tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post8658798580001910097..comments2024-03-17T10:39:40.056-04:00Comments on Hill Junkie: What's in your pie chart?Hill Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-80640338001319278752015-02-14T10:30:02.364-05:002015-02-14T10:30:02.364-05:00Enjoy
Enjoy<br /><br />Judson Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768776304575987551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-86959591793880377382015-02-13T20:29:07.780-05:002015-02-13T20:29:07.780-05:00My snowshoes arrived today. I ordered Atlas 11'...My snowshoes arrived today. I ordered Atlas 11's, 25". Not running specific, but I'm told you can run in them. Maybe Sunday will provide an opportunity.Hill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-44847282818892311082015-02-13T20:25:16.561-05:002015-02-13T20:25:16.561-05:00Doug,
You do any snowshoe running. Great for th...Doug, <br /><br />You do any snowshoe running. Great for the quads.<br /><br />JudsonJudson Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768776304575987551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-63942844966519769972015-02-12T22:06:53.383-05:002015-02-12T22:06:53.383-05:00Great discussion all. Some great links to peruse a...Great discussion all. Some great links to peruse and info to ponder. One series I've been eyeing is the Winter Wild series. Not BC, but it certainly combines endorphin and adrenaline components. Small series this year though, and 6am starts make me groggy thinking about it.<br /><br />I do value the intensity aspects of skating groomed trails a great deal. This week at Weston "Tuesday Hill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-29807326417193259922015-02-11T18:20:55.140-05:002015-02-11T18:20:55.140-05:00You can get to the top of MW on skis in under 3 ho...You can get to the top of MW on skis in under 3 hours? Props.<br /><br />But seriously, your larger point is maybe true that it is not a replacement for structured training. I view it rather as something to train for. When I hit the Gulf of Slides it is an 5-7 hour event of skinning, skiing, multiple laps and few breaks. An epic adventure, I ride a bike to be fit for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-52970536984318247582015-02-11T10:04:19.530-05:002015-02-11T10:04:19.530-05:00I think you'd be disappointed in BC & snow...I think you'd be disappointed in BC & snowshoeing as a cardio replacement. With all due respect compared with Skate Skiing I put them in the L1-L2 phase unless you are really pushing it mentally and getting blisters even with customer Garmont Boots. Even then their aren't the BC ascents in New England or the DACKS to get a sustained 3hr session. I've skied a lot in the DACKS, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-10545698970605794812015-02-10T06:41:02.589-05:002015-02-10T06:41:02.589-05:00I just broke trail in my back yard and neighbors -...I just broke trail in my back yard and neighbors - I have 15 acres and my neighbors have over 100, probably. Did it on my telemark skis with skins, brought my 2 dogs along. No people, just me and the snow. Decent workout, legs are bit sore today. I have Rottefella Freeride bindings that let me change to touring mode. On weekends, I can go to Crotched mountain and skin up some of the steep hills DavePnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-61443957263336013402015-02-09T22:02:37.282-05:002015-02-09T22:02:37.282-05:00Yes, the wider BC skis keep you hovering even in t...Yes, the wider BC skis keep you hovering even in the deep stuff...Yep, I suspect you'd really enjoy AT -- there's a small but growing group of folks in NE now, with races at 6-7 venues (mostly VT + Berkshire East & a backcountry race at Mt Greylock)...usually 4-5k vertical...PatrickCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392409194307718940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-55247697944064247902015-02-09T21:52:52.692-05:002015-02-09T21:52:52.692-05:00Rando racing is a new sport that is huge in Europe...Rando racing is a new sport that is huge in Europe and Colorado and getting big in NE.<br /><br />Their are many great tours that take you to beautiful places and are huge cardio workouts, plus you can race if you want to. You clamp your heel once you start down so no need to learn how to tele if you don't want. It has hill junkie written all over it!<br /><br />Start with David Goodman'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-23080970824733186812015-02-09T20:00:52.570-05:002015-02-09T20:00:52.570-05:00I had some cheap BC skis with metal edges for a wh...I had some cheap BC skis with metal edges for a while. They delaminated and I had to toss them out. I tried to break trail on my more traditional classic skis after the first big snowstorm two weeks ago and I promptly found myself hip deep in snow unable to move.<br /><br />I would love to get into AT, but I'm not sure where I would feel comfortable doing that around here. I DH skied for Hill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-8966298493720556312015-02-09T18:31:31.293-05:002015-02-09T18:31:31.293-05:00Doug - i second the BC skiing...skate skiing is on...Doug - i second the BC skiing...skate skiing is one of my favorite cardio activities -- but BC skiing is a close second (and gets even better if good downhills are involved - tele turns). Metal edges, and some width, like the old Karhu 10th mountain or Karhu guide or newer Madshus Annum would be good choices that cruise the powder (deep powder is a great workout, btw) with classic 3-pin 75mm PatrickCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392409194307718940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-28552312965135257692015-02-09T12:17:03.239-05:002015-02-09T12:17:03.239-05:00You should consider backcountry skiing. There are...You should consider backcountry skiing. There are many varieties but 70-90+mm width skis with fishscales means you can just head out your back door into any woods with trails and snow. No driving to groomed skate terrain and a much better cardio workout than slow shoeing. <br /><br />Think about it as the mtn biking of skiing, whereas skate skiing is like road biking.<br />More fun too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com