[Matt DeCarufel]

Air Quality Guidelines/Training in the Smoke:

Your lung health is very important as an endurance athlete, so we want to be sure to keep them in the best shape possible. After trying the new guidelines from Nordiq Alberta last sumer, it did not feel conservative enough, so we are going back to our original system. It is important to remember the quickly changing air quality levels combined with continued exposure that helps coaches make the adjustments to training. Below are the guidelines from the US Ski Team which is more conservative and uses the US Air Quality Index measurement.  We will adjust team training as needed with updates to the forum, but simply put following the US AQI:
0-90: Training as normal
91-150: No intensity outside.  If outdoor training, keep it under 2hr
151-200: Possible outdoor endurance training if you don’t have conditions affected by air quality (asthma, etc). Keep it easy and under 1hr. Might move to indoor training.
200+: Move training indoors with air filtration

Purple air has the best sensors for our local area. Adjust the settings to US EAP PM2.5 AQI, and use your judgement to find the average of all the stations available.
Link here: https://map.purpleair.com/1/i/mAQHI/a10/p604800/cC0#9.63/51.0675/-115.3237

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