Pulled kids out for 4 days in January. Got a truancy warning letter. Moved along with our lives. So much cheaper than Christmas or SB but time is limited as will be harder to do when kids enter middle school.
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Bayou City said:
To everyone asking - no ski hill is making snow at at this point in the season. What there is whats there and when it melts, it's gone. Gonna be a short spring season for most of CO/NM/UT.
Sun Valley is still blowing. I'm driving over this weekend to escape the PNW atmospheric river.
Telluride was making snow yesterday morning.
10andBOUNCE said:
What happens if you pull your kids out of school for a week these days versus waiting on Spring Break? I remember the rich kids growing up would be gone for a week in the winter to go on their fancy ski trips. I don't remember anything ever happening to them.
You get a stern warning. Not because they're concerned with your kids education but because they lose money.
We're probably going to do it the next year. Kids baseball/softball are starting to run into spring break. And like the previous poster said, time is running out to be with our kids.
Good morning from the Canadian Rockies
We were 'sick' a week in October almost every year to go camping in the off-season. We never knew it wasn't a fall break.
wessimo said:
Good morning from the Canadian Rockies
I'd ski that
It's funny, my oldest son just happens to get sick on the same days every year in late Jan that we happen to spend up at Vail. What are the odds?
My daughter skied her first blue today. Had a bit of a rough time as she said she had two hard falls. Her class went up to the top of the mountain and basically did a blue on the top half and then a green on the bottom half. So she skied down about 1500' of elevation in her 4th day of skiing ever.
Tonight when putting her to bed she tells us how scared she is to go skiing tomorrow if she has to do that blue again. I'm hoping with some sleep and some encouragement she will be better in the morning.
She has the skill set according to the ski instructor for her it is mental. I tend to think she just needs to get back on the mountain and take things at a pace she feels comfortable with and it will build confidence. But if she wakes up in a self defeating mood I don't know if we push her to go or have the ski school put her with a lower group.
Tonight when putting her to bed she tells us how scared she is to go skiing tomorrow if she has to do that blue again. I'm hoping with some sleep and some encouragement she will be better in the morning.
She has the skill set according to the ski instructor for her it is mental. I tend to think she just needs to get back on the mountain and take things at a pace she feels comfortable with and it will build confidence. But if she wakes up in a self defeating mood I don't know if we push her to go or have the ski school put her with a lower group.
Annual trips to steamboat for over 20 years and this is the worst snow base by far. Conditions aren't ideal obviously. Tree terrain and ungroomed trails are frozen solid. Groomers are still fine though. Sittin in the hot tub getting snowed on right now. Still can't beat this.
Cibalo said:
My daughter skied her first blue today. Had a bit of a rough time as she said she had two hard falls. Her class went up to the top of the mountain and basically did a blue on the top half and then a green on the bottom half. So she skied down about 1500' of elevation in her 4th day of skiing ever.
Tonight when putting her to bed she tells us how scared she is to go skiing tomorrow if she has to do that blue again. I'm hoping with some sleep and some encouragement she will be better in the morning.
She has the skill set according to the ski instructor for her it is mental. I tend to think she just needs to get back on the mountain and take things at a pace she feels comfortable with and it will build confidence. But if she wakes up in a self defeating mood I don't know if we push her to go or have the ski school put her with a lower group.
My wife was also terrified of blues even though she could do it. I never pushed her. Just stayed patient. We did a lot of greens together. Now she doesn't want to do anything slow and loves blue groomers.
Obviously a wife/daughter relationship is different but moral of the story is be patient and make sure she has fun.
We're closing shop early this season. 4/5 will be our last day open. Looks like maybe a couple of inches in the forecast through then but nothing major. The mountain will be bare bones by the scheduled close. It's gonna be 10 centigrade or more after next tuesday.
These runs don't have too much life left in 50+ degree heat and low temps above freezing.
Fingers crossed for next year.
These runs don't have too much life left in 50+ degree heat and low temps above freezing.
Fingers crossed for next year.
Looks like we may have already hit peak SME for this season. Hope im wrong but the forecast isn't setting up for a heavy March. If so, this summer is gonna be brutal. Pray for spring rains. I've never in my whole lives seen a peak this early or low.
Yea. No good. I won't start the ski thread next year. I obviously jinxed it.
I feel responsible as well, bought a snow blower and have used it once all year.
I feel responsible. I started a ski shop.
Warm high sitting over the southwest will be the end. My March. 19-21 trip is going to be warm spring conditions. I might be out there in shorts and a hoodie, but I'm still going.
Better than a day Not on the hill. Just bring the rock skies and swimsuit.
Don't have enough skis to have rock skis yet but I do have some ptex sticks and a scraper. I'll get there.
