Getting over burnout

newkid900

newkid900

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Hey everybody. I am trying to get back into skiing after taking nearly a decade off. I started skiing at the age of 5 and was hard-charging until the end of high school. Somewhere between high school and college, I lost interest in the sport that I fell in love with. Maybe it was because I wasn't challenging myself, maybe it was because I was skiing by myself too much or maybe it was because I wasn't challenging myself on the mountain. Either way, I found that I was bored and needed to take a break. Last weekend was my first time on snow in nearly two years and it reminded me why I love skiing.

My question is have you been in this situation before and what did you do to keep it interesting? Also what advice would you have for someone who is trying to get back into the sport?

Thanks for all of your support!
 
find some friends to get back into it with. It will pull you back into it a lot faster. A good group of friends will improve your skiing just through challenge and building each other up.

and congrats! Welcome back

**This post was edited on Mar 16th 2019 at 2:23:41pm
 
Sometimes you need a break. Sometimes things are just hobbies. I still snowboard all the time but when I was younger I used to bmx a ton, skate a bit, golf, wakeboard, a bunch of stuff. Now I pretty much just snowboard. As you get older there's less time and many times less passion for everything. People change.

Some people come back to skiing after a break and go hard as fuck, some people just do it occasionally.

Riding with good friends is the best thing imo. Also riding when conditions are decent and you aren't tired. Lapping with friends is always a good way to remember why you loved something and have a hell of a time. As a few beers in there and you're golden.

There was a period where I didn't ride that much. 2 seasons where I had less than 10 days each because of injuries. Also continued to have injuries to the point where I couldn't ride hard or was scared/wasn't having fun when I would get out.

It just depends honestly. I think setting and who you have around you makes a big difference. In the middle of some shit seasons I had two southern hem summers at a small place where I rode fairly good, and rode all the time. Smaller park, lapping with the same people all the time. It was awesome.

Last year I worked at Northstar and didn't ride a ton. Just wasn't feeling good. Also was tired a lot from working grave shifts and having shitty roommates. Wasn't getting much sleep and when I rode it wasn't there. I felt sketchy. Didn't have anyone to ride with.

This season I've been riding with friends. When we did early season snowmaking, we had a good crew of people out after work. Honestly was tired as fuck, but having people to ride with made it still fun. Now I've been riding a ton in feb- now with a buddy and feeling really good out there.

Idk, I think friends make all the difference, especially for park laps.
 
Threads I’m in a similar place right now. Over the course of a season and a half my interest died and I can’t really identify a reason
 
Mindfulness reduces burnout, it's a common teaching for alot of pro athletes now.

Make sure you're diet is good for MAX dopamine and receptor health blah blah
 
I'm gonna be facing this dilemma very soon, at least that's what I'm scared of... I'm a junior in HS and I have skied since I could walk. I'm really not looking forward to kissing goodbye the freedom and possibly the motivation to go to the mountain every day of the week in a year's time... Guess it's just a part of growing up...?
 
Can't say I've ever been bored skiing but that's not the point. OP you gotta just have fun! It's about going fast, hitting features, carving like a pro, riding switch, chasing bunnies :), eating overpriced burgers, and drinking overpriced pops haha. Even if I go skiing by myself I always meet people and have more friends at the end of the day. Tip for the burn is work out! squat, deadlift, run, bike, trampoline etc. I am also concerned with improving my tricks at all times but I don't think your super into the park by the sounds of things. Hoping for the best!!
 
Went through the exact same thing at the same time in my life. I think in my obsession I associated skiing too much with the scene and partying and lost touch with why I loved it personally. Left that behind and skiing went with it. Was kind of that way for like 3-4 years. Found other interests and more balance in my life. Went for my masters in a city without good skiing.

Then one Christmas I went with my dad up to Revy and fell for skiing so fucking hard again. No ego, not trying to look cool for people I don’t even know, no party scene. Just the mountains and some good catch ups with the pops.

Moved back west and working in a job I care about 9-5, but skiing is my main passion again. I ride by myself if I need to, I just can’t get enough of it. I don’t care about learning tricks that people say are cool - I just make sure to push myself somehow every day. And getting into touring has opened up all sorts of new experiences too.

The time away let me reacquaint with the real reasons I loved it - and they’re still all so valid. As long as I don’t lose touch with those reasons again I know I’ll love it for life.

Long winded way of offering the advice that you introspect a bit about why you enjoy skiing at a personal level, and hold on to that regardless of other pressures. What about skiing gives you a visceral reaction? Think of that and do it when you crave it.
 
If you can get a group of friends to ski with, and even better take ski trips to other mountains and resorts to get you skiing new terrain. Sometimes just skiing at a new mountain or one you rarely ski at is all you need to remind you why you love skiing, the same runs you ski at your home mountain can get boring. Need to get a fresh perspective to keep your skiing fresh as well.
 
I started to feel burnt out this season, but I got through it and am super hyped to go skiing every time now. I’m in the Midwest and we go park lap after park lap all day and night. I sometimes get stuck in this routine so whenever I’m not having max fun, I go ski a few groomers. Carving hard takes my mind off of the stuff I’ve been trying in the park and let’s me kind of reset my body and mind. Oh, also, make some friends on the mountain. Makes the day a lot more fun
 
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