Spring Skiing?

[Brownski]

The main thing to remember is that your wife is wrong.

 

[JTG]

The main thing to remember is that your wife is wrong.

Broski, we all know they are always wrong…..but we don’t say such things out loud!

 

[Brownski]

Broski, we all know they are always wrong…..but we don’t say such things out loud!

this is a safe place- speak freely

 

[WillowKat]

The main thing to remember is that your wife is wrong.

Sigh, she had to deal with me being in pretty bad pain for a month after I bruised a rib and maybe also my abdominal wall after a pretty ridiculously stupid & pathetic fall in mid-January. She doesnt want me skiing in poor conditions that I am not familiar with. Said if I do go and get hurt, Im on my own. I told her I can understand not skiing in weird conditions Im not familiar with, but I do not plan on just giving up on skiing after one lame fall, Ive invested too much time into this.

Marriage Therapy session, round 1.

 

[MarzNC]

How will 40 degree skiing be for me? I read slushy skiing is sticky and slow. Ive never skied in such conditions before. Wife says I need to stick to colder conditions, get better at skiing, then I can try less than optimal conditions. She's concerned about me falling and hurting myself (again).

What do you know about wax in relation to skiing in spring snow conditions?

Sticky snow is tricky. It's not the slowness that's the issue but going from faster snow to sticky snow that can lead to a sudden stop that's unexpected. With temps in low 40s, not usually that bad. When daytime temps get into the 50s, that's another story. Especially on greens or lower mountain blues.

 

[MarzNC]

When skiing relatively slowly in unfamiliar snow conditions, best to know how to try to avoid a knee injury. I've watched someone let themselves fall backwards when going quite slow while traversing to figure out where to turn next . . . and they popped an ACL. I re-read this article at the start of every season.

Tips For Knee-Friendly Skiing » Vermont Ski Safety

There are many ways in which knee injuries can occur in skiing, we concentrate on the two most common scenarios, the Phantom Foot and the Boot induced. Avoid high risk behavior Routinely correct poor skiing technique Recognize and Respond quickly and effectively to potentially dangerous...

vermontskisafety.com

 

[WillowKat]

If today was a high of 32, id be a happy boy and skiing this afternoon. Boooooo.

 

[tirolski]

Don’t do any Luca do's.

 

[jt10000]

You have to try it. Generally it's better to go early.

Also, 40F when the overnight low was 20 is very different than 40F when the overnight low was 34.

 

[WillowKat]

You have to try it. Generally it's better to go early.

Also, 40F when the overnight low was 20 is very different than 40F when the overnight low was 34.

Please explain how the snow would be different in each situation.