Oh wow, I used to adore downhill skiing! After I shredded the posterior cruciate ligament in my left knee my orthopedic surgeon told me I should never again do sports that put a lot of torque on the knee (like tennis, skiing), or lots of heavy stress (running), and said I should stick to walking, biking or swimming.

I think I should try biking but last time tried (last year) I didn't even make it out of my driveway before I fell over and hurt my leg and ankle. Presumably because of my weight I can't walk all that much. It only takes a walk of a mile or two and my heels are so cracked and bleeding that I have to then hobble around in pain for days.

I *adore* swimming and when I lived in NJ I belonged to gym that had a nice pool and swam long laps there several times a week.

But now the only nearby place with a pool is the Y, and it's so beastly expensive I can't afford to belong! Yeah I know realistically that I'll never ski again, , but I *could* swim if there were only a place to do it.