Vermont Family Trip 2016?

[Jilly]

Travelling is the best education ever! I have a family friend who's father sold his business. Dad decided to take the whole family....3 kids, their spouses and all the grandkids to Steamboat to ski. Problem was Dave's family lives in Quebec. Not the same school holidays. The school said NO to taking the time. He countered with we're going and the H double hockey sticks to you! His kids have never travelled to the states, which because they spoke mostly french, might as well be a foreign country to them. They went, parents got in trouble big time with the provincial board, but he doesn't regret it at all!

1 day, 1/2 day at less than high school....no problem. Even high school kids can catch up if they put their mind to it!

 

[SkiBam]

Both my daughters pullled their kids out of school for a year. One daughter's kids were 10 and 7, the other's 6 or 7 and 3. Well, the little one wasn't even in school yet. One family spent a year travelling, including New Zealand, Australia and mainly Asia, while the other spent 18 months in Central America, mainly Panama. Neither of them regrets it a bit, and all the kids settled back into the same grade they would have been in had they not been away. And they had to settle back into school in French, which was probably the most challenging part. So, for young kids, I don't see how a few missed Friday afternoons would be a problem. (Sure wish MY parents had taken me out of school to ski...)

 

[HellaRuby]

Thank you ladies for the votes to miss school to ski! My little guy who is just a Kindergartner is so far going to be missing 10 days to ski this year. I am also saying the heck with it! He is missing a whole lot of Thurs/Fridays and the whole week of MLK. At this level, it can't possibly be detrimental. And I don't care, he will never be little again and I won't get to make these memories with him again when he is older.

 

[nopoleskier]

I just finished with our "ski plans".

Mid December - Sunday River - got a great deal on a Ski & Stay package for Wed-Sat

January - MLK week in NH (staying near Loon, but will ski different places everyday)

February - Northern VT - Wed - Sat (Stowe, Smugs, Sugarloaf)

March - Wed-Sat - Killington & Okemo

Its tough with my DS6 being in Kindergarten. I don't want him to miss a ton of school, but figured I would take advantage while he is still little.

So that's it! Our family ski trips planned. Hoping to hit Wachusett Mtn a few times on the weekends in between.

If I'm around the week you're there in March I'd be happy to take you on a sweet Okemo Tour.. nothing scary just amazingly LONG runs.. I know all the cut thru's and ways to make 1 run last a long time.

Yes to taking DS out of school! you could do a geography lesson on your Mt. trips. get the maps out and figure out what other Mt's you are looking at from the top :-) He'll know more about the Eastern portion of USA than most 6yr olds!!

 

[Albertan ski girl]

We've always thought travel is valuable for DD and DS, and rarely hesitate to have them miss school for some sort of opportunity. We're getting a bit more careful about when they miss it now (they're in grade 6 and grade 8) when they have exams, their own social experiences etc. But if a good opportunity comes up, we take it... I can already see now (even though they're only 11 and 13) that the impact on the way they view the world, their dreams and their ambitions are completely changed after having these experiences...

 

[HellaRuby]

If I'm around the week you're there in March I'd be happy to take you on a sweet Okemo Tour.. nothing scary just amazingly LONG runs.. I know all the cut thru's and ways to make 1 run last a long time.

Yes to taking DS out of school! you could do a geography lesson on your Mt. trips. get the maps out and figure out what other Mt's you are looking at from the top :-) He'll know more about the Eastern portion of USA than most 6yr olds!!

Cool! As you may have read that was the one place I got a bit unnerved by a steep section - lol. We'll def try and connect on my Okemo day.

 

[nopoleskier]

Cool! As you may have read that was the one place I got a bit unnerved by a steep section - lol. We'll def try and connect on my Okemo day.

I'll take you on the longest easy no steep run all groomed and I know secret spots that you can hang out w/your family and have a BALL.. looking forward to meeting you! (I hope)

 

[HellaRuby]

So excited! We leave tomorrow for Sunday River!!!! Just packed everyones boot bags last night. We were a little bummed Sunday River does not have group snowboard lessons for children until age 7 so DS will be skiing for the 3 days we are there.

And...I got released from the OS on Monday for my ACL injury. I wasn't too jazzed when he likened skiing to having 30 beers and driving drunk. He said "Its something you would do when you were younger, but might think twice about now". Not telling me NOT to ski, but not telling me to go out and hit the slopes either. THANKS for the reassurance DUDE He mentioned sending him a postcard if/when I decided to head on back out there. I was debating whether or not to send him one from The River or not?

Anyway, super excited none the less.

 

[TeleChica]

And...I got released from the OS on Monday for my ACL injury. I wasn't too jazzed when he likened skiing to having 30 beers and driving drunk. He said "Its something you would do when you were younger, but might think twice about now". Not telling me NOT to ski, but not telling me to go out and hit the slopes either. THANKS for the reassurance DUDE He mentioned sending him a postcard if/when I decided to head on back out there. I was debating whether or not to send him one from The River or not?

Anyway, super excited none the less.

Sounds like you need a new doctor who "gets" skiers. You sure look younger than me, and I don't plan to quit skiing any time soon. What a thing to say!

 

[Jenny]

So excited! We leave tomorrow for Sunday River!!!! Just packed everyones boot bags last night. We were a little bummed Sunday River does not have group snowboard lessons for children until age 7 so DS will be skiing for the 3 days we are there.

