The teen-agers finally beat the older skier by one run.

For a number of seasons, ski areas have sold discounted lift tickets to skiers 65 years old and over.

The games are open to skiers 55 years old and over.

And, knees, worn from years of skiing, have also coaxed older skiers onto boards.

Mountain Masters aims to show that even old skiers can learn new tricks.

Again they go past the older skier, but this time downhill where they're all travelling faster.

Pingu starts to cry, and the older skier takes pity on him and turns back.

"It was rough for me," the 31-year old skier said recently about the 1995 slump.

Both groups were formed in 1977 and since then other clubs for older skiers have sprung up around the country.

The only difference was that many of the fans were gray-haired, older skiers.