jaywbigred
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I've always operated under the assumption that it was around 400/hour while actually skiing downhill.
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How many calories are burned whil skiing?
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Huh?
I was looking for a real answer to how many calories burned- not a "I lost X pounds since whenever". Seriously? Come on- no one cares, clearly you need to lose some weight but this is supposed to be a serious site. Just answer the damn question!!
Don't know the number but it's a lot (my first thought was "all of them"
But good on you! I'm down 22 pounds since Memorial Day myself - just cut out big meals at suppertime, nothing as scientific as your method.
I was looking for a real answer to how many calories burned- not a "I lost X pounds since whenever". Seriously? Come on- no one cares, clearly you need to lose some weight but this is supposed to be a serious site. Just answer the damn question!!
ScottySkis
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See I usually gain calories when I go skiing because I get the munchies and eat brownies or other yummy baked snacks.
Only accurate way is to get a good HRM that shows calories burned......other than that your just guessing.
Everyone ski's and burns calories at a different rate......
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This was a topic on here last winter. Maybe a search can find it. If I remember there was a lot of replies and nobody came to agreement on a number. I realize this post is from 2010 but I know there was another one because I remember commenting on it.
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ScottySkis
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You sure you are not getting the munchies from something else!?
I wonder what that could be hum.
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FRITOLAYGUY
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How is this even possible to figure out wouldn't u have to ski an hour straight with no interruption down continuous trail to get an accurate reading on how many calories your burning in an hour? Whats one run last a few minutes, most of the day is spent on lifts as opposed to actual skiing. I would think a day of skiing is more like running a 5K in 27minutes for equal calories burned.
Way to join up and be a jerk.
Wow, welcome to AlpineZone
I hope you have a nice day!Did you find this via Google? There are several other answers here that get closer to an actual value if you read through the thread.
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Not enough calories to make up for the apres ski brews.
C-Rex
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PSSSHHH...not even close to Tunaspeed. Stop wasting our time.
BenedictGomez
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I think you were too kind.
Edd
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As in bdfree, I presume.
RISkier
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I have no idea but I do know that when we started skiing we were burning a lot of calories. We were both eating like crazy and loosing weight. Now, if we're skiing groomers not so many. Just being active and out in the cold will burn some calories but unless I get into stuff that challenges me I don't feel like I'm really working very hard.
CoolMike
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Skiing and snowboarding burns a ton of calories. I do three long workouts a week and play in a competitive indoor soccer league and am never as tired as I am after a full day on the slopes.
For snowboarding I would guess it is comparable to a light jog (700 calories per hour). Its very possible to have 2 hours on the slopes over a long day and consume all of your breakfast and lunch calories and go Ketonic before dinner.
For snowboarding I would guess it is comparable to a light jog (700 calories per hour). Its very possible to have 2 hours on the slopes over a long day and consume all of your breakfast and lunch calories and go Ketonic before dinner.
I wore my heart rate monitor out the other day at A Basin. For being on the mountain a little over an hour I think it said I burned something like 266 calories (which doesn't seem much to me? 1 hour ice hockey game I burn 375; skinning for an hour is almost 550 for me) It was pretty interesting how fast my heart rate slowed down on the chairlift so it never really got up to a point where I was consistently working out; It was also just groomers so it's not like I was working hard in powder. I will wear it again on a day that I know I am sticking out for a long time and working hard in some deep pow turns, yaa. I guess it's different for everyone. I've definitely learned that the apps on your phone that tell you how many calories you burn wayyyyyy over exaggerate. At least for me.
C-Rex
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I feel like snowboarding is more anarobic than arobic exercise. The only time I really find myself getting out of breath is when ripping moguls or riding in the woods where lots of consecutive quick turns is required. Riding groomers is more like doing a wall press, holding constant pressure on your quads for heel edge, and constant pressure on your calfs for toeside turns. I love the worn out, exhausted feeling at the end of a good day riding. Nothing better than a hot shower, a hearty meal and beer, and then melting into a couch. It's very zen-like.
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