There is a guy on one of our Ohio lakes who ski's at least one time every year in winter. The guy loves to ski and one day I was talking to him and he said he did it just to say he went out.
They're usually go out for a couple of hours on that 1 trip each year and I've seen them there even when part of the lake was still frozen.
I always figured he liked skiing as much as I like fishing. I don't know how he does it.