I love skiing so little that I haven't gone in several years.
Skiing is a good illustration of the spiritual life.
As in skiing you have to know when you are heading into trouble and when you need to turn. A crackup at high speed can be fatal. He even got slow in responding to the Lord's direction. Living in close proximity to sin for so long had taken its toll. You can't see how close you can get to sin and not expect to pay a serious price.