Altitude Sickness

Chompo.

Chompo.

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Alright so it is my third day in colorado and i am from the midwest. the first to days i was here i skied really hard and yesterday night i was throwing up all over the place and today i feel like crap. I think this is altitude sickness. Does anyone have a way to get over it quickly so i can get back to skiing soon?
+k for good ides
thanks
 
happened to me before... it blows

take a day off to just relax and just sleep it off

by tomorrow you should be good to go
 
a shit ton of water. maybe go into town and check out an oxygen bar. Ive never done that before but your issue is lack of oxygen. also the have some otc meds im pretty sure. main thing is just drink water alot of water.
 
i had it a bit last week while in colorado, and drinking water did me a world of good. drink tons of water, and maybe take it a bit easier for a little while. After another day or 2 it should pass and you'll be fine.
 
when people here say drink water (or fluids)

they really mean it. im from michigan also, and out west I am consuming an easy 80+ ounces daily of non alcoholic drank in my cup.

plus i always skied with a gatorade bottle (or two), and it seemed about every 30 minutes I could drink almost a whole gatorade.

 
Thank you all, I am just planning in chillin, drinking tons of water, and eating some carbohydrates
 
did you move out here or are you vacationing? even when I moved from fort collins (5000 feet) to breckenridge (10000 feet) it took me a while to adjust. if you got the time just relax and you will be used to it soon. Otherwise, talk to the hotel you are staying at (if it is one) a lot of them have altitude adjustment pills (just basically all the extra vitamins you need) and also little oxygen pods. I hear both are very helpful however I have not used them ever
 
^^ I am just on vacation, and I am not staying at a hotel, so should I try
To just get some vitamins?
 
i love that you said pop, no one says pop any more
when i went to Colorado for my first time i was sick for the entire week, i threw up at least twice everyday, on time it was straight purple.
DO NOTrunhike do anything that will really increase the heart rate (but ski, cause thats why youre there)

Drink a lot of water, i ate a shit ton, but i dont know if that helped or hurt, yeah sleep always helps, also drink a lot of water, and dont forget to drink a lot of water
 
^^ I'm staying in eagle vail and I came from Detroit so it is a big change. So I'm just drinking alot if water, but should I or should I not eat carbohydrates?
 
Doesn't really sound like altitude sickness. You should have started noticing earlier than two days. Plus you can't be at that high of an elevation, I know everyone is different but I've been with fairly large groups of people to 17,000ft and not had any problems with anyone except a couple girls complaining about the thin air.
Be careful though, altitude sickness can be some serious shit. I've known people to nearly die of it.
 
I go out there to see family and ski every year, going this Saturday for spring break. Stoked. Last year when I went I was hiking up some thing to jump off this small cliff and I was sooo out of breath, really quickly too. I had to take my facemask off to breathe better, and even then was still gasping for air. I never throw up though, that must suck.
 
Definitely drink an absurd amount of water, not soda but water, also eating a lot and healthy is good take care of yourself a lot more than you normally would
 
I'm heading out to CO in december, are there any preparation tips so I can avoid the altitude problem. My aunt has a house in boulder and the first day I won't be skiing to adjust. Should I go to a ski town that night to eat dinner since its at a higher elevation? I am an xc runner so I have great endurance, but I have heard that it doesn't really help that much. Thanks
 
13733286:The.Fish said:
I'm heading out to CO in december, are there any preparation tips so I can avoid the altitude problem. My aunt has a house in boulder and the first day I won't be skiing to adjust. Should I go to a ski town that night to eat dinner since its at a higher elevation? I am an xc runner so I have great endurance, but I have heard that it doesn't really help that much. Thanks
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Drink a lot of water, drink a lot of water, drink a lot of water.

Relax a bit when you get out there. Don't get drunk for a day or two.

A lot of CO isn't that high but still high enough to cause problems for some people. That said if you drink a ton of water and relax when you first get out there it's pretty likely you'll be fine.
 
I went to winterpark a few years ago and got a little sick on like the fifth day but was fine after that. I live at sea level.
 
13733286:The.Fish said:
I'm heading out to CO in december, are there any preparation tips so I can avoid the altitude problem. My aunt has a house in boulder and the first day I won't be skiing to adjust. Should I go to a ski town that night to eat dinner since its at a higher elevation? I am an xc runner so I have great endurance, but I have heard that it doesn't really help that much. Thanks
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A few hours at altitude won't really do much, it takes days or weeks to acclimate. I live in Denver and still get real winded at 10k+. Stay hydrated, especially during exercise, and you should be fine
 
13733367:theabortionator said:
Drink a lot of water, drink a lot of water, drink a lot of water.

Relax a bit when you get out there. Don't get drunk for a day or two.

A lot of CO isn't that high but still high enough to cause problems for some people. That said if you drink a ton of water and relax when you first get out there it's pretty likely you'll be fine.
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Yup, a lot of folks start having issues above 6k.

Don't go from sea level way up high in one day if you're sensitive. If you do, just drink a lot of water and expect to feel some level of a hangover.

I find advil works, as well as some weed (vasodilator).
 
13733565:kung_powpow said:
A few hours at altitude won't really do much, it takes days or weeks to acclimate. I live in Denver and still get real winded at 10k+. Stay hydrated, especially during exercise, and you should be fine
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true the only real way is to let your body adjust and get used to it. when you live in Colrado you get used to it, or at least I do.
 
13733574:californiagrown said:
Yup, a lot of folks start having issues above 6k.

Don't go from sea level way up high in one day if you're sensitive. If you do, just drink a lot of water and expect to feel some level of a hangover.

I find advil works, as well as some weed (vasodilator).
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Yeah when driving people can always stop for a night in denver. For acclimatization or because you're just too fucking tired from the drive.
 
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