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Best family ski holiday in California
We'll have several days spare between arriving in LA and being in
Fresno several days later. I was initially thinking of Yosemite National Park, which is where I got the idea of skiing. Now I'm wondering whether this is the best place to go. The only place I hear mentioned in this newsgroup is Lake Tahoe, but is that just becuase everybody here are experts? I notice there are also resorts closer to Fresno, and also closer to LA. Would anybody like to share their opinions? |
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We'll have several days spare between arriving in LA and being in Fresno several days later. I was initially thinking of Yosemite National Park, which is where I got the idea of skiing. Now I'm wondering whether this is the best place to go. Well, I've loved skiing at Yosemite (my aunt & uncle lived in the park as employees for over 25 years); however, it's always been the cross-country version, not Alpine. Badger Pass is the "downhill" ski area there, and I've never skiied it because there is so much else to explore on XC boards. It looked pretty darn small to me. In my opinion winter is the best time to visit Yosemite, simply because the crowds are less and you can actually get away on trails without being disturbed as much by tour groups. Certainly Tahoe is a much better alpine skiing-focused area with many resorts to choose from, if you were hoping to ski your pants off for those few days. It really depends on what you want out of your vacation; if you want to see Yosemite at a quiet time, do some exploring, and maybe enjoy a day or half-day of sliding down some runs at Badger, it sounds great to me. Hope you have a great trip, Brent The only place I hear mentioned in this newsgroup is Lake Tahoe, but is that just becuase everybody here are experts? I notice there are also resorts closer to Fresno, and also closer to LA. Would anybody like to share their opinions? -- Brent Harsh - KD4PBO /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign: Say bharsh at ncroadrunner \ / NO to HTML in email and news. ------------------------X------------------------------- Cary, NC, USA / \ Read my mail with fixed fonts. |
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Tourist wrote:
We'll have several days spare between arriving in LA and being in Fresno several days later. I was initially thinking of Yosemite National Park, which is where I got the idea of skiing. Now I'm wondering whether this is the best place to go. The only place I hear mentioned in this newsgroup is Lake Tahoe, but is that just becuase everybody here are experts? I notice there are also resorts closer to Fresno, and also closer to LA. Would anybody like to share their opinions? Nearest Fresno is Sierra Summit (I think) at Huntington Lake. (I say I think because I knew it as "China Peak" which it was 50 years ago.) I never skied it, but have hiked all over it in the summer starting in the 1950s - it looks like a nice, medium scale resort in an incredibly beautiful location. Next north in the Sierra is Yosemite; Badger Flat is a throwback to the days when merely sliding down a slope on skis was incredible - it offers little to the modern skier EXCEPT history and Yosemite. If you've never seen Yosemite and only have a couple of days based in Fresno, I'd say skip skiing this trip and see Yosemite Valley. Nothing like it in the world - when there I meet people from all over the world who have made the trip just to walk in that incomparable valley; you should, too. Next North is Dodge Ridge up highway 120 past Sonora; I learned to ski at Dodge in about 1955 - it's another nice family oriented medium scale resort. Nice for a day or more, but not a world beater. Note that the scenery is again wonderful (but I'd say that about everywhere in the Sierra - I've tramped over a fair bit of the "Range of Light.") Next North is Bear Valley/Mt Reba (I don't know which name it's going by these days) up highway 4 past Murphys. Good place, low key, some decent steeps. Runs a good race program, which is how I know it (as a racer-chaser Dad.) Recommended. More Tahoe regulars should spend a day or two at Bear Valley. Then there's Kirkwood, up highway 88 out of Jackson (Ca) - famous and needs no introduction. After that you're at Tahoe and info is easy to find. There are some places just north-east of Los Angeles - someone else will have to offer beta on them. |
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