And...I got released from the OS on Monday for my ACL injury. I wasn't too jazzed when he likened skiing to having 30 beers and driving drunk. He said "Its something you would do when you were younger, but might think twice about now". Not telling me NOT to ski, but not telling me to go out and hit the slopes either. THANKS for the reassurance DUDE He mentioned sending him a postcard if/when I decided to head on back out there. I was debating whether or not to send him one from The River or not?

Anyway, super excited none the less.

If I had 30 beers there's no way I'd be alive, much less driving. He needs a better "bedside manner".

 

[nopoleskier]

Dr's are your Employee.. I'd get a different one that skis too... I too would be dead if I drank 30 beers (even when I was younger) !!

I know soooo many people that ski w/braces after ACL and many skiing w/ACL injuries.. just take it easy, don't over do it, HAVE FUN!!!

 

[HellaRuby]

I actually really like the doctor for the most part. He told me he wasn't going to tell me "how to live me life" but I could tell he really wasn't thrilled with the idea of me hitting the slopes right away. He is way too conservative. He did tell me that many other doctors would just say "go for it" but he isn't the type to give a yay or nay. Earlier in this process he told me he was leaving my skiing decisions to me & the physical therapist. And the PT gave me the thumbs up months ago so I feel pretty good about it? But yeah, it would have been NICE to hear it from the OS! But his analogy about the drunk driving made me a little weary. Cause now I feel nervous. But he wasn't too thrilled when I skied the end of last season on the torn ACL prior to the repair either.

And I so plan on having fun (and taking it easy!) If I start to feel fatigued I was just pack it in for the day and hang out in the lodge. Not worth ruining this season over.

 

[MissySki]

So excited! We leave tomorrow for Sunday River!!!! Just packed everyones boot bags last night. We were a little bummed Sunday River does not have group snowboard lessons for children until age 7 so DS will be skiing for the 3 days we are there.

And...I got released from the OS on Monday for my ACL injury. I wasn't too jazzed when he likened skiing to having 30 beers and driving drunk. He said "Its something you would do when you were younger, but might think twice about now". Not telling me NOT to ski, but not telling me to go out and hit the slopes either. THANKS for the reassurance DUDE He mentioned sending him a postcard if/when I decided to head on back out there. I was debating whether or not to send him one from The River or not?

Anyway, super excited none the less.

Have fun! I was at Sunday River last weekend and conditions are great! Supposed to get quite a bit of snow Saturday I believe, they are saying 5-8 inches right now.

 

[newboots]

If you can't return to a physical activity that you love, you'll either have to find something else or start heading downhill in terms of fitness.

I'm brand new to skiing (2nd lesson Saturday) at age 63. I've met so many older skiers who love the sport and have encouraged me. I just spoke with a doc I work with, who said he LOVED skiing as a med student, but he never went back to it. Now about 68, he said he is too stiff and he's afraid to try it. (He is a gym rat too). What a shame.

I don't know about others, but I have injured myself on stairs in my house and a curb at a store. I never hurt myself in karate, ice hockey, or on a bicycle. I need an outdoor winter sport because there are so few chances to skate outside any more, and there is only so much time one wants to spend skating in circles at an indoor rink under fluorescent lights. If I don't have something I love, I'm not going to exercise. THAT'S no plan for keeping healthy.

 

[MaineSkiLady]

And...I got released from the OS on Monday for my ACL injury. I wasn't too jazzed when he likened skiing to having 30 beers and driving drunk. He said "Its something you would do when you were younger, but might think twice about now". Not telling me NOT to ski, but not telling me to go out and hit the slopes either. THANKS for the reassurance DUDE He mentioned sending him a postcard if/when I decided to head on back out there. I was debating whether or not to send him one from The River or not?

Even better yet would be if you met up with part-time ski patroller F Lincoln Avery - M.D./Orthopedic surgeon, knee specialist, one of the best and most reknown in New England, U.S. Ski Team doc, was on the Dartmouth ski team. And got a picture with him > ha!

Obviously, he's busy and has little free time, but he does give volunteer ski patrol time to Sunday River. I have pic of him with U.S. Women's team, including L. Vonn. He was the repairman of both my sons' knees and one of the DH's.

So - do you think an orthopedic surgeon with THIS background would ever tell a long-term skier/snowboarder to give it up?

 

[Jilly]

My GP is a skier. I didn't even need to explain to her anything once she saw my sprained thumbs one spring. It was just "oh, where were you skiing!". The surgeon I had for my knee last fall is a skier too. So I've been lucky in that department. (My optometrist and my old dentist are skiers too! Used to meet the dentist on the hill occasionally at Owl's Head)

 

[HellaRuby]

We had pretty great conditions for early season on the 15 & 17. We opted out on Friday the 17th as it was about -30 with windchill. Just too cold for my little guy (and frankly me too!). My knee held up pretty well...but going on about a week of achiness and some swelling isn't exactly inspiring. I took it easy and stuck to greens and only did 1 blue. DH was pushing me hard and told him next trip I was not skiing with him if he was going to do that. Nevermind I am terrified of re-injury, obviously I overdid it as I am still feeling it a week later.

On a happier note my 6 year old can now ski backwards down the mountain! I will never catch him!

 

[newboots]

So glad you ignored the husband. So many men think the best way to deal with injury or weakness is to ignore it. I don't subscribe to that! I'm nursing my own injuries and aches and pains, but I haven't gone wrong by following the advice of my PT - "If it hurts, don't do it!"