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2016-2017 Season long ski thread. All are welcome.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 9/22/16 at 4:09 pm
Been reading Al's blog on A Basin. They are already seeing snow with snowmaking operations possibly starting next week. Im starting to get a bit erect so time to start a new season thread.
Any folks with questions about trip planning, lodging, restaurants, we have lots of knowledgable friendly folks to answer your queries.
Im planning 3 trips as of now: Summit County mid December, Park City mid January and Tahoe possibly Mardi Gras.
See last year's thread for a plethora of info. LINK
Dont be a gaper. Death to riders.
Any folks with questions about trip planning, lodging, restaurants, we have lots of knowledgable friendly folks to answer your queries.
Im planning 3 trips as of now: Summit County mid December, Park City mid January and Tahoe possibly Mardi Gras.
See last year's thread for a plethora of info. LINK
Dont be a gaper. Death to riders.
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Posted on 9/22/16 at 4:09 pm to Cosmo
park city again in jan
Posted on 9/22/16 at 4:11 pm to Cosmo
Just got a new waterproof camo jacket. Can't wait to try it out.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 4:36 pm to Cosmo
Gonna try to ski Ober Gatlinburg in 2 weeks
Posted on 9/22/16 at 5:14 pm to Cosmo
Wow is it already here?
Super pumped, but I'm not looking forward to the I-70 traffic.
Super pumped, but I'm not looking forward to the I-70 traffic.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 5:27 pm to Azazello
Got both passes again this season. Time to start pre-season training in the gym.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 1:16 am to Cosmo
Planning on going to Vail/Breck/Beaver Creek for the first time during Christmas and back to Tahoe in February.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 7:25 am to Cosmo
Going to Breckenridge in Feburary. First time snow skiing. Is it anything like water skiing or no? Should we get beginner lessons the first day? Also is it best to buy lift tickets online beforehand or when you get there? What website do you use if I need to buy them online?
This post was edited on 9/23/16 at 7:27 am
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:45 am to Civildawg
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Is it anything like water skiing or no
One of the first lessons of snow skiing is that it is nothing like water skiing
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Should we get beginner lessons the first day?
100%. Can't recommend this enough. Not just the first day, but maybe a step 2/step 3 intermediate lesson on first halves of day 2 and 3 too. Beginner lessons don't teach you how to really ski. They just teach you how to avoid collisions, stand up, stay up, pizza/french fry etc.
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Also is it best to buy lift tickets online beforehand or when you get there?
Definitely buy them online. Depending on the number of days you need, you may want to look into buying a season pass. Buying online in advance is way cheaper either way.
Going to Arctic (Svalbard/Alta, Norway) this thanksgiving. Hoping to get some skiing in then and some other random weekends throughout the season.
This post was edited on 9/23/16 at 8:46 am
Posted on 9/23/16 at 10:05 am to Cosmo
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friendly folks
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Death to riders.
Does not compute
Posted on 9/23/16 at 10:19 am to Civildawg
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Also is it best to buy lift tickets online beforehand or when you get there?
If you're a beginner, absolutely yes. Get lesson/lift ticket combo packages online.
If you're intermediate/advanced, some people like to have the flexibility to hit different mountains (that may not be under the same ownership) on different days during their trip. AKA, powder chasing. If you fall under this category, you'll likely want to just buy morning of at the ticket window, or find a discount route (Shell gas receipt, buddy pass, etc). For instance, you may be staying in Copper, but if a good storm with NW flow comes through and you wake up at 530 am one morning to check the official 24 hr reports, with Vail reporting 14" (which means 20+ on the backside) and Copper reporting 5", driving 20ish minutes over to Vail would be the obvious powder hound decision.
This post was edited on 9/23/16 at 10:21 am
Posted on 9/23/16 at 10:24 am to AmeriKop45
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Should we get beginner lessons the first day?
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100%. Can't recommend this enough. Not just the first day, but maybe a step 2/step 3 intermediate lesson on first halves of day 2 and 3 too. Beginner lessons don't teach you how to really ski. They just teach you how to avoid collisions, stand up, stay up, pizza/french fry etc.
This. You learn basic control first (speed and direction). Day 2 and 3, depending on how well you may or may not catch on, you could start getting into edges and turn radius, but not until you're very comfortable controlling your speed and direction on the runs they teach you on.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 11:04 am to The Egg
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park city again in jan
GOAT
Posted on 9/23/16 at 11:38 am to Cosmo
I'm a shitty skier but will make a few trips to Loveland I'm sure.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 12:14 pm to Cosmo
Headed to Vail the weekend after New Years. Figure it shouldn't be crowded that weekend and hopefully there's a lot of snow 
Posted on 9/23/16 at 1:51 pm to Cosmo
Snowboarded last year for the first time after being a skier for 25 years. I'm hooked. And since I'm only a 4 hr drive to Tahoe I'll probably be there a bunch this year.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 1:56 pm to Cosmo
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They are already seeing snow with snowmaking operations possibly starting next week.
Copper booked early December.
Stay off the Urchin side of the mountain, Cosmo.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 3:23 pm to Sgt_Lincoln_Osiris
I've only skied twice in my life. I've heard that Bend is better skiing than My Hood, although Hood is definitely closer for me. Any tips on saving money, like ordering passes online? I will have three 17 year-olds with me.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 4:45 pm to Jax-Tiger
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I will have three 17 year-olds with me.
I think I already knew this from a travel thread about month ago but either way.....good luck with that.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:17 pm to DonChowder
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good luck with that
Strategic use of duct tape goes a long way in making my own luck.
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