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What leg workout would you suggest for someone that wants to develop strength, endurance, and muscle mass for skiing???

 
I worked for a while with some of the kids that were on the national team for US Skiing, or close enoaugh that they attended the camps.    More slalom than anything else.  We used mostly sets of 5 on the squat, with the occasional set of 30 thrown in for endurance.  I still remember Jason Gabrialson doing 365lbs for 30 reps deep with no belt.  Strong kid.

Are you asking for a program that already exists, or to write one up or just for what the kids should focus on?
Obviously you need strong quads and calves to absorb shock as a skiier, as well as a strong core to keep things stable…

I was looking for the best leg routine whether it is an existing routine or a new one…
 
My boyfriend is really into skiing however he wants build his endurance, strength and power while increasing muscle mass. 
 
He has a solid endurance and muscle foundation.  He is certainly not a beginner and his skiing abilities are advanced…
 
What program/routine would you recommend…?
 
Once, twice three times a week?
 
How many reps, sets, weights???
 
Drop sets, pyramid, rest/pause, plyos, negatives, super sets????

 
If he is doing a lot of skiing or other training, twice a week squatting is good, if for example its Mon/Thur…
Mon can be a max effort day, alternating between all out sets of 5, 10, or 20-30 reps.  One top set per week.
Thursday is a sub maximal day, 20-30 reps total.  5 sets of 5, 10 sets fo 3, 3 sets of 10, 4 sets of 6.  Work, but dont push it.  Dont go anywhere near failure.
This basic template works well for both skiers and spring cyclists…  and isnt bad for mass either.

He only skis a few weeks a year but HARD!!
 
He is currently training legs twice a week.  Tuesday quads and glutes and Friday hamstrings and calves. 
 
Are you suggesting that he only squat and eliminate lunges, leg press, dead lifts and isolated hamstring works??
 
I am a little confused.  Can you clarify this in more detail he will start this week!!
 

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Well, of course first thing he needs to do is get rid of that routine, of course you cant seperate hamstrings from glutes, and, unless all you are doing is leg extensions (a stupid exercise) you also cant seperate hamstrings/glutes from quads.
Whether he should just concentrate on squatting or whether he should do other stuff is determined by whether he is weak, or whether he has already built a decent amount of basic strength.  Can you give me his height, weight, and max squat?  Of course the squat should be a deep squat.

He has been working out legs and upper body for about 10 years now.
 
-He is 6’ tall.
 
-Weigh 185 currently but fluctuate up to 200 in the winter.
 
 

Unsure about his max one rep squat 
 
He rarely goes lower reps than 4 per set.
 
As of last week he was able to deep squat 365 for 6 reps.
 
He thinks his max squat for 1 to 2 reps is around 415.

Since skiing is such an endurance intensive sport, he might benefit from some high rep work. He might also benefit from bilateral movements as well since skiing puts you on one foot at times. I would also stress that he needs to do a ton of core work since that is the absolute most essential thing in skiing.

Coach is right that if he doesn’t have strong legs he needs to build them up with some heavy squatting, which will also help with the core work as well. It doesn’t mean jack that he has lifted for over 10 years if he didnt know what he was doing in the first place, but a 400 lb max squat is decent if that is true.

I would tailor a routine that included more than 2 days of legs, no splits, a ton of core work, and work in some high rep and bilateral work.  Is this sufficient for what you were looking for?

 Could you give me an example of a work out. (2) per week
 
-Rep/Set ranges?
-Volume?
-Exercises?
-Number of exercises?
-Intesity?  
 
I am looking for more detailed examples..
 
He is an expert skiier.. He is not some joe shmo on the mountian.. AND YES! he can squat a one rep max of 400lb.
 
It seem that one someone asks for advice to progress their current fitness level they are degraded.. and questioned..