Replying to Post ACL Skiing, technique and Ski equipment

What up NS. Haven't made a post on here in quite a while. I'm a dedicated ass park rat turned beginner outdoorsy backcountry/AT skier want-to-be. I tore my ACL over spring break last year in Mt. Tremblant on a lame ass 5 with a missed grab. Broke my heart but I am dead ass about getting back to where I was pre-injury, or at least shifting my style of skiing to be as passionate and at the same activity level within another sub-discipline. This knee isn't going to kill my love... I really really like skiing.

For a lil context I had surgery April 18, so 8 months (early end for getting cleared) is December 18 which is about the time skiing starts up here in North Carolina.

I know a lot of this discussion has been beaten to shit. There are actually hundreds of threads on it... So I'm basically just wondering what equipment should I cop to help my knee stay safe this season, what type of skiing should I do/not do this season, are trampolines a bad idea, and what activities outside of working out are helpful. I know the best thing I Can do right now is PT, but I'd love the discussion and to know others have had this experience and found specific useful things about this time in the process.


Thanks !
-willyg