16 Recipes You Need After a Day on the Slopes (2024)

FAQs

What is the best food to eat after skiing? ›

A bowl of soup and sandwich is plenty. Chili or rice bowl with chicken would also be great. Don't forget a fruit or veggie and something to drink, but hold off on the beer until after skiing or you may never make it back to the slopes.

Trail mix with your favorite foods-nuts, seeds, cereal, dried fruit, chocolate bits, mini pretzels or any of these things by themselves. You will be burning plenty of calories so hot chocolate or a cookie and low fat milk is a great treat on a cold, high-energy expenditure day.

Five Other Ideas for Family-Friendly Apres Ski Feasts: (1) Stromboli (2) Beef Stew (3) Chicken Pot Pie (Dinner: A Love Story) (4) Andy's “Second-Place” Chili (5) Spaghetti with Caramelized Onions, Spinach, and Parmesan.

The first thing you can do to recover after skiing is to ice your muscles. Ice helps reduce inflammation in the body. You can ice your muscles with an ice pack, ice bath, or even snow to help soothe muscle soreness.

Nutritional advice for skiers

Breakfast: 25 to 30% calories. For example: coffee, tea, natural juices, Greek yogurt, cereals, honey, nuts, raisins and apples. Lunch: light meal with a hot drink. For example: hot tea, whole wheat bread with tomato, mature ham, olive oil and fruits.

Breakfast: A well-balanced breakfast of healthy carbs (whole grains, fruits), protein, and water (and coffee to ensure those caffeine addicts are functioning properly) will help give you the nutrition boost you need to make it in the mountains from dawn until dusk.

Less is more. Fewer, slower and more efficient movements will result in less fatigue. Efficient skiers will use a stance that enables their skeleton to support their body weight rather than using their quadricep muscles to hold them upright.

Should you eat more when skiing? ›

You'll need to eat and drink more.

In the mountains, when you're skiing all day at high altitude, it can reasonably be assumed that this basic intake should be increased by 20 to 30%. In addition, if you have reached your calorie quota but you need an extra snack, make sure to listen to your body.

You should have as little weight as possible on the tails. By having your weight forward, you have your leading ski edges in full contact with the snow surface. The fronts of yours skis, when properly weighted, is where the control comes from. Make a concerted effort to maintain your weight on the balls of your feet.

The most obvious answer is that it goes to the ski lifts. These are the most visible part of a given ski area and the most expensive. A ski lift can cost anywhere from $2–$10 million to install depending on speed and style; and then they have a lifespan that ranges somewhere between 20 and 40 years.

A hot tub, bath, steam or sauna

This helps to get nutrient-rich blood flowing throughout your body and shifts lactic acid (a waste product of exercise), which are key elements in helping our bodies recover. Warm water also brings down swelling and loosens tight muscles.

Calories Burned Downhill Skiing

An average-size adult weighing 150 pounds can burn the following calories while skiing: Light effort: 250 - 300 calories per hour. Moderate effort: 340 - 400 calories per hour. Vigorous effort or racing: 475 - 600 calories per hour.