Telltale signs to call it a day

[2knees]

As i sit here in my office going on day 3 of excruciating quad pain, i'm wondering if i should've quit a run or two earlier on monday. For me, when i'm skiing bumps, i know my day is drawing to a conclusion when i have trouble getting the strength to extend back down into the trough. Once that happens, there is no coming back for me. It started for me on monday on about my 3rd to last run but i hung in there for a few more laps, ugly laps, in the bumps. shouldve paid better attention to the signs.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I didn't get sore from my skiing on Sunday but I did bang my big toenail when I got some air which I'll most likely lose. I tend to be an early bird and like to get out first thing for fresh powder or fresh cordoroy..I like to ski nonstop..and once I start feeling less than about 70%..I usually call it a day..I think of it like playing poker or gambling..you need to quit while you're ahead and cash in your chips for another day. When it's early in the season and around 2-3PM the light gets really flat and everything is in a shadow..that's a good time to quit..

 

[Moe Ghoul]

That's called rust, and you knocked some off so you're already ahead for the season. I need 2 full days skiing to get my legs back for the season as long as I worked out pre season.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

That's called rust, and you knocked some off so you're already ahead for the season. I need 2 full days skiing to get my legs back for the season as long as I worked out pre season.

It takes me about 10 ski days to get back into it..so once I hit double digits..I'm set to go all out..until then I was at about 60% the other day..mainly on purpose..because I like to ease into the season and ski slower and less agressive..

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

As i sit here in my office going on day 3 of excruciating quad pain, i'm wondering if i should've quit a run or two earlier on monday. For me, when i'm skiing bumps, i know my day is drawing to a conclusion when i have trouble getting the strength to extend back down into the trough. Once that happens, there is no coming back for me. It started for me on monday on about my 3rd to last run but i hung in there for a few more laps, ugly laps, in the bumps. shouldve paid better attention to the signs.

I would have kept going the way you did cause you knew you wouldn't be skiing again right away so you have plenty of time to heal up.

 

[Johnskiismore]

Early in the season I have been learning to call it quits before my 'performance' if you will starts putting me or others in danger....... and so I can go out the next day and enjoy it! Usually it takes 10 - 12 times before I can push it further towards the end of the day

 

[JerseyJoey]

As i sit here in my office going on day 3 of excruciating quad pain, i'm wondering if i should've quit a run or two earlier on monday. For me, when i'm skiing bumps, i know my day is drawing to a conclusion when i have trouble getting the strength to extend back down into the trough. Once that happens, there is no coming back for me. It started for me on monday on about my 3rd to last run but i hung in there for a few more laps, ugly laps, in the bumps. shouldve paid better attention to the signs.

You made yourself stronger for the rest of the season by going the extra mile. That is a good thing. You did a good thing.

 

[bvibert]

I would have kept going the way you did cause you knew you wouldn't be skiing again right away so you have plenty of time to heal up.

Good call. I would have probably used the same philosophy.

 

[2knees]

I would have kept going the way you did cause you knew you wouldn't be skiing again right away so you have plenty of time to heal up.

true but in general, whether it be day one or day 100, i would think skiers have some trigger that makes them say no mas. i was just wondering what that was for others in here.

Or it could be as simple as.....I'm tired. lol.

 

[bvibert]

I don't call it quits until my legs are so sore I have trouble staying upright while skiing. Or when they stop running the lifts, whichever comes first.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Or it could be as simple as.....I'm tired. lol.

Yeah, that's pretty much it for me. I'm fortunate in that I don't get knee or back pain that causes me to have to stop.

 

[2knees]

I don't call it quits until my legs are so sore I have trouble staying upright while skiing. Or when they stop running the lifts, whichever comes first.

so you dont ever start to think about preservation? tired legs make for sloppy skiing which can increase the injury risk. not can, it does. I always start thinking about that when i get tired. almost a risk/reward type scenario.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

true but in general, whether it be day one or day 100, i would think skiers have some trigger that makes them say no mas. i was just wondering what that was for others in here.

Or it could be as simple as.....I'm tired. lol.

Sometimes the trigger is being physically tired, sometimes mentally tired and sometimes just instinct..when I ski at Jackson Hole..I like to take a fairly long lunch with lots and lots of fluids..at least a quart...because at higher elevations it's easy to become dehydrated..the last run instead of charging..I like to take a nice long dilly dally kind of run..

 

[Moe Ghoul]

I just know. Either I change up style and slow it down, or call it a day.

 

[bvibert]

so you dont ever start to think about preservation? tired legs make for sloppy skiing which can increase the injury risk. not can, it does. I always start thinking about that when i get tired. almost a risk/reward type scenario.

No, not really. When I feel it coming I just take it easy a bit. When you see me slowly making my way down a cruiser and stopping a lot, that's when you know that I pushed it too the end. More often then not I'm able to ski until the lifts stop turning, so I don't have to worry about it too much.

 

[Greg]

I can't wait to feel the day one soreness.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I can't wait to feel the day one soreness.

Were you sore from the earned turns at Hunter???

 

[2knees]

When you see me slowly making my way down a cruiser and stopping a lot, that's when you know that I pushed it too the end.

but how is that any different then the way you normally ski?

 

[Greg]

Were you sore from the earned turns at Hunter???

Nope.

 

[campgottagopee]

Yeah, that's pretty much it for me. I'm fortunate in that I don't get knee or back pain that causes me to have to stop.

Dang, you must be in great shape----I'll sometimes have no choice but to stop do to me being a fat ass:lol: