02 Ashley Fischer, team leader of Women's Turn at Vermont's Sugarbush Resort, sees every kind of fear imaginable expressed by hundreds of women who participate in the clinic each season. Here is an example of how her staff helps alleviate fear in women skiers.
Women seem to experience fear more often and more intensely than men.
It occurs at all levels and for many reasons. It is important to understand the difference between appropriate fear and inappropriate fear. 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.