Replying to Going directly to backcountry skiing after ACL reconstruction
Hello, the ACL topic has been beaten to death but I haven't found a satisfactory answer to this specific question so I am returning to the dreaded newschoolers board to see if anyone has useful advice.
I did my ACL last spring and my 9 months will be up on March 2nd. I normally ski about 50% backcountry, and don't think I'd get enough days out of my pass this coming year for it to be worth it. Is it dumb to just go directly to skiing backcountry? Is there some sort of mandatory groomer period before my knee will be happy skiing powder/other bc bullshit snow? I have/will of course ask my PT and surgeon these questions but I don't think they have specific enough skiing knowledge to provide a good answer. I could probably swing a day ticket or 2 to get my legs under me but just want to make sure it's not totally unreasonable to be skiing backcountry immediately after coming back from the ACL thing before I commit to not buying a pass.
Obv this will be highly different person to person and I won't know until I go, just looking for some experiences
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