5 Ways to Get Ready for the new Ski Season
5 ways to get ready for the new ski season It is that time of year where we’re preparing for the new ski season at the Chalet at 11° East, with Obergurgl opening again in November. Although the next days on the slopes are a few weeks away, it is not too early to think about getting set for the next season. What can you do to fill the gap between ski seasons? Read on for our top 5 tops on how to prepare, engage and even improve your skills for the 2018/19 ski season. Ease into your winter fitness programme Begin a ski fitness programme that will enable your strength to build, your good fitness habits to develop and your stamina to improve. More than your technique, equipment or attitude – it’s a lack of fitness that holds skiers and snowboarders back when they hit the slopes. Now is the time get your fitness up to speed, so get your bike out of the shed, go running, join a gym, or if you need lower impact exercise, try a local pool. We recommend an aerobic workout with gym sessions and interval training for best results! Get your own training machine This is a machine that simulates skiing that you can use in your own home. If you are curious about what qualifies as a “training machine” you can try one out in some ski shops and in selected private gyms and ski clubs. If you want to buy your own – be warned – they don’t come cheap. We recommend the Skier’s Edge – a training machine developed by the US ski team. It’s marketed in the UK by ex-ski racer and Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell, and is part of the British team’s fitness programme. The Skier’s Edge claims to “take thousands of skiers from the intermediate rut and made them advanced and expert skiers who dominate the entire mountain no matter what the snow