Knee strengthening and injury protection

the codeine and coffee will give you the second half of the day.

Start telemark skiing.

I'll vote for walking as much as you can, anytime you can. Hurt my knee in my 30's playing soccer with my 5 y.o. Limped for a month or two. For a few more years it really hurt like heck when I would get up from squatting to turn the TV channels. After 15 years it would only hurt if I didn't walk enough to tone the muscles stabilizing the joint. Now, 30+ years later I'm cured!! Except for occasional discomfort from a "floater"  landing in the wrong place.

Fatter skis...get rid of those manasulus' and get yourself a  more modern fun shape ski, honesty far more forgiving.

Also I agree with those that have said biking.... After a period of stationary biking I suggest mellow mountain biking....many of the same skills that makes you such a good BCskier translate to mountain biking namely balance , rhythm and confidence.

Also stop skiing when conditions are bad or marginal( heavy or hard).....save the knees for good days. I know that's hard for you but longevity is the key...like pacing yourself dude.

Fatter skis...get rid of those manasulus' and get yourself a  more modern fun shape ski, honesty far more forgiving.

Wrong, the fatter the ski the more leverage it has against the skier. Reducing the force acting against you is better for your knees.

When I first moved west and had access to skiing on a regular basis, my knees swelled up and were sore. I rode the stationary bike with no resistance for about 45 minutes a day. It helped me tremendously.

Wrong, the fatter the ski the more leverage it has against the skier. Reducing the force acting against you is better for your knees.

Wrong, in BC conditions here in the PNW particularly , a fatter ski will help his knees and help him stay above the crud and windpack and sludge and smooth out our heavy pow. Many of the older geezers I ski with have gone Phat and confirmed that it's helped their knees and back etc.