[Severum]

Just wondering what some of you guys do when Winter comes along


I try to get out on the bike as much as I can. A new additional to the fleet might help that. Do some snowshoeing... thinking some long hikes in the cold. That is about it...

 

[shadrack]

Try to ride as much as I can, snowboard, snowshoe, a little winter camping, a little beer and or bourban by the woodstove. Any thing but spin class. I hate spin class.

 

[randy35]

drink,ride when you can,xc ski

 

[jelliott]

XC ski, and drive 1000km. (one way!) from southern Ontario to ski at Mad River Glen.

 

[Banshee Rider]

I teach and take spin class. Much more productive alternative training to riding outdoors IMO. Plus its warm. And the cute gym rat girls are there.

I try to get on the snowshoes one a week but it doesnt always happen. Then theres the whole snowboard/ski thing, but we're in New England, so it's a given

 

[JPSurly]

Got in some good xc skiing this afternoon. Whole different kind of fitness. Great exercise and still outside. Perfect.

My other activity is flying to NC to ride down there.

 

[newmarketrog]

all skiing till at least april if snow sticks around the seacoast like last year. the bike is collecting dust till spring. my ass won't touch a saddle till april i hope. nice break. if snow/ice melts, things could change. pray for snow!
rog

 

[PutAwayWet]

Hoping this year to get out and snowshoe a couple times a week, and do some mountaineering on the weekends. I used to alpine ski, but I got sick of the crowds/cost.

 

[yogreg]

Snowboarding
Playing in the snow with my daughters. (they are off from school 'till the new year) and we have a ton of snow down here right now.

This what I do in the winter for fun. I plan to continue to have fun and rest from cycling for the next couple of weeks.

As for training, I just got a new TOL Blackburn trainer so I intend on using that jam a bunch when the roads are not rideable.
Mid January I start base training on the road for the upcoming season. Then off the AZ for a week in Feb.

 

[radair]

Tele & alpine ski regularly, snowboard occasionally when there are freshies & skate ski quite a bit, often by headlamp at night. Skate skiing is wicked fast and a killer workout, lots of fun.

When ski conditions get bad the biking is often good, and having a Pugsley makes even marginal conditions enjoyable. I've been getting out on snowshoes quite a bit in the last few years, either scoping new trails or packing key singletrack sections when it's warm to make the biking good when it refreezes. I played hockey for the last 4 or 5 years but my biceps injury has put that on hold for a while.

Winter offers so many options that if you live in the north and complain about winter you really need to try something else. Even sledding is a total speed rush. A few of my friends have built and maintained some killer backyard 'luge' runs that are a blast. Sometimes they are scary when conditions get icy.

 

[Boo Bear]

Snowshoeing and hiking with my wife and doggies.

 

[caseywedge]

hockey.

 

[13pumps]

Living in So Cal, pretty much the same thing I do the rest of the year , a lot of biking, running hiking, the beach then add add about 10-30 day of skiing. Skiing Mammoth in 2 weeks, then Tahoe the end of Jan and Utah in late Feb.

 

[woodyak]

Ultimate frisbee 2 or 3 times a week year round. We'll play in practically any weather. I'll do some rock Climbing at the Rock Gym a couple times a week which is pretty fun. If the snow thins out of enough I'll throw the studs on and spin a bit with the XC bike. Taking the kids to free swim and the rock gym is cool until they start fighting, then it sucks.

 

[aveski2000]

Alpine ski and ride. Hopefully the snowmobile trails will set up so we can ride them.

 

[snowdrifter]

Beaver Hunt

 

[Severum]

Beaver Hunting

Hunting or Trapping?

 

[dan0]

Living in So Cal, pretty much the same thing I do the rest of the year , a lot of biking, running hiking, the beach then add add about 10-30 day of skiing. Skiing Mammoth in 2 weeks, then Tahoe the end of Jan and Utah in late Feb.

yeah yeah , but you're still in this forum so you must miss it

 

[RideRMB]

I am a competitive snowboarder so that takes up every weekend and vacation.

 

[TommyKnocker]

Hike, run, snowshoe, XC ski. Used to play hockey but my knee bends backwards now...