Geek Alert: What a day of skiing looks like on a Garmin training GPS.

So last Thursday I went skiing by myself up at Flagstaff.  I left around 6am, got some demo skis in Flag that I wanted to try out and was on one of the first lift chairs at 9am.  With one and a half McDonald’s breakfast burritos in my jacket pocket, I was ready to go.  I turned on my Garmin, skied my ass off for four and half hours without stopping and was ready to leave the hill by 1:30pm.  This is the data I got after syncing my Garmin:

First, the elevation change; from this, you can see that I did 12 runs from the top (Agassiz Chair):

And now the rest of it.  Looks like I averaged 4 mph on the lift and 25 to 30 mph on the way down, with a top speed of 33.6 mph.  Cool or what?

I even hit almost all the runs, including the bumps!  Though I still suck at bumps.

5 thoughts on “Geek Alert: What a day of skiing looks like on a Garmin training GPS.

  1. T Monday February 15, 2010 at 4:38 pm Reply

    was this from our trip or the solo?

    • me Tuesday February 16, 2010 at 1:29 pm Reply

      Solo 😦

  2. Matt Clower Tuesday February 16, 2010 at 12:45 pm Reply

    Okay which Garmin unit do you have? What is the max length of logging, and is this a web interface or an app that comes with the unit? Looks rad… <-super nerd too

    • me Tuesday February 16, 2010 at 1:29 pm Reply

      I have a Garmin 305; this is web interface. Plug and go!

  3. Amber Tuesday January 1, 2013 at 12:36 pm Reply

    Love it!

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