Training Through Travel, Altitude and Pressure

Elite alpine skiing demands strength, endurance, technical precision and the ability to perform across changing altitudes, time zones and conditions.

In this episode, Bernd Wiener, Strength and Conditioning Coach with the U.S. Alpine Women’s Ski Team, shares how he prepares athletes for these demands. Bernd discusses individualizing training, monitoring load and recovery, managing travel and altitude, building athlete buy-in, and using physiological data to guide daily coaching decisions. He also explains the importance of aerobic development, communication between coaches and combining internal and external data to create a more complete picture of performance.