How do you prepare for ski season or ski week?

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Anything special that you incorporate in your workout? Has it helped?

[Anonymous]

Lose weight!

[Anonymous]

Legs. Squats, run hills, quad focus, skaters, side to side jumps, jump squats.

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Anonymous wrote:Legs. Squats, run hills, quad focus, skaters, side to side jumps, jump squats.

How long before do you start and how many times per week do you do it?

[Anonymous]

Barre and Pilates for thigh and glute work. Seriously, it's so ridiculously symbiotic.

And yes, lose weight. If I'm overweight, even like 5-7 pounds, my skiing is off. That and the pants don't fit!!

Have fun, ski happy!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legs. Squats, run hills, quad focus, skaters, side to side jumps, jump squats.

How long before do you start and how many times per week do you do it?

Start as soon as you can 3-4 times per week.

[Anonymous]

More conditioning if you’re going out west to a high altitude resort.

[Anonymous]

In particular, did anyone find the altitude adjustment going from Vancouver to Whistler difficult? It's been over a decade since I was skiing out west and I remember needing a lot of extra water/rest because of altitude sickness previously.

[Anonymous]

cortisone shots

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When young, single and fit, only preparation was coordinating what friends brought what food and what drink for apre ski house. Now, old, married and with kids, coordinate with other parents who has what childcare hours when ski school not open and who is bringing the Advil, Motrin and knee braces.

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Anonymous wrote:In particular, did anyone find the altitude adjustment going from Vancouver to Whistler difficult? It's been over a decade since I was skiing out west and I remember needing a lot of extra water/rest because of altitude sickness previously.

Whistler is only 7500 feet so shouldn't be an issue.

We've been to whistler and Breckenridge. I am overweight and not in the best shape and was fine in both places.

[Anonymous]

Cocaine

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Anonymous wrote:In particular, did anyone find the altitude adjustment going from Vancouver to Whistler difficult? It's been over a decade since I was skiing out west and I remember needing a lot of extra water/rest because of altitude sickness previously.

If going over 8000 ft, start drinking lots of water before you go and foods- some say do lots of iron rich foods like spinach and quinoa, but think all agree on high carb foods helping- lots of articles on it if you look up.

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Anonymous wrote:cortisone shots

Wut

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In particular, did anyone find the altitude adjustment going from Vancouver to Whistler difficult? It's been over a decade since I was skiing out west and I remember needing a lot of extra water/rest because of altitude sickness previously.

Whistler is only 7500 feet so shouldn't be an issue.

Eh even if you don't get altitude sickness, it can be a difficult adjustment if you come from sea level to 7,500 feet. Right after Christmas we went skiing out west and for the first couple of days I was very low on energy. I had to stop and catch my breath after skiing a few hundred yards. Then on the third day, it was like I'd flipped a switch, boom, I could ski down an entire long run without stopping.