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Park City, Ut Here I Come
I will be there for 4 days at the end of Jan..I have NEVER been on a sky
slope and Im not palnning to do so at my ripe 54 yrs..What else is there to do there, while my family and friends hit the sowy mountains ??? Txs |
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Fairplay wrote:
I will be there for 4 days at the end of Jan..I have NEVER been on a sky slope and Im not palnning to do so at my ripe 54 yrs. Why not? Lot's of advanced youth are trying new things every day. Grab a beginner package the first day and maybe it'll catch on and solve your "other activities" problem. Otherwise, head down to SLC and spend some time in the genealogy library. Weird place, weird stuff, weird peop^H^H^H^H uh, conceptualizations. |
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Txs for the reply and advice !!!!
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"Fairplay" wrote in message ink.net... I will be there for 4 days at the end of Jan..I have NEVER been on a sky slope and Im not palnning to do so at my ripe 54 yrs..What else is there to do there, while my family and friends hit the sowy mountains ??? Txs Park City itself is a nice town with lots of restaurants, shops, etc.... Head to some of the resorts just to have your favorite beverage in one of the lodges and watch the people. If you into the spa scene, many of the resorts have them as well. There is an outlet mall by the interstate as well. Temple Square is worth a trip to see. |
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at my ripe 54 yrs
That's a shame! I'm about your age and just returned from a trip to Steamboat CO where we spent several days with a group called the Over The Hill Gang for skiers who are 50+. Part way through a day in the powder & trees one guide mentioned that he's over 60 and didn't ski at all until he went to live in Steamboat Springs 10 years ago. Or there were the two dynamite skiers who were teenage girls until they took off their helmets at lunchtime and turned into little old ladies. It's fine to just prefer not to ski, but 54 years of life isn't a good reason to believe that you cannot. |
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"Giles" wrote in message
ups.com... at my ripe 54 yrs That's a shame! I'm about your age and just returned from a trip to Steamboat CO where we spent several days with a group called the Over The Hill Gang for skiers who are 50+. Part way through a day in the powder & trees one guide mentioned that he's over 60 and didn't ski at all until he went to live in Steamboat Springs 10 years ago. Or there were the two dynamite skiers who were teenage girls until they took off their helmets at lunchtime and turned into little old ladies. It's fine to just prefer not to ski, but 54 years of life isn't a good reason to believe that you cannot. A couple of weeks ago, I rode the lift with a guy who was 74 and a great skier. On the way up, he says to me 'See these ski pants? 37 years old'. Geez, that's a little bit longer than I've been skiing. snoig |
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E-mail message From: (L=A0H) Date: Mon, Jan 17, 2005, 12:46pm To: Subject: (no subject) Some of my younger associates, (I'm 85 and have been skiing since 1927), in No NJ just started to ski last year at Hunter Mtn NY. I taught most of them....very carefully. So were I, you, I would seek out the ALTA and/or Snowbird Ski School Chief Instructor. Tell them your situation. Ask them for beginners help at the beginning of the day when snow is fresh, crisp and groomed. They will put you in a class with other beginners from whom you can also learn from their early mistakes. My 55 year success in teaching Skiing (Sr PSIA, NSPS and 80+ Club Member (ski FREE) is due primarily to teaching to ski WITHOUT poles. "Just two less things to worry about." You don't need poles to ski Black Double Diamond slopes. Your PC Instructors, however, will insist that you use poles. It just serves to complicate any instructions and takes them longer and more lessons to teach you with poles. If you think ski-poles are necessary, just ask a Snowboarder. Ever see one with poles ? We haven't..........yet ? Once you learn how to throw your weight around over both skis with practice, and stop on a dime on the inside-edge of the down-hill ski, you can throw your poles in the grabage. I possibly learned something after 55 years of teaching 4 daughters and 12 Grandchildren to ski WITHOUT poles. Please note, current racing rules require that ples be used, which they do, when in competition. Have fun but be careful ! |
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"L H" wrote in message ... From: (L H) Date: Mon, Jan 17, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think ski-poles are necessary, just ask a Snowboarder. Ever see one with poles ? We haven't..........yet ? Well as a matter of fact, while you don't see snowboarders with poles, on extreme terrian, you do see them with ice axes. And yes, they use them for initiating turns, timing and slide arresting. The same thing skiers use poles for. snoig |
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