The
Merriam-Webster Dictionary website defines Acclimation as:
“the process or result
of acclimating;
especially: physiological
adjustment
by an organism to environmental change”
Ask
any experienced snowboarder/skier and they’ll report that they get to ‘enjoy’
an acclimation period during the first portion of the snow season. Boots are tight, legs get sore, lungs are
burning. Even if they’ve participated in
quality off-snow training it still takes time to adjust to the demands of their
specific sport, especially after not participating in it for quite a while
(assume there’s no jetting off to Chile, Hood or NZ for summer snow time).
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