marymack
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
What's your list to pack? Please share!
OOO that would be a fun thread....
What's your list to pack? Please share!
waiting to see how many trails they have open. would love to come monday.. yes the day after tomorrow!
OOO that would be a fun thread....
Think maybe @elemmac had a spreadsheet.... it was pretty cool. Unless it was another diva.....
Maybe it was for long trips... Actually I need to see it again. You may have done pivot tables. Well maybe I saw it lurking on pugski. It was really cool... Hmm wonder who created it? Well I've worked with spreadsheets for the last 30 years....I should create one!I have a spreadsheet for most things, haha. Have one for long trips, but not for day trips. Day trips are more of a "pray I didn't forget anything" kinda thing. Probably was another diva with a checklist?
Maybe it was for long trips... Actually I need to see it again. You may have done pivot tables. Well maybe I saw it lurking on pugski. It was really cool... Hmm wonder who created it? Well I've worked with spreadsheets for the last 30 years....I should create one!
A work of art and wonder!Well here's my trip one (no pivot tables...although I do love pivot tables, haha)...each time I use it it gets modified slightly. This one was for a 10 day trip, 7 ski days (actually snowboard days), overseas...
Yes that's it! Thank you!Well here's my trip one (no pivot tables...although I do love pivot tables, haha)...each time I use it it gets modified slightly. This one was for a 10 day trip, 7 ski days (actually snowboard days), overseas...
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What ski area? Depends a bit on what kind of physical shape you are in.I guess it was foolhardy to sign up for two full back to back days of instruction on opening weekend??
Well here's my trip one (no pivot tables...although I do love pivot tables, haha)...each time I use it it gets modified slightly. This one was for a 10 day trip, 7 ski days (actually snowboard days), overseas...
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How can we pivot and graph this?Well here's my trip one (no pivot tables...although I do love pivot tables, haha)...each time I use it it gets modified slightly. This one was for a 10 day trip, 7 ski days (actually snowboard days), overseas...
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We'll see! I am trying to prepare -- daily stairs, mini trampoline, stretching etc. I golfed a lot this year (+80 rounds) and walk the course so used to being on my feet walking for 4 hours in the sun pushing a cart and swinging my clubs, but its not high cardio like skiing. I need to get my cardio stamina up. I expect it will be quite tough, in particular day two!What ski area? Depends a bit on what kind of physical shape you are in.
For kids, starting with two days of ski school at the beginning of the season can be good because it means they are more likely to start off with pretty decent technique.
Last season my first ski day was a demo day. That meant I was skiing bumps because it was the only way to test out skis. Wasn't my usual Day 1, but I took it easy, stopped more often, and had a good time.
How can we pivot and graph this?
Anothe accountant in the mix?
Sounds like your cardio will be fine. What are you doing for core strength? For me, increasing core strength and 1-leg balance made a big difference to my ability to ski with better technique more consistently, and all day long. When I started skiing more often after a long hiatus, I used to take it very easy after lunch and was off the slopes by 3:00 at big mountains.We'll see! I am trying to prepare -- daily stairs, mini trampoline, stretching etc. I golfed a lot this year (+80 rounds) and walk the course so used to being on my feet walking for 4 hours in the sun pushing a cart and swinging my clubs, but its not high cardio like skiing. I need to get my cardio stamina up. I expect it will be quite tough, in particular day two!
Sounds like your cardio will be fine. What are you doing for core strength? For me, increasing core strength and 1-leg balance made a big difference to my ability to ski with better technique more consistently, and all day long. When I started skiing more often after a long hiatus, I used to take it very easy after lunch and was off the slopes by 3:00 at big mountains.
Here's a short pilates routine that can be done anywhere. Note that the woman doing the demonstration is a ski instructor in Colorado . . . and was about 70 when she made the video.
Accountant here. @kiki - Graphing a list might be a challenge. You could definitely graph or chart your number of skiing days, per week, per month, conditions, etc.Not really sure if it graphable haha. I suppose you could set it up by how many days your trip is than have it spit out how many of each item you need, instead of changing it manually. Engineer here, not accountant.
Wow she looks greatSounds like your cardio will be fine. What are you doing for core strength? For me, increasing core strength and 1-leg balance made a big difference to my ability to ski with better technique more consistently, and all day long. When I started skiing more often after a long hiatus, I used to take it very easy after lunch and was off the slopes by 3:00 at big mountains.
Here's a short pilates routine that can be done anywhere. Note that the woman doing the demonstration is a ski instructor in Colorado . . . and was about 70 when she made the video.