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Best place to ski after Christmas?
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Best place to ski after Christmas?
VtSkier wrote:
wrote: On Dec 3, 1:24 pm, Walt wrote: Yeah, school vacation is the overwhelming factor in crowdedness or lack thereof. Are there many schools that extend their vacation past Jan 1? I don't think so. //Walt Many of the kids in Texas are off until Jan. 6 this season so I dunno.. OH GOD, NO, NOT TEXANS!!!!! Worst place for them is Summit in Colorado (possibly aspen too, not sure aobut that). They don't seem to mob Utah though. -- ant Don't try to reply to my email addy: I'm borrowing that of the latest scammer/spammer |
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Best place to ski after Christmas?
On Dec 4, 2:26 am, "ant" wrote:
wrote: Hi a friend of mine is looking to find a place to ski this 2007-2008 season after Christmas, probably from around Dec 31 to Jan 5ish. Busy just about everywhere, although it'll be tapering off by the 5th. But pretty busy nonetheless. Interestingly, the couple of weeks after that are DEAD most places. And as they don't do MLK day in Utah, it's dead there even for that. When I was younger, single, and childless, I always took my winter ski week at Mammoth the week after the holidays, which would be Jan 5-11 in 2008. |
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Best place to ski after Christmas?
On Dec 3, 9:45 am, Walt wrote:
wrote: Hi a friend of mine is looking to find a place to ski this 2007-2008 season after Christmas, probably from around Dec 31 to Jan 5ish. Looking for USA or Canada in the Rockies more or less. Departing out of Houston, TX. They are not Texans btw...just flying out of there. Criteria that are important to me: There must be snow (duh) QUALITY lodging that isn't outrageous Reasonably accessible from airport ski lifts at least accessible by shuttle but ski in/out preferred As small crowds as possible Excellent ski/snowboard school for the kids(1 kid actually) Also the place must have some good terrain/acreage Obviously all those criteria are desired by everyone, but I really don't know what is best. Since it is the busiest time of the season I'd like to know where we can be guaranteed snow and short lines(a tough combo I know). So I am thinking to avoid the Summit county places in Colorado. Steamboat is a great place but not sure about snow or crowds at this point though they just got some decent snow. Places in Canada? Whistler just seems like it will be super crowded. Banff Lake Louise? The low dollar will make Canada pricey? I also checked out Big Sky in Montana. Lots of snow and isolated. Seems really expensive for a place in the middle of nowhere. Sun Valley? Expensive there too, I guess the movie stars like it that way. Price isn't such a big deal though. Utah? Probably crowded, no? Tahoe? Frankly I think money can be spent to avoid the crowds and get good snow, so cost is least important. The week after Christmas is actually one of the least crowded weeks of the year. They'll be fighting crowds (and paying $$$$$ for accomodations) on Dec 31 and (maybe) Jan 1, but the 2-5 Jan dates should be clear just about everywhere. The above makes no sense. Dec. 26 is tradionally the biggest check in day of the season. If you can end your trip on xmas or before that is a great week. My $.02, since crowd avoidance and reasonably priced accomodations are the big criteria, would be to delay the trip by two days and plan on skiing Jan 2-6. Crowds and prices drop like a stone on the 2nd. At that point, it's just a matter of following the snow. This part makes a little more sense. That first week of the year is usually pretty slow. But I only lived in ski areas for over 20 years so what do I know. |
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Best place to ski after Christmas?
pigo wrote:
On Dec 3, 9:45 am, Walt wrote: The week after Christmas is actually one of the least crowded weeks of the year. The above makes no sense. Dec. 26 is tradionally the biggest check in day of the season. You're right. Of course the week after Xmas (Dec 26-Jan 1) is the busiest of the year. I meant to say the week after Christmas week (i.e. ~Jan 2 - Jan 9) is one of the least crowded. I need an editor. //Walt |
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