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Late March Skiing
Alright, so I have a week of spring break in late March and rather than
heading to some overcrowded beaches or spending countless hours on the plane going back home to Austria to ski, I am planning on hitting the US snow for one last time this season. Being a bit new to the US ski scene (spent 10 days in Utah in January and had a couple of weekend trips to Killington and Sunday River) I am wondering where I should go to maximise my powder chances. I am grateful for any kind of advice, but please bear in mind that recommendations should be tailored to a pure-skiing-no-frills budget (though there is no budget cap on the flights from Boston). Many thanks, F -- Florian Ederer http://www.mit.edu/~ederer |
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Florian Ederer wrote:
Alright, so I have a week of spring break in late March and rather than heading to some overcrowded beaches or spending countless hours on the plane going back home to Austria to ski, I am planning on hitting the US snow for one last time this season. Being a bit new to the US ski scene (spent 10 days in Utah in January and had a couple of weekend trips to Killington and Sunday River) I am wondering where I should go to maximise my powder chances. I am grateful for any kind of advice, but please bear in mind that recommendations should be tailored to a pure-skiing-no-frills budget (though there is no budget cap on the flights from Boston). Many thanks, F Utah, Motel 6 SLC, bus to ski areas, ramen. |
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"VtSkier" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
... Florian Ederer wrote: Alright, so I have a week of spring break in late March and rather than heading to some overcrowded beaches or spending countless hours on the plane going back home to Austria to ski, I am planning on hitting the US snow for one last time this season. Being a bit new to the US ski scene (spent 10 days in Utah in January and had a couple of weekend trips to Killington and Sunday River) I am wondering where I should go to maximise my powder chances. I am grateful for any kind of advice, but please bear in mind that recommendations should be tailored to a pure-skiing-no-frills budget (though there is no budget cap on the flights from Boston). Many thanks, F Utah, Motel 6 SLC, bus to ski areas, ramen. Sounds remarkably familiar. Sounds like I got it right the first time. Many thanks though, F |
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VtSkier wrote:
Florian Ederer wrote: Alright, so I have a week of spring break in late March and...I am planning on hitting the US snow for one last time this season ... I am wondering where I should go to maximise my powder chances. ... please bear in mind that recommendations should be tailored to a pure-skiing-no-frills budget Utah, Motel 6 SLC, bus to ski areas, ramen. Hmmmmm. Depends on how you run the numbers. My analysis is that you lose a day or two of skiing by dealing with the bus in SLC. If you're going for a long weekend, you can ski 5 days with car rental, but only 3 or 4 with public transport. Which means that once you add in all the expenses of airfare, lodging, etc, and divide it by the number of ski days, it's cheaper to rent a car than take the bus, assuming you're looking at $/day. Of course, if you're staying for two weeks, the bus becomes more cost effective. Motel 6 may be the cheapest place to stay, but you might save more money by staying at a place with a kitchenette, like Extended Stay America or the Residence Inn. Powder is always a crapshoot, but SLC is probably the best bet. Although if you're staying in town and taking the bus, you might not even be able to get up the canyon on powder days. -- // Walt // // There is no Volkl Conspiracy |
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"Florian Ederer" writes: I am wondering where I should go to maximise my powder chances. March and April are the biggest snow months in Colorado. A-basin or Loveland are great little places, and since they don't have accomodations at the bases don't usually get taken over by the spring break crowds. bruno. |
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Late March is high season in the west. Shouldn't be a problem anywhere. Your
choice. Late April would be more problematic. TCS (The Colorado Skier) Colorado Springs - Gateway to Colorado Ski Country |
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TCS wrote:
Late March is high season in the west. In resort terms, "high season" refers to the most popular season -- think you meant "lotsa snow season" instead. -- Mary Malmros Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug. |
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In article ,
Sam Seiber writes: Ahhh, bruno, I thought we agreed not to blab about that kind of stuff. I don't ski there until Mary Jane (which sucks in March BTW) closes, so I'd rather send all these people to you :-) bruno. |
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