Need some advice, hopefully positive mojo to get me through to next year.
Mid-January while on a big trip to BC I tore my left ACL, bucket handle meniscus tear, and sheared off a nice chunk of cartilage. Surgery 1 month ago (ACL repair with quad autograft, meniscus repair, and internal fixation of cartilage). Non weight bearing for another couple weeks (surgeon being conservative because of the meniscus and cartilage), lots of time in the CPM, PT 3x/week now with extreme focus on regaining extension. Plan on rehabbing hard as soon as I can be weight bearing.
From reading various forums, I'm getting the feeling that I will be on mellow groomers for much of next season.
What say you who've been in a similar situation? Is next season just about getting comfortable mentally and physically, or can I plan on some fun skiing. I I assume planning a ski trip out West is not a good idea until I have a better sense of how the knee feels. If I'm stuck on groomers, I'm considering buying a slalom ski or something more front-side oriented and sticking some Protector bindings on them.
About me: ~40y old, usually get 50days in a season. 40 at resort, 10 in backcountry. Was running 30-40miles/wk last year in anticipation of this season after realizing how aerobically deficient I am. Running those kind of mileages this summer is looking unlikely, and I'm hearing I should consider switching my cardio to a bike instead, which doesn't really get me jazzed either.
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