misfitgirl
Angel Diva
I need your help - A friend has already booked a place to stay in Tahoe for March 11-16 so all I need to do is buy a plane ticket, lift tickets and maybe arrange for rentals. This will be my first time skiing out west and I am praying I get a chance to experience some powder - looks like so much fun! Just got back into skiing a couple years ago after a 35 year hiatus - experience so far limited to East Coast and a 3 week trip to Austria (bluebird skies with little fresh snow fall so did not get to learn how to ski powder while there *sad face*).
Definitely bringing my boots. I have Rossignol Experience 76 @ 162 and Liberty Genesis 90 @165 (with AT bindings); haven't decided whether to bring both/either. Love 'em both, but I am admittedly a gear slut and dreaming about the next set of skis. I would love to demo some Black Crows and powder skis while I am out there.
I plan to take a lesson or two. I'm no expert, but comfortable on the blues and some black and not unnerved by trying more advanced blacks (though it may not be pretty can usually find a way to get down a black as long as it isn't TGR-level insane; so far have not had to change undies after). In Austria, I was meeting friends at a restaurant which was a couple of towns away one afternoon and they neglected to tell me that the final run to get to the restaurant was the World Cup FIS slope. I made it without falling or freaking out. Of course, ten minutes later, I tripped myself up and fell over as I approached the restaurant on the flat.
My friend has epic pass and I am hoping they have the one with deals for friends/buddies, and I understand Heavenly will give you a half day ticket for free on the day you arrive if you show them your boarding pass. Any recommendations on a shop with decent demos at reasonable prices would be great, as well as any thoughts on how to approach these two resorts to keep building confidence and skills would be so much appreciated. And if there are any divas in the area (of any level), would love to meet up!
Thanks, ladies!
Definitely bringing my boots. I have Rossignol Experience 76 @ 162 and Liberty Genesis 90 @165 (with AT bindings); haven't decided whether to bring both/either. Love 'em both, but I am admittedly a gear slut and dreaming about the next set of skis. I would love to demo some Black Crows and powder skis while I am out there.
I plan to take a lesson or two. I'm no expert, but comfortable on the blues and some black and not unnerved by trying more advanced blacks (though it may not be pretty can usually find a way to get down a black as long as it isn't TGR-level insane; so far have not had to change undies after). In Austria, I was meeting friends at a restaurant which was a couple of towns away one afternoon and they neglected to tell me that the final run to get to the restaurant was the World Cup FIS slope. I made it without falling or freaking out. Of course, ten minutes later, I tripped myself up and fell over as I approached the restaurant on the flat.
My friend has epic pass and I am hoping they have the one with deals for friends/buddies, and I understand Heavenly will give you a half day ticket for free on the day you arrive if you show them your boarding pass. Any recommendations on a shop with decent demos at reasonable prices would be great, as well as any thoughts on how to approach these two resorts to keep building confidence and skills would be so much appreciated. And if there are any divas in the area (of any level), would love to meet up!
Thanks, ladies!