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LA ski areas, no car!
Any ski resort areas around LA where it's possible to get around with
ski buses and the occasional taxi? I'm a 33yo intermediate skier traveling by myself and looking for an area where I could go skiing for a week and not get too bored of either the skiing or the after-ski life. James |
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LA ski areas, no car!
Many ski clubs have buses go to Mammoth on the weekends, some times for a
week. Search Yahoo or others should be fruitful. |
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James P wrote:
Any ski resort areas around LA where it's possible to get around with ski buses and the occasional taxi? No. Seriously, no. If you want to spend a week skiing in LA (I assume you mean Los Angeles, but the skiing is only marginally better here than skiing in Louisiana) stay at Big Bear and walk or hitch to the ski area. Yes, one. Two parts with a shuttle between, but one area. I'm a 33yo intermediate skier traveling by myself and looking for an area where I could go skiing for a week and not get too bored of either the skiing or the after-ski life. If you're a real intermediate and not just being modest, I guess you could get a week of less-than-fully-boring skiing at Big Bear. Not a clue about the night life, but it probably ain't no good life. Go to Mammoth and stay at the Motel 6. Never been there, but it's supposed to be a SUPER area. -- Cheers, Bev ********************************************* Not all cultures are equal. If they were, we would have a lot more cannibal restaurants. |
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The Real Bev wrote:
Go to Mammoth and stay at the Motel 6. Never been there, but it's supposed to be a SUPER area. That Motel 6 was a pricey $56 a room several years ago. Course you can get 3 friends in there with you and knock it down near the appropriate $15 per person per night. There is a shuttle from the 6 to the lifts. Don't know how you get to Mammoth on the cheap from LA, tho. Might be a bus. Hitchhike? I've hitched carrying skis, boots, and poles - takes a special kind of person to pick you up. I couldn't guess how many such special people pass a given corner in downtown LA per hour - any guess, Bev? |
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lal_truckee wrote:
The Real Bev wrote: Go to Mammoth and stay at the Motel 6. Never been there, but it's supposed to be a SUPER area. That Motel 6 was a pricey $56 a room several years ago. Course you can get 3 friends in there with you and knock it down near the appropriate $15 per person per night. There is a shuttle from the 6 to the lifts. Don't know how you get to Mammoth on the cheap from LA, tho. Might be a bus. Yeah, there's a bus. It takes something like 12 hours, though. I checked a couple of years ago, so it might be different now. Probably cheaper to rent a car for one day, ski, and then rent a car for another day to return. Is this possible? Hitchhike? I've hitched carrying skis, boots, and poles - takes a special kind of person to pick you up. I couldn't guess how many such special people pass a given corner in downtown LA per hour - any guess, Bev? Not many. Probably none, actually. Better to go to the freeway on-ramp in San Fernando with a big sign: WILL PAY FOR GAS TO MAMMOTH! -- Cheers, Bev 66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 666666666 Vampireware; n, a project capable of sucking the lifeblood out of anyone unfortunate enough to be assigned to it, which never actually sees the light of day, but nonetheless refuses to die. -- Trygve Lode |
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lal_truckee wrote in message ...