Yesterday said:Cibalo said:
My daughter skied her first blue today. Had a bit of a rough time as she said she had two hard falls. Her class went up to the top of the mountain and basically did a blue on the top half and then a green on the bottom half. So she skied down about 1500' of elevation in her 4th day of skiing ever.
Tonight when putting her to bed she tells us how scared she is to go skiing tomorrow if she has to do that blue again. I'm hoping with some sleep and some encouragement she will be better in the morning.
She has the skill set according to the ski instructor for her it is mental. I tend to think she just needs to get back on the mountain and take things at a pace she feels comfortable with and it will build confidence. But if she wakes up in a self defeating mood I don't know if we push her to go or have the ski school put her with a lower group.
My wife was also terrified of blues even though she could do it. I never pushed her. Just stayed patient. We did a lot of greens together. Now she doesn't want to do anything slow and loves blue groomers.
Obviously a wife/daughter relationship is different but moral of the story is be patient and make sure she has fun.
Thanks.
She woke up feeling a little better and after some talking about how she is in control and the instructor won't put her on a trail she can't handle she feels better. Will be a small class today, yesterday just 3, so it is almost like a private lesson.
She liked to over think so I think she just needs time to do things at her speed. Going to let the instructor know as well but fingers crossed she can have fun today.
On another note I'm glad we booked Snowbasin and Nordic Valley. They only had 29" of total snow fall this year. I'm not sure they ever opened.
Bayou City said:
I feel responsible. I started a ski shop.
Ha, touche.
Looks like it's supposed to hit 80 here in the springs next week while my wife has us at Disney world. I was originally making a play for a week ski trip for spring break but got overruled. Perhaps for the better this year.
Same with Northstar & Palisades
Mt Shasta officially closed for the season.
Ashland hasn't officially closed, but that's only because our annual ski patrol fundraiser is this weekend. Normally it's a fun all day event with stuff all across the slopes but this year we're all just going to be drinking away our sorrows of a ****ty season in the lodge.
Edit: There is still a cool fireworks show planned. So that'll be fun
Ashland hasn't officially closed, but that's only because our annual ski patrol fundraiser is this weekend. Normally it's a fun all day event with stuff all across the slopes but this year we're all just going to be drinking away our sorrows of a ****ty season in the lodge.
Edit: There is still a cool fireworks show planned. So that'll be fun
We have arrived! And just after 6" of fresh snow dumped last night. Can't wait to start skiing tomorrow!
That doesn't look like 6 inches of fresh snow….
6" can vary by user.
Bayou City said:
That doesn't look like 6 inches of fresh snow….
That doesn't look like 6" of any kind of snow!
I mean, this was cleared last night when I looked at it and the below shot is from right now, so take it for what it's worth. In town looks pretty dry, but thats going to happen when there's a 12-15 degree different between there and towards the top of the mountain. My dashboard showed 19 degrees coming through Berthoud Pass and then 32 degrees when we pulled into WP. The few people I've already talked to since getting into town said the mountain is good for most all runs. Just need it to hold up for the next 3 days.
Finished our trip at Heavenly. On the plus side the workers did some magic and had the mountain in as good a condition as possible to start every day. Off groomers was solid ice but there was a window from about 11:00 to 1:00 that it loosened up just enough to have a little fun. Also in the plus side there was no wind, the sun was bright, and the views were amazing as always. I was in short sleeve shirts an no jacket. On the down side, there is no snow pack remaining in the area. It is eye opening to realize how little runoff will recharge the rivers this year. Hopefully all of the U.S. rebounds next year. It is obvious the Tahoe area resorts are holding on for dear life to try and get anything they can out of spring break and then will close up shop.
Wolf Creek has been awesome and tons of Aggies here as well!
Seen a few other Ags in steamboat this week, but it's been nice this is the least crowded this hill has ever been for spring break
Houston and San Antonio spring break this week.
DFW is mostly next (at least Collin county is).
DFW is mostly next (at least Collin county is).
Correct. We'll be there Sunday.
Sunday-Wednesday look ok. After that it's gonna be slurpy slurp.
Sunday-Wednesday look ok. After that it's gonna be slurpy slurp.
Circling back - we got a nice little surprise half foot of pow last night. Temps down too. There are some spots that are very skiied off and what not but low temps should hold through the weekend to where you at least have some base even if it's super warm and mashed potatoes by end of day
Stuck in the airport leaving Deer Valley right now. We had a good time, but the snow coverage was dismal. We found a few runs (six or so) that they made snow for and stuck to those. By the end of the day everything under 9,000 ft was slushy.
Knowing what I know now we probably would have pulled the rip cord and booked something in the Bahamas
Knowing what I know now we probably would have pulled the rip cord and booked something in the Bahamas
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