Ski Food

[ski diva]

A friend of mine only eats chili when he goes skiing. No where else. So it made me wonder: Is there some food that you eat, either at the slopes or before or after skiing, that you usually don't eat? Like hot chocolate, or energy bars, or hot chili? Something you reserve for that partcular activity? Or is my friend just weird? :D

 

[altagirl]

They have an awesome veggie wrap at Alta that I get fairly frequently. It's got slivered almonds and sundried tomatoes and stuff... so good. I don't think I've ever had a veggie wrap anywhere else.

 

[Kimmyt]

frozen and/or smooshed grapes and bananas. I would throw them out if they were in that condition at other times!

bologna sandwiches

i generally am less caring of what i put in my stomach when i'm skiing, i'm so hungry i'm just glad it's food!

 

[Jilly]

Always a good breakfast. Since usually I'm trying to cut down on the carbs, I'll add a extra toast, or maybe pancakes for breakie! I'll work it off!

 

[NannyMin]

I grew up in a small town in California. I always keep some yummy peppermint taffy (called Dewar's Chews) in my jacket for riding on the chair. Not the healthiest snack but certainly yummy!

 

[Quiver Queen]

I jump for joy when I see a mountain with sushi! Carbs, protein, and very little fat to slow you down. I also take bite-sized Snickers in my pocket if I'm going far away from lodges or if it's exceptionally cold--they're just right for a lift ride.

 

[Elangirl]

Since I work full time and often grab a couple of runs at lunch, I always eat Lara bars on the chair. They are pretty good and have a lot of protein in them. Or, the 20 g of protein in the Cliff bars. My husband always sends some fruit and veggies with me, but I eat them after skiing, on the way home.

 

[cyn]

bring your own!

We always have a good hot breakfast with plenty of protein. We start skiing as early as we can, so by mid-morning, we share a bottle of water and often, if it's cold, hot chocolate. Lunch is usually sandwiches brought from home and kept either in our pockets or in a cooler in the car. We find they're convenient, because we can eat them whenever we're hungry without having to go into the lodge, they're way cheaper, and they taste better. I also try to make something like hiker's mix to bring along for snacking.

 

[num]

I don't have anything that I only eat when skiing, but there are things that I'll make it a point to have on ski days. I'm a fan of Lara bars, especially cashew cookie. I usually stuff some ziplock bags in my pocket, filled with pineapple, an apple and a carrot or two. I usually eat the pineapple on the way up, I imagine it'd get pretty smushy after skiing all day. An apple in your pocket is good incentive to not wipe out and land on it

As far as restaurant food, there's a Noodles and Company near one of the hills I frequent, and their whole grain tuscan fettucini (with lots of veggies) is great ski food, and has worked its way into many of my ski days.