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re: Ski trip with kids
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:27 am to Clark W Griswold
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:27 am to Clark W Griswold
Youre gonna pay out the arse to fly into aspen
Though i assume youre a baller and will just fly your G5 in
Though i assume youre a baller and will just fly your G5 in
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Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:28 am to Odinson
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Gatlingburg, TN for kids/ beginners.
Nope...Gatlinburg is where I learned to ski...then I went to visit my brother in Colorado and learned what powder was like. Gatlinburg is typically man-made. It is granular and packs like ice. It makes it a bear to get an edge. You will skid and skip before you finally turn.
Don't get me wrong...Ober Gatlinburg is a lot of fun...but not the place I would recommend learning to ski.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:30 am to SST
We took each of our kids to Winter Park for their first ski experience, it is a great place for the kiddos and is less then an hour drive from Denver airport. They have a fairly new slopeside village with restaurants and bars, but also have nights for the kiddos with Smore's, live music and other cool things to do
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:30 am to Cosmo
Yeah vail is a bigger town with an airport for half the price
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:32 am to yellowfin
Its almost an hour from that eagle airport to vail though
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:51 am to Cosmo
If the guy above me can make it from DIA to Winter Park in less than an hour I should be able to make it to Vail from EGE in 15 minutes 
Posted on 11/11/15 at 8:24 am to SST
We started with our kids at 4 with half day lessons, then full day lessons at 5, both times at small local mountains near my FIL's place in South Dakota. I think it was better for them than the crowds of a big mountain and the lessons were private for the cost of group lessons at a big resort. When they are ready for the big mountains, I like the convenience of the the Salt Lake City area resorts.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 8:38 am to SST
There's a direct flight to salt lake city from new orleans with delta.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 8:45 am to yellowfin
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If the guy above me can make it from DIA to Winter Park in less than an hour I should be able to make it to Vail from EGE in 15 minutes
that's what I was thinking. That's a 2 hours drive in good conditions.Posted on 11/11/15 at 9:52 am to yellowfin
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If the guy above me can make it from DIA to Winter Park in less than an hour
Yeah thats bullshite.
Best case is maybe just under 2 hours assuming you dont get stuck behind 18 wheeler on berthoud pass
This post was edited on 11/11/15 at 9:53 am
Posted on 11/12/15 at 9:12 pm to buffbraz
thanks for all of the info...
Posted on 11/12/15 at 9:25 pm to SST
RIP your wallet. But I recommend Colorado, better snow and you can hit multiple mountains on the epic pass.
Posted on 11/12/15 at 9:47 pm to SST
I've skied park city -
Deer valley a couple
Dozen times. So easy from the airport - don't need to rent a car. Great ski school at PCM and DV. For food, groomed trails, etc., DV can't be beat. Flying into Aspen is easy and only 10 mins from ASE to the town, but as a beginner, you won't want to ski Aspen, head to Snowmass and the other 2 near town.
Got to reiterate on skiing NC - conditions can be a block of ice or oatmeal - hard to learn on shite conditions, especially for the little ones.
Deer valley a couple
Dozen times. So easy from the airport - don't need to rent a car. Great ski school at PCM and DV. For food, groomed trails, etc., DV can't be beat. Flying into Aspen is easy and only 10 mins from ASE to the town, but as a beginner, you won't want to ski Aspen, head to Snowmass and the other 2 near town.
Got to reiterate on skiing NC - conditions can be a block of ice or oatmeal - hard to learn on shite conditions, especially for the little ones.
Posted on 11/12/15 at 9:57 pm to Atttaboy
I know PC and canyons are connected now, but does deer valley work on the same pass? specifically the epic pass.
Posted on 11/12/15 at 10:07 pm to SST
Angel Fire NM
Southwest into Albuquerque...(cheap) as long as 14 days in advance
Slopes are cheap in off time (read after Xmas)
Family oriented...not a drunken frat party
slopes are easy
Ask me how I know...been there done that
Southwest into Albuquerque...(cheap) as long as 14 days in advance
Slopes are cheap in off time (read after Xmas)
Family oriented...not a drunken frat party
slopes are easy
Ask me how I know...been there done that
Posted on 11/12/15 at 10:09 pm to SST
Your white privilege is showing.
Posted on 11/12/15 at 10:32 pm to lob1284
No Epic pass for Deer Valley.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:30 am to BoostAddict
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Only downside for me is more time at the airport/airplane as there are no direct flights out of BTR.
BTR - Where We Fly?
BTR only flies non-stop to:
1. IAH - Houston
2. DFW - Dallas
3. ATL - Atlanta
4. CLT - Charlotte, NC
Virtually anywhere you fly out of BTR requires a change of planes or at least a lay-over.
Living in Atlanta has spoiled me.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 1:16 am to nelatf
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Park City is the answer.
Short drive from airport
From the SLC airport? Park City is one of the more out of the way resorts you can choose if distance from airport is a factor. The resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons are closer.
But overall, Park City is probably the best for people who come from out of town.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 1:34 am to ClydeFrog
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The resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons are closer.
Closer yes. But damn dude... the traffic is terrible in the mornings and afternoons trying to get up there... and is compounded if the weather is bad. I've never made to Alta/Snowbird or Brighton faster than I can get to Park City. Maybe if you go at 10:00am on a Tuesday. 35 minutes to Park City ain't exactly out of the way. Surely this is a troll...
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