My new life adventure - sking ..cont'd

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Hi again ...well I survived day three, with only a couple of falls :gaah:, and no injuries so far :yes::yes: ….. On my first two foray's into my new endeavor I decided to use my old 175's ( Rossi's with a little side shape ), I didn't care if they got a bit bruised ( and they did :lecturef_smilie they worked but not like I was used to..... So today I put on my new Elan's with a severe Side Cut ( parabolic shape ) ...Well OMG these things turn by themselves :yikes:....so much so I discovered they will actually turn and go UP-HILL :clap:, if I don't get off the edges......These ski's also have VERY very slippery bottom's …. I can glide much further - faster than on the Rossi's. This may sound like a good think , but it's much harder to control my speed ( which isn't my friend yet ) ….. I wasn't comfortable in the bumps, so I headed over to the Groomed trails ...:yes::yes::yes: Much better ….. I was able to take more runs today than yesterday ….. I'm very glad I began getting my legs in shape a month ago ( repetitious stair climbing ) , but I should have started two or three months ago. Sking can be very tuff on the legs, using muscles that only get a work-out from sking …. live and learn...……...more to follow ………. Mike :thumbup:

 

[Lew L]

Days of snowing at Mt. Rose and I'm a fair weather skier at my advanced age. I really like to see 20 or 30 yards ahead of me. Monday by the time all the storms pass. ( leaving many FEET of snow and the whole mountain open.)Mike, I do all my own waxing and edge tuning as I'll bet you do also . It's really a science now but I really don't need to go that fast.
Mike, did you look at " skitrax" app? Its fun and tells you all the stats of you day of skiing.

 

[newbert]

Well done, Mike! Is that 3 days IN A ROW :cheers:? I NEVER do that - My legs can't take it. Like you said, skiing seems to use muscles only used for ... well, skiing.

Yes, the new (for you) parabolic skis certainly are a BIG improvement over the old stuff. Stay out of those bumps and look for that corduroy! Much easier on the old joints and muscles!

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Well done, Mike! Is that 3 days IN A ROW :cheers:? I NEVER do that - My legs can't take it. Like you said, skiing seems to use muscles only used for ... well, skiing.

Yes, the new (for you) parabolic skis certainly are a BIG improvement over the old stuff. Stay out of those bumps and look for that corduroy! Much easier on the old joints and muscles!

not yet ............… I started last fri. and then on Wed. and today ( thurs ), but it will be 3 in a row tomorrow because I'm going then too...……………. Mike :thumbup:...….. Because I have a season pass and live 15 min. from the mountain, I can Ski until I get tired ( or sore :yikes then call it a day..... At my age ( 71 ) common sense dictates what I can and cannot do SAFELY ………. The ski season here is normally early Dec thru april/may ….. Mike :thumbup:

 

[Chupaca]

Well done....

Don't push it.... enjoy your learaning curves a bit before leaping on...:roflblack: Glad all the falling is not dampening your resolve...:clap:

 

[Motorcycledave]

You know skiing is dangerous, you can get hurt doing that, or even killed
just ask Sonny Bono " oops you can't ask him ... he ran into a tree while skiing
and is dead.
stick with something safer like lion training or motorcycle riding....

Hi again ...well I survived day three, with only a couple of falls :gaah:, and no injuries so far :yes::yes: ….. On my first two foray's into my new endeavor I decided to use my old 175's ( Rossi's with a little side shape ), I didn't care if they got a bit bruised ( and they did :lecturef_smilie they worked but not like I was used to..... So today I put on my new Elan's with a severe Side Cut ( parabolic shape ) ...Well OMG these things turn by themselves :yikes:....so much so I discovered they will actually turn and go UP-HILL :clap:, if I don't get off the edges......These ski's also have VERY very slippery bottom's …. I can glide much further - faster than on the Rossi's. This may sound like a good think , but it's much harder to control my speed ( which isn't my friend yet ) ….. I wasn't comfortable in the bumps, so I headed over to the Groomed trails ...:yes::yes::yes: Much better ….. I was able to take more runs today than yesterday ….. I'm very glad I began getting my legs in shape a month ago ( repetitious stair climbing ) , but I should have started two or three months ago. Sking can be very tuff on the legs, using muscles that only get a work-out from sking …. live and learn...……...more to follow ………. Mike :thumbup:

 

[Sarge707]

not yet ............… I started last fri. and then on Wed. and today ( thurs ), but it will be 3 in a row tomorrow because I'm going then too...……………. Mike :thumbup:...….. Because I have a season pass and live 15 min. from the mountain, I can Ski until I get tired ( or sore :yikes then call it a day..... At my age ( 71 ) common sense dictates what I can and cannot do SAFELY ………. The ski season here is normally early Dec thru april/may ….. Mike :thumbup:

Take your own time and enjoy the winter months! Sounds like a Nice enjoyable winter for you and every day will be more comfortable!~ Enjoy Life!!

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Take your own time and enjoy the winter months! Sounds like a Nice enjoyable winter for you and every day will be more comfortable!~ Enjoy Life!!

I will and I am …. I feel better now than I did after Day #1, … another member here ( a fellow skier ) also said to get in shape for sking - you really have to ski to fully utilize the muscles that are involved ….. but the Stair climbing did help ….. Mike :thumbup: