Bulgaria Ski discussion board

We usually start at the beginning of November for our Christmas visit and build up gradually, starting with a small shot and building up to a bottle, just so that we are fully prepared for the efforts that our kidneys make over the holiday
Seriously though, we need to prepare more now that we are getting more mature (although you wouldn't think it to read the above!) We start with a general 6 week fitness programme that concentrates on the legs - going to try spinning as our pre skiing training this year.....

If you want to be serious, the only exercise thats good for skiing, is skiing... dry slopes, snow domes etc... try to get in a couple of sessions a week at least... Any other exercise is benefitial, be it jogging/running, gym work, bike (my favourite)... you can always be honest with yourself as well, do i need to lose weight ? carrying a few extra pound does not help.. another consideration is technique, the better skier you are, the easier it is..maybe a couple of 1 to 1 lessons would be an advantage... If you have had 3 months of ski related exercise before you go you will definitely see the differance... in fact, get into exercise generally, overall life benefit
There is another major consideration, duration... a weeks holiday will have you just about ready to tackle most slopes physically at the end of the holiday, then you go home... go for 2 or 3 weeks, what seemed hard work in the first few days will be no problem after a couple of weeks, also your confidence would have shot up in this time... Im not quite a pro, but that was my routine (in fact i skied/biked/surfed through the whole off season) when i had to... now i don't have to

Tom, hopefully get a chance to meet up this season and have a skid down the hill
Cliffski, no matter what level, it don't matter, your a skier... and you do it cos you luv it
My advise still stands, even to the fittest, train/practice/watch training vids/ski movies/read books/watch other skiers/talk skiing/think skiing etc etc.... and in time you will improve, and to which level will be your decision. I have skied for 30 odd years, and still get the buzz, the warm feeling... still pushing my limits, and learning (which generally means falling/wiping out )
There is no other sport (apart from downhill mtb maybe? or big wave surfing ?) that gives you the feeling, its solitary, you and the mountain, you can be surrounded by people but its down to you to make it... you do, and your blowing, shaking, full of excitement..... and you get to blurt it all out over a few beers with your friends that evening... nah, nothing like it