invited to the wedding.

8. You’ve asked for a GoPro as a gift.

How else are you going to capture your every move? How else could you look back at that time you were in complete pow pow, cruising along and completely just wiped out? Yard sale. For those of you who lack the skier vocabulary, yard sale is when you fall while skiing and completely lose your crap. Pow pow is some fresh snow -- a ton of it.

9. You try and change it up.

Whether that means you try snowboarding, telemarking or even penguin sliding, you try to ensure the most fun after years of routinely skiing the same mountain.

10. Tree skiing is more fun than it sounds.

Or looks.

11. There is no such thing as a "warm destination vacation."

You spend vacations, holidays and weekends definitely on the mountain. Let it snow! Yeah, you’re freezing your butt off but, hey, at least you’re not burning on the beach. You can handle a little windburn, right? Just don’t forget your hand warmers, or you’re in for a fun day -- not.

12. We've even dragged our friends who don't ski as much to the slopes.

Let's just say, they don't enjoy it as much as we do. Point your skis downhill in a pizza! Now turn! Nope, man down.

13. There ain't no mountain high enough.

If you are lucky enough, you’ve skied multiple mountains. You’ve seen it all from the slopes in the east coast to the trails out west. This also means you can ski the green circles, the blue squares, the black diamonds and definitely experienced the double black diamonds.

14. Family pictures on the mountain are a must.

Pictures or it didn’t happen, am I right? This saying is totally true even when you’re skiing in the middle of the mountain. It’s all about the memories and the pictures to prove it.

15. Lastly, it's not the snow you're on, it's the people you're with.

You’re at the point in your life where you want to thank all the people you’ve had the pleasure of skiing with. Although ski school was sometimes torture, you’re grateful for the chance to learn a skill you’ll have with you the rest of your life. Skiing is a sport, but for others it’s a way of life.

This article couldn’t have been made possible without my parents, sisters, cousins and friends. Oh, and, the use of some of their pictures. Happy skiing!