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Ski & Snowboard Season Prep

Ski legs built before the trip, boots and bindings fitted properly, lessons and passes booked in good time, and a clear route from first turns to carving, powder and the backcountry.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for Ski & Snowboard Season Prep, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

Before you start: this plan is general information, not medical advice. Check with a doctor before starting a new training programme, especially if you have a health condition, are pregnant or are coming back from an injury, and stop if you feel pain, dizziness or chest discomfort.

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🏋️ Fitness & Sport

Ski & Snowboard Season Prep

Getting legs, fitness and technique ready for the slopes, from pre-season conditioning to lessons and progression across a ski trip.

  1. Season goal and ski trip shortlist on one page
  2. Honest ability self-assessment for skiing or riding
  3. Pre-season ski fitness baseline tests
  4. Eight-week pre-season ski conditioning block
  5. Ski or snowboard boot fitting with a specialist
  6. Rent, demo or buy decision for skis or board
  7. Winter sports insurance and rescue cover check
  8. Helmet, goggles and back protector fit check
  9. Layering system for cold, wet and bright days
  10. Lessons and lift pass booking timeline
  11. Twice-weekly ski legs strength routine
  12. Balance and knee control practice for the slopes
  13. Aerobic base for long days at altitude
  14. Ski and board waxing and edge care
  15. Ski days log with conditions and technique notes
  16. Indoor snow and dry slope sessions between trips
  17. Ski season budget and savings pot
  18. End-of-season kit storage and inventory
  19. Daily mountain routine for a ski week
  20. Mountain conduct code and piste signs
  21. Chairlifts, drag lifts and gondolas without drama
  22. Falling and getting up safely on skis and a board
  23. From snowplough to parallel turns
  24. Snowboard linked turns on heel and toe edges
  25. Carving clean turns on groomed pistes
  26. Moguls, steeps and icy piste tactics
  27. Powder and variable snow technique
  28. Altitude, cold and sun safety briefing
  29. Choosing a ski school and lesson format
  30. Binding release check at a certified workshop
  31. Custom footbeds and boot adjustments decision
  32. Snowboard stance and binding angle setup
  33. Season pass versus day passes comparison
  34. Video review of your skiing or riding
  35. Departure fortnight countdown
  36. First morning back on snow plan
  37. End-of-week ski school level test
  38. Indoor snow taster before a first trip
  39. Post-trip debrief and next season plan
  40. First week on snow as an adult beginner
  41. Returning to the slopes after years away
  42. Family ski trip with young children
  43. Skiing in later life or with a past knee injury
  44. Organising a group ski trip for mixed abilities
  45. Self-drive ski trip with winter tyres and chains
  46. Off-piste readiness with an avalanche course and guide
  47. Ski touring first season
  48. Terrain park and freestyle progression
  49. Amateur slalom race or timed course
  50. Working a ski season or a first instructor qualification

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Season goal and ski trip shortlist on one page

Most ski holidays are booked around a date and a price, then the skier spends the week on runs that are too easy or too frightening. Writing down when you can go, who is coming, what level everyone is and one thing you want to be able to do by the last day turns the trip into something you can prepare for. It also tells you how many weeks of conditioning you have before departure.

First tasks

  • Write down the dates you could travel and how many days you want on snow
  • Ask each person coming what level they are and what they want from the week
  • Shortlist three resorts that suit the weakest and strongest in the group
  • Count the weeks to departure and note them at the top of the brief

Honest ability self-assessment for skiing or riding

Ski schools group people by level, and booking the wrong group wastes a week either holding back or hanging on. Rating yourself against a school's published level descriptions, using what you could do on your last day rather than your best run, gets you into the right class and gives you a starting point to measure progress from.

First tasks

  • Find the level descriptions a ski school publishes for your discipline
  • Pick the level that matches what you could do on your last day
  • List the runs and conditions you avoid and why
  • Write the two skills that would move you up a level

Pre-season ski fitness baseline tests

Skiing and riding ask for hours of bent-knee holding, quick changes of direction and sudden balance corrections, mostly from legs that have spent the summer at a desk. A short set of tests, such as a timed wall sit, a single-leg balance with eyes closed, a controlled step-down and a two-minute step test, shows where you are weakest and gives a number to beat before the trip.

First tasks

  • Time how long you can hold a wall sit with thighs level
  • Test single-leg balance on each side with eyes closed and note the seconds
  • Film five slow step-downs from a stair on each leg
  • Repeat the four tests and compare the numbers @recurring(quarterly)

Make it yours.

Install Ski & Snowboard Season Prep, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Blueprints are general information to help you organise your own work. They are not medical, financial, legal or other professional advice. See the Terms.