Quite understand when you can ski midweek. Only time I've been at Snowshoe on a weekend was in March for SkiSE Summits when my daughter was still in elementary school. By then, no worries about a crowd. Although we would still head to Silver Creek for lunch and afternoon skiing. She wasn't quite ready for the Western Territories then.I should add tho that we don't ski weekends there. It's just too busy. I don't feel safe with so many hooligans.
Given how deep the base has become, should hold up decently as long as it's not a downpour.Unfortunately we arrive Tuesday just as the rain and 50s hit. Guess we will be in rain coats skiing the slush. Yuck. Hoping the snow forecasted for Friday holds this far out.
I don't mind the soft snow. It's when it rains and I can't see out the goggles or need to take them off to squint and see that I call it. Had that happen on same trip last year. Urrgh.Given how deep the base has become, should hold up decently as long as it's not a downpour.
Hoping to get to ski at Liberty tomorrow with her class...
So glad you could go! The resorts really looked fantastic. If we weren't busy today I was going to push for some morning laps up at Whitetail, even with the crowds. Snowshoe is not looking great for our trip last this week. Of course great conditions are always before or after we leave. Same thing happened back after our post New Year's trip.We went. It was amazing. Natural snow plus blown snow. Powder skiing! I haven't skied powder like that in 20 years, have never been lucky while traveling to ski. It was a blast... except for the snow machines hitting us in the face.
Powder skiing is fun no matter how short the slopes are! An odd advantage for those who like fresh powder is that when it snows more than an inch in the mid-Atlantic, that can mean fewer people on the slopes even on a weekend.We went. It was amazing. Natural snow plus blown snow. Powder skiing! I haven't skied powder like that in 20 years, have never been lucky while traveling to ski. It was a blast... except for the snow machines hitting us in the face.
I have. I purchased 8 group lesson package, did lessons with my L3 Ski Liberty instructor. I can't use the word "fun" to describe it though. But I must say, thanks to these 8 lessons, my skiing took a quantum leap this season.The inside ski sounds pretty fun! Has anyone tried it?
Feeling my feet, learning to drive, and to not be static were the three big things I picked up. While we never made it to parallel in the four lessons we had, just the ability to focus on what your feet were doing and to see yourself in the mirror was very helpful. It was really the first time my husband could see he was turning with is upper body and not using his legs and rotation. Would love to continue with more lessons but are unable to right now with our budget.Finally I was able to "feel" what is the correct stance vs. not-so-correct stance, "feel" how to drive the front of the skis, proper upper / lower body separation, understand visually the meaning of how to quiet my hips while turning... etc.. These were the issues I have and did not know how to correct them before.
Managed to move our four-day trip from tomorrow to Saturday. Whew! We were just not thrilled with the forecast for very warm temps and rain, especially my brother who is coming up from Florida. So we head over on Saturday morning and leave Wednesday. Yeah, we will have the crowds Sat and Sun but better to have some skiing than none with the rain. Hoping the forecast for cold temps and snow pans out!Given how deep the base has become, should hold up decently as long as it's not a downpour.
Anyone planning to ski in the mid-Atlantic after Pres. Day weekend? That's when the slopes can be empty even on weekends but still in pretty good shape. Of course, it's hard to predict the weather so not too much point in making plans too far in advance.
Have Montage season passes again?We usually keep skiing 'til the resorts close.
Have Montage season passes again?
I'm driving to Boston in early March, but I think I'm going to ski in VT/NH instead of PA. Hoping to use the Ikon pass a little more.
If you see the rep from Stöckli, you can tell him that after I demo'd the Stormrider 85 in Jan 2017 at Whitetail, I ended up buying them after demo'ing for a couple days at Taos. But don't try them unless you are prepared to consider a pretty hefty price tag. Cost twice as much as any other skis I've bought new. But worth it for skiing out west.I'll be at the Whitetail demo day tomorrow.
Hahaha. Yeah...I purposely avoid test driving expensive things simply because they are out of my budget. I'd love a Volvo but my Subie will suffice. LOL. Maybe if I got more than 10 or so days in a season and could see a good ROI they'd be worth considering. :-)If you see the rep from Stöckli, you can tell him that after I demo'd the Stormrider 85 in Jan 2017 at Whitetail, I ended up buying them after demo'ing for a couple days at Taos. But don't try them unless you are prepared to consider a pretty hefty price tag. Cost twice as much as any other skis I've bought new. But worth it for skiing out west.
Have fun!