baldyskier
Member
I have a friend who is turning 60 this year. We went on a 3 week Mountain Collective road trip in February and he was skiing better than ever, but he told me recently that he is hanging up his skis after this season. After a lifetime of riskier sports like hang gliding, rock climbing, mountaineering and downhill skiing without any major injuries, he doesn't want to "push his luck" by continuing to ski. In his words "I still try to ski like I'm in my twenties and if I ski less aggressively, I'm bored".
I'm 56, and intend to keep skiing, but his stance does have me thinking a little, especially since a quadriceps strain in the middle of our February trip kept me off the slopes for four days. Makes me realize I'm more vulnerable than I used to be. I would hate to injure myself skiing (when I only ski a few times a year) and compromise my ability to do other things like cycling, which I do a lot of.
How do some of you other members of the over-50 crowd on this board keep skiing year after year? Any concerns about the increasing risk of a major injury as you age? How have you modified your skiing to reduce that risk? What kind of conditioning do you do to prepare for skiing? I'm in great shape (for my age) from road biking up hills, but still suffered that quad injury, putting a damper on half of my trip.
I appreciate any input.
-Roy
I'm 56, and intend to keep skiing, but his stance does have me thinking a little, especially since a quadriceps strain in the middle of our February trip kept me off the slopes for four days. Makes me realize I'm more vulnerable than I used to be. I would hate to injure myself skiing (when I only ski a few times a year) and compromise my ability to do other things like cycling, which I do a lot of.
How do some of you other members of the over-50 crowd on this board keep skiing year after year? Any concerns about the increasing risk of a major injury as you age? How have you modified your skiing to reduce that risk? What kind of conditioning do you do to prepare for skiing? I'm in great shape (for my age) from road biking up hills, but still suffered that quad injury, putting a damper on half of my trip.
I appreciate any input.
-Roy