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Hi folks,
Number 3 son is on his first Uni Ski trip in Avoriaz 1800 and just finished three days of beginners lessons with Evo 2.
He has quite a bit of shin pain and was wondering if anyone know if any of the ski shops of pharmacies sell any of the gel shin protector pad.
Not been to Avoriaz and never needed shin protection.
Help.
Thanks
Alan
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think just about any pharmacy will have something suitable.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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or Tena Lady pads if not
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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You might laugh, but in my experience, shin pain when skiing is related to leg hair. The solution for me was a razor blade. I hypothesise that you are having the leg hairs constantly pulled, which makes it raw and thus sore. Certainly, shaving my shins turned a pair of boots that hurt a lot on the shins into ones that I used for ~15 years till they had a catastrophic failure and were very comfortable. I now shave my shins every year during the skiing season. It grows back by the summer.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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This also might sound odd, but it could also be exacerbated by dehydration. You dehydrate more at altitude and it makes any inflammation worse.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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Shave em as well. Plus use a compression sock rather than bulky ski socks if anyone has em.
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A pharmacy will have shelves full of ski injury stuff.
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There is only one pharmacy in Avoriaz. It is above GlobeTrotters/Mir Famoose/Sherpa towards the bottom of the main ‘street’.
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@snowscot, ho Alan, tell yur son tae wear long ski socks and turn the taps doon over his shins before he puts on the boots, ya ken?
That's what I does.
ie, Double your socks over the shin bone.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@snowscot, Sore or sharp pain? If the latter, then teenagers are prone to shin splints, especially during growth spurts. Might want to get it checked out by the Doc when he gets home.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Applying some ibuprofen gel to the area will help take the edge off the pain while the boots are on now that the damage has been done.
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