Having your own gear and buying passes early definitely make the cost easier to manage. Almost essential.
Skiing or snowboarding?
Definitely, I bought a board, boots, and bindings the day after going the first time and a pass the next year. We won't take about how much I've spent on the same things since though...
Golf and skiing. We did a great job of choosing the cheaper hobbies/obsessions, huh??
Right? Add cigars to my list too. At least skating is cheap I guess.
I just booked a condo at Big Sky for late March. My best friend since high school will also be their with his adult kids so it should be a blast. Him and I have logged about 400 ski days together, nearly all of those before age 28.
That's awesome, hopefully the weather cooperates! Still waiting on snow, only a couple places open so far.
Yep, I'm hoping for a big snow year and will be chasing the storms when they start to hit the West coast. I've got a good buddy with a condo in Lake Tahoe that he doesn't rent anymore so likely a trip or two to Palisades.
I'm super excited to get to Big Sky again as my last ski trip there was 30 years ago and I can't wait to see all the changes.
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Haven’t tried snowboarding but I enjoy skiing. I picked it up pretty quick
Random question, did you skate before learning to ski?
I love skiing. Snowboarding I’ve never done and probably never will…(no reason other than fear)
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Yes, I played hockey since I was a kid and didn’t start skiing until 2020
Seems to be an easy transition from skating to skiing for a lot of people. Similar edge control I suppose.
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It’s pretty similar. Less mobility with skis but same basic idea
I don't do either so its a good whisky
Ha my son and I are doing Jackson Hole late March and have Big Sky as a possibility as well. Doing 8 days so some Targhee and backcountry riding as well.
I'm trying to get to Jackson Hole this winter as well. My daughter's boyfriend's family has a ski condo in Jackson and I'll tag along if the opportunity is there. I miss living in NorCal and getting 50+ days on the slopes each year like I did from 1998-2018.
This fell through unfortunately, due to me wanting to pay what actual shipping would be instead of the double he wanted. Bummer
This showed up today to ease the pain at least.
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yup. I'd kill myself on that.
Which one?
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yup
