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Every year I swear that I'm going to get into shape for the ski season. And every year I don't. And every year I spend today, the day after the first day of the season, struggling just to get up a flight of stairs. And I really didn't ski all that much yesterday, either! Skiing bumps on Day One, however, kills me.

Pass the Vitamin I. And make it a double!
 
Admin":1bursjyi said:
Every year I swear that I'm going to get into shape for the ski season. And every year I don't. And every year I spend today, the day after the first day of the season, struggling just to get up a flight of stairs. And I really didn't ski all that much yesterday, either! Skiing bumps on Day One, however, kills me.
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Oh Boy, that's is scary!!! That's exactely what I do :oops: ...

This year is going to be different, I will get in shape for the ski season, however everyday life always f*up my plans and I end up on after my first day feeling like :? .

Not sure when I will be in pain after my first day (weekend is booked solid with kids birthday parties)... maybe next weekend.
 
I share your pain Marc!I always tell myself to just take it easy the first couple times out but it never happens.Especially if there is bumps or POW.I cant help myself!And at 34 i've prety much given up air time and tricks as the landings pound me into lactic acid jello legs.Ahh, to throw just one more daffy twister spread(yeah,i'm old school).
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i don't think there's anything you can possibly do to stop from getting sore from the first time out.....or the first few times for that matter.

we can try, but it just won't happen.

this is the only way:
keep at it. don't stop skiing/riding. anything more than a month off......it's back to square one. atleast for me anyways. that time off get's smaller and smaller as you grow to be more mature i guess.

it's only the first few times anyways, so do what you do and enjoy every minute of it. like they say, no pain no gain.
 
For what it's worth, this has been only a minor problem for me since I started step aerobics in 1990. I think that particluar class gives me a lot of the lateral movement and independent leg action that is helpful to skiing. I'm far from an exercise fanatic. I'm only getting about one of these classes a week, plus maybe another day of yoga or a 30 minute hike with Samantha, our yellow Lab.

I will admit my legs were fairly cooked by lunch on Oct. 30. But I had skied 18K, and 6K of that was in 3-day old thick powder.

A few years ago my season opening was 85K in a 3-day New Year's weekend at Mammoth. But to the extent that I'm skiing nearly perfect snow and smooth runs even if they are very steep, I'm probably not working as hard as you easterners in confined areas with bumps and hard snow.

The "next day soreness" almost never reaches the point that I would not be able to ski. There are times on an extended trip where I might need to spend a "recovery" day mostly on groomers and/or very good snow.
 
Tony Crocker":ek3x0dto said:
The "next day soreness" almost never reaches the point that I would not be able to ski.
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I might be in bad pain the next day, but no soreness can keep me away from skiing, I am sure Marc is the same way. I just grin more. I made it to the slopes two weeks after my car accident last Spring, regardless of the pain and whiplashed I was still experiencing.
 
I feel your pain. Well actually not yet but I will sunday. Actually I think after just a few runs tomorrow my quads will be revolting. But I don't care, I'll be skiing and thats all the matters. I kept saying the same thing about getting into better shape before the season started but it just never happened. It used to be not as bad when all I did was alpine because i was skiing mostly groomers anyway due to location. But once I started dropping the knee if I even go a month without skiing it can get ugly... the only solution ski hard and ski more. I'm trying to get a lot of early season turns in before I go home at the end of the semester because i dunno how much i'll be able to do before I head out to the kicking horse and sunshine after christmas and i definetly wanna be in shape for that. If my quads are killing me after a few runs out there it will just be frustrating.
 
i share your pain marc! bumps on the first run down definitely wasn't a good idea! i'm feeling muscles i had completely forgotten about :lol:
 
I'm convinced that after hiking 20+ mountians this summer, cycling on a regular basis, and the occassional rollerblade, I would have been in just as good a shape for ski season if I had laid on the couch all summer and drank beer :o

My legs were killing me half way down the first run, along with my cramping feet :shock: By the time I got to the 3rd run my legs were doing better, but after 6 runs I had to call it a day. Maybe I'll get 8 runs in tomorrow :D Sounds pathetic, doesn't it???
 
LobsterTeleGrrrl":17l30oau said:
along with my cramping feet :shock
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I guess I'm just used to the first day-after soreness because my legs and what not are feeling fine, but every year the first day out is a lesson in just how much my feet can hurt. If it's not stuffing them into the boots the first time in months, it's the damn cramps I get in my foot muscles. I was in agony when I stopped for lunch yesterday and had to massage cramps out of both feet, but after that I was OK. Wish there was some kind of foot exercises I could do to minimize the yearly pain!
 
Today foot cramps again :cry: but only in the left foot. I took one run at SR then had to sit at a picnic table and rub the cramp out of my left foot. I rebooted and skied the rest of the day no problem, providing I unbuckled after each run. My legs are in much better shape today though. They're not really sore at all....so far :wink:
 
Definetly feeling the pain today. Skiied all day saturday then spent several hours walking around montreal with my friend, definetly not the greatest idea but was alot of fun. My feet are definetly the worst out of everything though. They were in quite a bit of pain all day. Very severe at some points. Basically the outside of the forefoot on both feet. I'm looking at ways to adjust my boots to try and alleviate some of the pain. There actually swollen today, feels really weird when i put normal shoes on.
 
woodi7259":3pykqu7i said:
Basically the outside of the forefoot on both feet. I'm looking at ways to adjust my boots to try and alleviate some of the pain.
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I get that outside forefront soreness too, and it's usually because my feet just are not used to the snug fit of my boots. Loosening buckles solves that one. The new pain in the foot was actual muscle cramps on the inside of my foot along the arch. That is unusual and I suspect it is due to my boots just being worn out after 3 seasons and not fitting snug enough in those critical inside arch/big toe areas. Later in the day after I had relieved the cramps I could feel my feet flexing in the boots and my big toes curling down on the footbed searching for stability while turning. Glad I'll have my new Garmont Adrenalins on my feet soon!
 
All serious skiers should have custom orthotics in their ski boots. I got mine at Snowbird in 1981, and they have been in 5 pairs of boots and 500+ ski days with no sign yet of deterioration. It's the best equipment investment you'll ever make.

I felt the early season effects this weekend at Mammoth. On several runs that I would normally ski nonstop I had to take some rest breaks. With everything open yesterday I skied 25K. But if I had been in good form it could have been 35K.

I still don't have much in the way of next day discomfort. But I definitely agree with the sentiment that the best way to get in shape for skiing is to ski more.

And of course all of these comments apply to alpine. I suspect I'd be lucky to last an hour on teles.
 
Tony Crocker":1p4dh7b7 said:
All serious skiers should have custom orthotics in their ski boots.
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Got 'em...never ski without 'em. In fact, without 'em I probably would not have enjoyed skiing this past weekend.

It amazes me how many good skiers I know who have never had custom orthotics made. I am constantly harping on these folks to step up and get custom footbeds, but the response is usually, "I'm used to it this way and it seems like a waste of money". You can lead a horse to water...

Nope, the problem is 3 year old, packed out boot liners that have close to 200 ski days on them.
 
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