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As for cross country skiers, professional racers average 15 miles per hour for continuous distances up 35 miles. Most top ski racers hit about miles per hour on the flats, and miles per hour on the downhills. Recreational cross country skiers tend to clock out at around miles per hour. Want to track your own speed on the slopes? Click to expand MissySki Angel Diva. I have an app that does your speed, distance, vertical feet etc.

It was really fun to have all of your stats recorded along with which trails you skied and how many times each etc.

DH and I like to compare over dinner after skiing and always got a big kick out of it. I believe my top was somewhere in the mid to high 40's last season. I think I average in the mid 20's to low 30's though. It also depends on the conditions that day of course and what kind of terrain.

If I were in bumps or trees I'd be pretty much at a stand still most of the time! Years ago we went out with a friend who had a police speed gun and took turns with people clocking each other on a steep groomer at the Bird. I think the top speed in our group was something like mph. I was still recovering from a knee surgery and probably wisely decided not to participate when I was supposed to be taking it easy My max for last year was Back when we were racing, we were clocked at mph during our downhill race.

Pequenita Ski Diva Extraordinaire. How accurate are the apps for speed? I've heard that because right now everything is based on a translation to a flat map, rather than an altimeter, vertical distance and thus speed can get a little messed up. Delawhere Ski Diva Extraordinaire. I don't want to ski 75 mph. Arms in. This varies from racer to racer. Mikaela Shiffrin swears by the power of pasta while Lindsey Vonn generally avoids carbs.

Usually before downhill races, I like a lot of sugar. It helps me focus. Current record is Anyone got any really outrageous speeds to report? In reply to Gav M: Only similar speeds to you in similar groomed conditions. I did get a glitch reading of mph but I can't claim that. In reply to Gav M: I believe you can get an app that lets you track how much descent you do by monitoring use of your lift pass.

Tens of KM per day are possible, depending on the resort. What's the point in going fast if you can't do it for 10 hours non stop? Sans-Plan 18 Mar In reply to Gav M: As fast as I need to, I have never really got this obsession with speed on skis, I concentrate on skiing as well as I can for the terrain I am on, if that involves speed then so be it. In reply to Gav M: a few years ago my little garmin etrex was refered to as the device Trangia 18 Mar Rigid Raider 18 Mar In reply to Gav M: My son crashed not speeding in the 3 Valleys and spent 5 nights in the clinic in Moutiers, which was full of young skiers with multiple fractures who had been using their Go Pros and Garmins to record themselves skiing.

Go figure, as they say. In reply to Gav M: No idea. I now have big floppy skis so probably not very fast. Having watched Downhill and Super G live, not as fast as the good guys! Wow, they wouldn't do that now a days. ChrisRGX 18 Mar According to the app, my best day this year at Val Thorens was 57mph and The distance recorded seemed reasonably consistent between the members of our group however the top speed can sometimes spike one of the guys recorded 85mph during a 'normal' days skiing!!

Last year, a couple of the team recorded speeds in the 75mph region but they we really going for it on wide, empty fresh pistes. John2 18 Mar In reply to ChrisRGX: There have been a few really serious accidents in recent years caused by incompetent skiers attempting to reach kph on their GPS devices.

Racing speeds are for specially prepared tracks with no other skiers on them. Gary in Germany 18 Mar In reply to John2: Top speed on an app mph, i think there was an issue with the app. One of my students clocked kph which was scary. I agree that they are definitely dangerous. Off to Austria with 72 students next week and will give them, a stern talking to on the dangers of using these apps, not that it will make any difference!!!

In reply to Gary in Germany: Tell them about the person I knew who fell skiing on piste in bad light when he hit a lump of ice. He broke both arms and one leg. In reply to John2: I will tell them but i fear they are at that age when the firmly belive they are invincible. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. By Mike Doyle Mike Doyle.

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