How soon is too soon?

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Re: How soon is too soon?

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nunns wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:25 pm
bergsteigen wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:06 pm I’ve skied every month of the year for the past 11 years, encompassing 3 broken legs ( I can ski on one leg). So yes, there are places to go year round, but regular BC touring right now isn’t a good idea if you don’t know the terrain under the snow - really really well. I’ve gone BC in October on fresh snow, and gotten lucky so far, but won’t likely do it again, except in specific known zones. Even fresh snow on old snow/ice surfaces can and will slide. There’s already been slides up on Loveland pass. Enough snow to ski, enough snow to slide. This time of year, the WROD is more appealing than the potential for hitting a rock with a hip.
Did any of the broken legs have to do with skiing every month of the year?

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2 were from binding failures or binding limitations.

1 was from rolling my ankle, while backpacking out with my heavy ski gear attached.

Summer/early season skiing is usually rough and I don’t push the difficulty when conditions suck (see broken leg #1). I ski 70-120 days a year, with 5 years over 100, so my injury percentage is actually reasonably low. But, there are plenty of stories in the ski community about early/late season major accidents. Learn from others mistakes, so you don’t make them as well.
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bergsteigen wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:53 pm Summer/early season skiing is usually rough and I don’t push the difficulty when conditions suck (see broken leg #1). I ski 70-120 days a year, with 5 years over 100, so my injury percentage is actually reasonably low. But, there are plenty of stories in the ski community about early/late season major accidents. Learn from others mistakes, so you don’t make them as well.
Example of early season not going well, this was a in 2017.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nation ... -1.3555115
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Re: How soon is too soon?

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climbingcue wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:59 pm
bergsteigen wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:53 pm Summer/early season skiing is usually rough and I don’t push the difficulty when conditions suck (see broken leg #1). I ski 70-120 days a year, with 5 years over 100, so my injury percentage is actually reasonably low. But, there are plenty of stories in the ski community about early/late season major accidents. Learn from others mistakes, so you don’t make them as well.
Example of early season not going well, this was a in 2017.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nation ... -1.3555115
another - https://www.espn.com/action/snowboardin ... id=6784891
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SchralpTheGnar wrote: Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:29 pm It helps to have other activities to keep you occupied, like right now lower elevation biking and climbing is perfect, then by Late November/ early December, there’s decent skiing somewhere.
Definitely the way, once you get settled.
Oh I remember and can sympathize when first moving to CO. First year or 2 was anxious to get into first good snows in Oct/Nov, and resort skiing Nov/December.
By March/April, was excited to get back into the mt. bike again. Which is just about backwards. You also see people get injured in too-early skiing and too-early mtbiking.

Takes a mental adjustment when everything is new and exciting. Once you're used to it and get some variety you trust those seasons and get into the proper groove.
Then things like running on the roads in shoulder-season or rain, or road biking out east in the plains have their place.
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Ski defensively.

Once saw a person die from opening it up in thin coverage.
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Jorts wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:12 pm Ski defensively.

Once saw a person die from opening it up in thin coverage.
Wow, that’s rough! I know some guys who have broken tibs, fibs, and ribs in early season rocks. I’ve gone in November on a slope I know to be grass underneath, but yeah, just wait.
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Re: How soon is too soon?

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Snotel is 300% of normal today. But that doesnt mean too much before Thanksgiving.

https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/st ... e_snow.pdf
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peter303 wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:42 am Snotel is 300% of normal today. But that doesnt mean too much before Thanksgiving.

https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/st ... e_snow.pdf
Dividing by zero is a fun way to get excited for ski season. Would be nice if the trend continues.
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