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Novice Fla Skiers
Hi All
We are 3 novice skiers (1 adult and 2 kids) looking for a resort that does not take a day to get to from Florida. We are totally unfamilar with snow (native Fla), the only snow we know is when the cable TV goes out during hurricane .... We like to go for 3 or 4 days between Dec 27-Jan 2 depending on available and price. Considering I have not driven in snow country, I like to find a place that has either pick up service or short, slow tourist drive from major airport (we are in south Fl and it take 8 hours+ just to get to next state line). Any advice is welcome Thanks in advance R |
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ralph wrote:
Hi All We are 3 novice skiers (1 adult and 2 kids) looking for a resort that does not take a day to get to from Florida. We are totally unfamilar with snow (native Fla), the only snow we know is when the cable TV goes out during hurricane .... We like to go for 3 or 4 days between Dec 27-Jan 2 depending on available and price. Considering I have not driven in snow country, I like to find a place that has either pick up service or short, slow tourist drive from major airport (we are in south Fl and it take 8 hours+ just to get to next state line). Any advice is welcome Fly into Salt Lake City. Sleep in town. Take the bus up to Alta or Brighton. You can either stay at a hotel on the bus line, or rent a car and park at the bottom of the Canyon and take the bus up. It almost never snows in SLC proper, so you won't have to drive in snow (or in mountains either for that matter.) Alta has some of the easiest beginner terrain anywhere. Brighton has lots of easy terrain as well. BTW, XMas week is *the* most expensive time to rent accomodations near ski resorts. You'll pay double or more most places. But not SLC - rates don't balloon XMas week. //Walt |
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