realskiers

A further comment on exertion and recovery time, is the choice of ski.  When choosing skis for my quiver, I tend to avoid skis that are overly demanding and tiring for repeated full days of skiing.  Careful selection through demoing (whenever possible) of skis that give a great high performance experience, but also don't require constant high energy physical input or mental attention, is pretty important to me.  I know that at some point every season, I will be on that ski for 5 or 6 days straight, and I don't want it to wear me out after only the first day.  As Lynn said, it's a vacation, and not an endurance trial.