gyoung Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Is a frozen lake the only thing that stops you skiing all year round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Deep11 Posted January 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 14, 2017 Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Yeh I think I need to harden up a bit. We stop skiing for 4 months because the water is around 55 Fahrenheit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted January 15, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted January 15, 2017 55 degrees is just fine for me. I do require a drysuit, but I am very comfortable and can ski up to my best in that temperature. And, if the air is anything north of 65, it's very doable. I'll admit that I don't much care for water less than 40. Between 40 and 50, I don't ski as well and am not as comfortable. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 55 is ok, this is what we have right now. But what realy matters is the air temp, if it's a 60 degrees (or higher) sunny day no problem at all. 3/2 wetsuits works great for me all winter long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ScottScott Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 I ski year round in florida, last year without even a wetsuit (but I wimped out and put my shorty on the other day.) Couldn't do it up north. Water down to mid to upper 60s is about as cold as it gets here, and I like a day into the mid 70s. Not sure how much winter skiing I'd be doing much farther north, but thats ok....I don't live up north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller John Brooks Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 I'm in NC and decided this year to ski at least once a week throughout the winter. I try to pick days without wind, air temp higher than 50 and water temp 45 or higher. For me the benefit is first I enjoy skiing, then trying to keep the ski muscles a little bit in shape to make the spring and summer easier on this old body and continue riding my ski to focus on technique. I've skied in the winter in the past, but not as consistently as this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller VONMAN Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 Still skiing here in Florida. As long as the air temp is near 80 degrees and wind is light, ready to go. Still in just board shorts. (Michigan transplant) Ernie Schlager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bookm_dano Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 We ski all winter in central Texas on days with air temp above 50...water gets down to low 50s. 5/3 Camaro suit keeps me toasty warm. Wife wears Thermalution electric heated shirt, Lavacore liner over that..5/4 Billabong chest zip suit over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bishop8950 Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 In Aspen they make good use of the frozen lake, Icecarting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 Back in NH, where I was born and raised, it was water skiing in the Summer, snow skiing in the Winter, and baseball, golf, etc. in the Fall and Spring. Not conducive to developing world-class water skiers, but at that time water skiing was year-round for only a few in Florida, particularly those who worked at Cypress Gardens. Still, we did develop some champions at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cam Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 Coldest place winter skiing is the driver's seat even with a heater :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegile Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Pushed it a bit yesterday at sunrise. Air temp 26* water temp in the 40s. Hands didn't last long but it was calm....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller sunvalleylaw Posted January 15, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2017 deleted. I felt it was off topic and removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Fast351 Posted January 17, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2017 Lake is solid here 4 months a year (or more sometimes). Makes it tough to get out and ski. Water temp doesn't bother me. <50 = drysuit, 50-65 = wetsuit, >65 = board shorts. The air temp is what's key. 60+ and sunny is ideal, no matter what the water temp. Below 50 is a bit iffy for me, I'll leave that to someone else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bigskieridaho Posted January 17, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2017 @sunvalleylaw your pic and mine... enough said when it is cold and lake is froze:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bigskieridaho Posted January 17, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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