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post #31 of 38
11/9/05 at 2:43am
The altitude, yes. . .

I did that last year, going from sea level to Breck, after 17 hours of flying in from Europe. The recommendation was to drink lots of water, such that you need to pee once every couple of hours or so. If that's not the case, then you need to drink more water.

And take it easy the first couple of days. Much of the altitude sickness thing is due to being excessively tried, jetlagged, and otherwise.
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post #32 of 38
11/9/05 at 4:02am
Altitude sickness doesn't strike a lot of people. A lot depends on your personal make-up, but it does effect experienced mountain people. I've driven from the East coast to the Rockies and climbed to 11,000 ft. within a week without serious trouble. If you go, make sure you are in good condition.
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post #33 of 38
11/9/05 at 5:30am
All very nice responses!

I would like to add a couple of comments on tendency and age.

....If you see problems with altitude at a younger age, the problem will likely remain througout your life. --Do recognize your tendencies and note the potential for problems as you age!

My first AMS problem was at age 22 around 15,000 feet, and I considered it a fluke from extreme exposure and middle-eastern food, but problems continued to surface through the years and I just 'dealt with it'. ....Then as I approched 50 things really went downhill.

***If you experience problems, seek out methods to eliminate these symptoms rather than mask them!***

Good Luck!
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post #34 of 38
11/9/05 at 8:06am
All of this is good advice but my experience is if you have problems with altitude you will have problems despite all the remedies and if you don't you won't. Breckenridge is my favorite ski town. I took my first several ski trips to Breck and had a great time. It was 25 years ago and nobody talked much about altitude. I woke up every morning with what I thought was a hangover, but reduced beverage consumption didn't seem to help. Then I went to Steamboat one year and realized it was about 90% altitude and only 10% alcohol. Why not try Steamboat or Park City for a first trip and reduce your chance of the altitude problem? They're all good!
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post #35 of 38
11/9/05 at 10:15am
One of my favorite things to watch is the families of flatlander Texans who rush up here from the plains in their Ford Explorers. They go from no elevation to 12,000, and the first thing they do is buy their kids chili dogs and then bundle them up to do some exercise. The next thing that happens is the poor kids are vomiting out of one end, and doing poop torpedoes out of the other.
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post #36 of 38
11/9/05 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by Knute
One of my favorite things to watch is the families of flatlander Texans who rush up here from the plains in their Ford Explorers. They go from no elevation to 12,000, and the first thing they do is buy their kids chili dogs and then bundle them up to do some exercise. The next thing that happens is the poor kids are vomiting out of one end, and doing poop torpedoes out of the other.
Yep, fellow "flatlander Texan" here, but without kids, the Explorer, and definitely the poop torpedoes. We'll just take it easy the first day we are there and not try to ski or overexert ourselves. And stay as far away from the chili dogs as possible!
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post #37 of 38
11/9/05 at 7:08pm

try Keystone

I have skied Breck and Keystone resort and in my opinion Keystone is a much better bet for a person learning to ski. Breckenridge has very poor grouping of green or begginner runs. The layout of Keystone is much better for someone skiing the first time because the only steeps on the mountain are all off of one lift. The terrain and layout are perfect for learning. Thats just my opinion.
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post #38 of 38
11/10/05 at 4:04am

Altitude and Attitude.

This has been one thread in which I have learned something. Most of my skiing in the west has been in Utah. I stayed in Salt Lake, though. I lived in Telluride in the off season on two separate occasions, skiing it only a few times. I didn't realize that Summit County was so high in relation to other areas. Even though I was in Telluride for a few months at a time, I never really got fully acclimitized. You don't ever want to come down with the flu at altitude. It happened to me, and I suffered!!! I also had a chair collapse under me. I landed on my tail. I couldn't rise until someone came by and helped me up. At one time, when I was in my early thirties I was jogging every day. When I moved to Sawpit, I found I had to reduce my distance by 20 to 30 percent.
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