Tips for advanced skiers over 50 planning to ski until 80+

[Wanatuska]

Any tips for aging tele knees?

 

[SueBobTexas]

Any tips for aging tele knees?

Do you go to the gym? A good trainer can recommended exercises to strengthen weak areas.

 

[marzNC]

Any tips for aging tele knees?

In general, hamstrings are important for supporting knees. Learned that during knee rehab about a decade ago. Also worked with a personal trainer during pre-season for several years, with an emphasis on ski conditioning and knee support. Often we used the TRX.

You might get some ideas from my fitness blog for seniors. No ads or anything, just a way I could have a resource for my own use when I found useful YouTube videos or articles about ski conditioning in general.

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My daughter became a tele skier in middle school. She was already an advanced skier for alpine. Since I could use her tele boots, I took a lesson and fiddled around with tele a few times. For me, I'll stick to alpine after becoming an advanced skier after 55. Not up for working on new technique when I'm pushing 70.

 

[marzNC]

Guess this goes with the idea that "age is just a number." This man's home mountain is Timberline in Oregon. He became a ski instructor a long time ago.

September 5, 2023
https://snowbrains.com/74-year-old-skis-every-month-for-41-straight-years/
" . . .
. . . When it comes to snowsports, Gordon “Gordo” Garlock, a long-time ski instructor at Timberline Lodge and Ski Area in Oregon has an amazing streak of consecutively skiing every month for 41 years and 3 months that is still active.

This epic streak began on June 13, 1982, and has provided many great life experiences and challenges throughout its duration, said 74-year-old Garlock. Any streak that lasts four decades is sure to have its ups and downs and Garlock acknowledged that there were times when he was not sure if it would continue. He attributes his good health to his days in High School and college when he competed in track and ran long-distance-race events to enable him to keep the streak going throughout the years. Garlock continued to remain active throughout his life by lifting weights and also swimming which he said he loves to do.
. . ."

 

[skibum4ever]

I'm 70 and until recently I thought I would ski until 80+.

But my osteoporosis diagnosis and my recent injury have me wondering. I hope that taking Prolia improves my bones. I will have had 4 shots by the time I'm due for my next bone density scan in June.

In the meantime I am exercising and dreaming about the coming ski season.

 

[AdkLynn]

I'm 70 and until recently I thought I would ski until 80+.

But my osteoporosis diagnosis and my recent injury have me wondering. I hope that taking Prolia improves my bones. I will have had 4 shots by the time I'm due for my next bone density scan in June.

In the meantime I am exercising and dreaming about the coming ski season.

I hear you, sister! I’m 73, don’t have osteoporosis yet, but am accumulating minor ligament injuries. Also exercising, focusing on general health, because skiing is life! I’m also hedging my bets by engaging more in cross country skiing, bought a pair of really good snowshoes, started kicksledding, just to ensure that if I can’t downhill ski as often as I do now in the future, I will still be active and having fun! You will still be in the game!

 

[AJM]

I'm 70 and until recently I thought I would ski until 80+.

But my osteoporosis diagnosis and my recent injury have me wondering. I hope that taking Prolia improves my bones. I will have had 4 shots by the time I'm due for my next bone density scan in June.

In the meantime I am exercising and dreaming about the coming ski season.

You've got this @skibum4ever I have full faith that you will be skiing until your 80+