It's all downhill from here

I was talking to a colleague about skiing in Canada as he went on his first holiday a few years ago and had become, or so I thought, an enthusiast.  But, it transpires that he has become bored with the concept of downhill skiing, seeing little point in catching a chair lift up a slope merely to ski down.  Apparently, his new enthusiasm is for cross-country skiing which appears to him, to have a greater purpose. Having just enjoyed 9 days of downhill, I can’t say I agree with him but then I’ve never tried cross-country! It’s food for thought!