Fear can be appropriate when it gives us proper respect for the task at hand and protects us from doing something dangerous. Fear can also be disproportionate and interfere with performance. It can paralyze us or drive us away from a situation that might have been quite safe, even fun. A novice skier may be afraid of speed. An advanced skier may be just as afraid of bumps.
Adverse conditions scare some.
Terrain may scare others. Some are afraid of winds, some of heights, some of powder. Almost everyone is afraid of being hurt. We have yet to meet a woman who is unafraid of losing control. Thanks to Ashley and Claudia for permission to reprint the article.