Crystal Calorie Counter

Tour operator Crystal have created a Calorie Counter program which is intended to tell you how much you can indulge on the après ski, safe in the knowledge that you'll burn off the calories you add the following day.

The system works by providing a list of leading crystal ski destinations on the company's ski-buzz 'social site' Users choose their resort, note their age, gender, height and weight then tap in how long they plan to spend on the slopes and what they plan to do.

"Snowboarding will burn calories at a different rate to skiing, or tobogganing or cross-country skiing," according to a company statement.

The display will then tell the user how much partying they'll burn off after a hard day on the slopes - and how much refuelling they can do the next evening.

http://www.ski-buzz.co.uk/ski-blog/guilt-free-apres/

Good for a laugh, but totally erroneous.

My sons, both hot shot skiers, still cannot match my daily skiing. That isn't rocket science, I have skied for a long time. One thing they always comment on is how I easily and always do non-stop runs.

At the end of a day, I do not feel tired.

Contrast that with beginners, or early intermediate skiers, who have to work really hard, and take frequent rests. The calorie uptake will easily be over 10 times that of a long experienced, and really relaxed skier.

Could be a big plus for OldAndy!

... while partial to a few libations after a hard day's skiing (and on other occasions), I really do not like the binge culture that has crept in in recent years :x. I know I sound like an old f**t but when did it become "cool" to go out with the express objective of getting completely hammered, as opposed to this creeping up on you slowly over the course of a long and enjoyable session :shock:.

I know the item is only meant as a bit of fun, but a quick check on a typical day's skiing for me suggested that it would be acceptable to consume 13 drinks afterwards :roll:.

Quite apart from the potential health issues, this level of consumption is likely to result in a completely unacceptable outcome - missed skiing next day because you are too ill to get up :lol: :lol: :lol:.

I don't have any problem getting fat whilst I'm ON a ski holiday, because the increase in calorific intake is made up for by the increased level of exercise.

OK I might have a small problem with my ski trousers popping undone but that's just due to the temporary bulge in the region of my stomach as a result of eating huge meals ;)

For me, the trouble starts when I come home and I've got used to eating about twice as much food as I normally do :(