Don't know how you get to Mammoth on the cheap from LA, tho. Might be a bus. Hitchhike? I've hitched carrying skis, boots, and poles - takes a special kind of person to pick you up. I couldn't guess how many such special people pass a given corner in downtown LA per hour - any guess, Bev? Ya, not really interested in hitching. I figure my choices are either to rent a car for a week and have it sit in the driveway while I'm at Mammoth, or rent a car one way to get there and then another car one way to get back to LA. Might end up costing the same either way! How's the after-ski and nightlife up there? |
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wrote: lal_truckee wrote in message ... Don't know how you get to Mammoth on the cheap from LA, tho. Might be a bus. Hitchhike? I've hitched carrying skis, boots, and poles - takes a special kind of person to pick you up. I couldn't guess how many such special people pass a given corner in downtown LA per hour - any guess, Bev? Ya, not really interested in hitching. I figure my choices are either to rent a car for a week and have it sit in the driveway while I'm at Mammoth, or rent a car one way to get there and then another car one way to get back to LA. Might end up costing the same either way! There are charter bus services that make the run to Mammoth, Mark IV being one of them. You could also fly to Reno and take the Greyhound down to Mammoth, there are few detours on that portion, unlike coming from Los Angeles, which stops and goes well out of its way. How's the after-ski and nightlife up there? Its more and more a young crowd, especially in the 2nd season. Whisky Creek, the 40 year establishment has rotating bands that come through, some are quite good. This should be a first consideration. For after ski its: Yodler Restaurant & Bar at the base lodge. Ocean Seafood also has late night bar scene, but a young crowd of shredder's. jay Sat Jan 10, 2004 |
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James P wrote:
lal_truckee wrote in message ... Don't know how you get to Mammoth on the cheap from LA, tho. Might be a bus. Hitchhike? I've hitched carrying skis, boots, and poles - takes a special kind of person to pick you up. I couldn't guess how many such special people pass a given corner in downtown LA per hour - any guess, Bev? Ya, not really interested in hitching. I figure my choices are either to rent a car for a week and have it sit in the driveway while I'm at Mammoth, or rent a car one way to get there and then another car one way to get back to LA. Might end up costing the same either way! How's the after-ski and nightlife up there? If you're concerned about apres-ski and nightlife, find a video game parlor with a ski game, play it once, and stay in LA. You go to Mammoth and actually tackle the mountain, you'll have no energy left for screwing around in the evening - you'll need your beauty rest. Mammoth is a real mountain. |
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"lal_truckee" wrote in message ... James P wrote: lal_truckee wrote in message ... Don't know how you get to Mammoth on the cheap from LA, tho. Might be a bus. Hitchhike? I've hitched carrying skis, boots, and poles - takes a special kind of person to pick you up. I couldn't guess how many such special people pass a given corner in downtown LA per hour - any guess, Bev? Ya, not really interested in hitching. I figure my choices are either to rent a car for a week and have it sit in the driveway while I'm at Mammoth, or rent a car one way to get there and then another car one way to get back to LA. Might end up costing the same either way! How's the after-ski and nightlife up there? If you're concerned about apres-ski and nightlife, find a video game parlor with a ski game, play it once, and stay in LA. You go to Mammoth and actually tackle the mountain, you'll have no energy left for screwing around in the evening - you'll need your beauty rest. Mammoth is a real mountain. Though I don't think I have the stamina to do it anymore I've skied many a "real mountain", including Mammoth and still had the energy to party all night. Don't tell me you've forgotten what it's like to be young? You can be dead tired at the end of the day. But a few beers and some new cutie pie rubbing your leg can give you a second wind real quick! pigo |
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pigo wrote:
"lal_truckee" wrote in message ... James P wrote: lal_truckee wrote in message ... Don't know how you get to Mammoth on the cheap from LA, tho. Might be a bus. Hitchhike? I've hitched carrying skis, boots, and poles - takes a special kind of person to pick you up. I couldn't guess how many such special people pass a given corner in downtown LA per hour - any guess, Bev? Ya, not really interested in hitching. I figure my choices are either to rent a car for a week and have it sit in the driveway while I'm at Mammoth, or rent a car one way to get there and then another car one way to get back to LA. Might end up costing the same either way! How's the after-ski and nightlife up there? If you're concerned about apres-ski and nightlife, find a video game parlor with a ski game, play it once, and stay in LA. You go to Mammoth and actually tackle the mountain, you'll have no energy left for screwing around in the evening - you'll need your beauty rest. Mammoth is a real mountain. Though I don't think I have the stamina to do it anymore I've skied many a "real mountain", including Mammoth and still had the energy to party all night. Don't tell me you've forgotten what it's like to be young? You can be dead tired at the end of the day. But a few beers and some new cutie pie rubbing your leg can give you a second wind real quick! Not if you intend to push the mountain again the next day. |
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