How Many Days a Week?

[behindpropellers]

How many days a week do you ski? How many in a row?

[Chef23]

Usually 4-6 with one set most days. After about 4 days in a row I usually need a break.

[Roger]

Tue evening, Thu evening, Sat morning, Sun Morning. 2 Sets each day.

[ForrestGump]

With our water at 95+ degrees, my poor hands can't take more than about 4 sets a week. I usually will do 2 days with one set and one day with two sets.

[Marco]

4 consecutive days a week for me this summer. 1 to 2 sets per day. After the 3rd day my skiing typically goes downhill due to fatigue.

[cwillygood]

depends, id say 4 to 5 days a week with 2 sets each day, but thats not all slalom, i usually swerve once a day so 4 or 5 slalom sets a week

[The_MS]

Every day. As many in a row as the lake will give me without wind and rain.

[T8skier]

Before I got my lake, I would have to drive 45 minutes to the lake. To feel like I got my money and times worth, I would always ski 2 sets about 4 days a week. Now I onl ski 1 set almost every day. I ski better because I am not hurting as much and feel strong. Sometimes I will go for a morning and late evening ride. Trying something new at a longer line . Never back to back sets.

[6balls]

4ish days/wk, some one set, some two. Have skied 3 days in a row now, tomorrow probable, Thurs off then will have likely 8 days consecutive on vacation with @razorskier1...deteriorating after about mid-week due to fatigue, lack of sleep, and the presence of my "check liver light". Kicking it off with Austin Abel coaching arranged by razorskier1.

[Razorskier1]

As many days as I can. In MN you never know when you will get "weathered out" for days at a time, and the season is short. If I've been skiing for 7-8 days in a row and start feeling tired, then I'll just ski an easy day where both sets I run all 32s. That's my rest day.

[Andre]

Skied 43 sets in the last 32 days.2 days only without skiing during that time.Summer's short!

No major injuries,knock on wood.A new guy who jumped in the early morning rotation lasted 10 days before back problems.

[eyepeeler]

I ski two sets everyday unless it is windy or rains all day.

[thager]

Two sets a session in the course. Two times a week on average. At least one session of free skiing in there depending on weather/wind.

[skibug]

I am not sure I can answer this...right now I am on day number 13 of a streak with at least 2 sets a day and I plan on skiing the next 5 days without a break. Before this streak, my last one was broke at 14 days in a row, with one day off between the past streak and current streak.

 

So I guess that makes the only days in July that I have not skied is July 11th and probably will take off July 30th....but I can't promise anything.

 

I think my running totals for the year are 101 days skied, 207 sets

[thager]

I wish I could ski that much but finding a driver and getting older makes skiing much harder to accomplish and recover from. I always seem to ski best after a three day rest.

[E_T]

I usually ski 8 days a week if my drivers are up for it

[jRoe]

I am a ski slut! Will ski every day !!!!

[6balls]

Trained in new driver recently, may get me an additional set each week when others are unavailable. Funny, he doesn't ski much anymore, has kids that ski recreationally, but wants to drive. Muy bueno.

[guitarcarr]

I am lucky and live lakeside with the boat at the house :) My girlfriend and I ski at least 3-4 days a week. We go skiing in the morning before work on days when the water is glass. We'll get up at 5 am and check the water...if its great condititons we go! And will ski in the PM if the water is good.Then we will ski almost every sat and sunday mornings and again in the PM if possible.

[jipster43]

I get about four days of skiing in a week. Usually two sets a day. It would be way more if I lived on the lake and my wife drove!

[andjules]

Well, I hate to bring the average down, but someone's got to do it. A good summer (yes, summer) is about 15-20 sets on the ski - 5-10 of them in the course; and another 5-15 sets on the wakeboard. The great thing is that even at that pace, I'm slowly picking up buoys.

[SkiJay]

I'm constantly torn between quantity and quality. I often do four or five days per week with two or even three sets per day. But there's no question that as early as the next day after a two-set day, the quality suffers. I'm finally admitting that after three or four days straight, I'm pretty much wasting my time. I've logged over 180 sets since January, but I wonder if I'd be skiing deeper if I skied half as much.

[thager]

When I'm tired my body does funky things to compensate. I find myself skiing with bad technique and scrambling just to make buoys. When rested I find it easier to do the things I'm supposed to be doing on the ski.

[SkiJay]

@thager Words of wisdom.

[behindpropellers]

I ski as many days as possible but seems like 4 is the limit in a row. Mostly barefoot, trick, wakeskate and Slalom. I tend to only Slalom after a good night's rest & smooth water.

 

 

Tim

[Skoot1123]

@SkiJay and @behindpropellers - Typically I get out two times a week with 2 sets each time I go out. Would like to get more as I think three would be great. With that being said, mixing it up is a good way to go. I'm going to get some footin' in this weekend.....and going to help out some friends coming this weekend learn to ski and wakeboard/wake skate, maybe even barefoot. Gotta get more people hooked!!

[Horton]

I try to ski twice a day - 4 days a week

[Horton]

@thager wow do I hate to agree with you

[thager]

@horton Wow, I ski with ms and I'm right? I'm gonna go buy a lottery ticket!!!

[6balls]

@thager he didn't actually say he agrees with you, just that he hates to agree with you, which isn't news at all, right?

[bigtallweed]

I try to ski Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays and Sundays one set each.Seven am only during the summer as it is a public lake and too busy later.We start in April and stop eary November. South West Canada

[thager]

@6balls Right, but it does imply that he agrees with me which I hate to say eats him up! : )

[andyb]

Usually 2/3 evening a week peak season with 2 sets/piece would ski more put my wallet won't allow me.

[jackski]

4-5 days a week - most days 1 set (due to darkness or cold) but 2 if weather permits.

[SM]

I phoned Brent and said, "wanna ski?" so much for a day off! and he skied the best I've seen him ski all summer. He's a pure ski whore.

[GAJ0004]

Anywhere from 2-7 days. I usually ski from 2 sets to 6 sets per day which includes a mix of slalom and tricks. I also will skip a slalom set to barefoot.

[GAJ0004]

Duct tape on the vulnerable spots on your hands will save you a lot of pain..

[SM]

I'm calling Brent at. 6:30 am let's see what happens....

[skinut]

After 2 sets a day 3 days in a row I start to struggle with my skiing. I usually ski 2-3 days in a row then take a day or 2 off. My form definitely suffers when I am fatigued. 4 days in a row with two sets a day is too much for my body. rarely do we get 3 days in a row of no wind so I am usually forced to take a day off because it is blowing.

[SM]

um, I believe you agreed to Julien's after I said I was going with or without you. Peer pressure rules!

[Chef23]

I skied this morning for the fourth day in a row with two sets yesterday. I was a little tired and my hands were sore. Tomorrow off then back after it on Sunday.

[sunvalleylaw]

normlally I am a weekend warrior other than our annual vacation to puget sound when i ski as much as I can all week.

 

since i am mostly weekends, I try to ski three good sized runs each time we get the boat wet. I am trying to work it out where I can ski more days.

[will]

6 days a week. 2-3 sets a day. (But only get approx 100 days a year)

Had a run were i skied 24 sets in 4 days....ya that was a mistake. Could hardly walk for a day.

But 2 days off and felt like a rock star after.

Skiing more 28s to get really dialed in this year than ever before........its working.

[skibug]

Today will be day 18 in a row (33 or 34 sets)...tied PPB yesterday...must be working.