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Not in the Boston area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I was in high school 1971-74. During my sophomore year, my private boarding school had a snow day becuase the local public high school called one. My small school was half boarding and half day students. What I heard was that the...

Lucky you . . . makes a big difference where a skier lives and whether or not their spouse/SO is also a skier. If I still lived in New York City, would be a completely different situation. RDU is considered a major airport but the only place to fly non-stop for N. American skiing used to be...

That's not the seating perk for SW VISA cardholders I was thinking about. It's a separate perk from being able to choose a seat at the time of booking a flight for the Basic fare. After discovering the 48 hr seat option, I got a premium seat with no neighbor on the rest of my flights that...

Strong prescription in one eye starting by high school long ago. Use daily wear soft contacts for skiing, with goggles. Only correction for distance. Keep readers with me if I want to read something like a menu at lunch. Have heard good things about goggles with prescription inserts from...

Now Southwest is pushing their VISA card. Not only get 1 free checked bag, get to choose a Standard seat in advance even with the lowest fare. Recently added Preferred seats for free too.

What type of terrain? Destination resort in big mountains or ?

Agree that in the west snowmaking is not a factor for advanced/expert terrain. Increased snowmaking at places like Alta, Taos, or Big Sky is focused on early season and making sure that travelers who are constrained to holiday periods can have a reasonably good time between late December and...

Depends on what stage of life and lifestyle . . . most of my ski/travel buddies are retired or don't have a full-time job that requires being in an office very often. A semi-ski safari that lasts 2-3 weeks can easily include skiing one resort for a week. If you only want to discuss what...

I would ski off Schlasman's at this stage. Was pushed to get a transceiver several years ago by more than one of my regular instructors out west. Would want to go the first time with the instructor I work with at Bridger. The last time snow conditions were not good enough in his opinion...

I've spent the last decade checking out assorted big mountain resorts looking for places I and my senior friends would enjoy for a 2-3 week stay in the future. Meaning when we are all over 70, 75, or 80. Have skied longer than a week at Alta, Taos, and Wolf Creek so far. The typical "crew"...

Yes. I always combine a few days at Bridger for trips to Big Sky. Note that the advanced terrain that I'm looking for does not include the Bridger ridge. Liberty at Big Sky is good fun at this point after a decade of advanced lessons at Alta, Taos, Wolf Creek, and elsewhere. Haven't been to...

For VR's major resorts like Vail and Beaver Creek, the "U.S. casual market" is not the target market. I got an Epic pass for the season post-Covid for a trip to Crested Butte. Spent a few days solo checking out Vail and Beaver Creek in mid-December before driving back to NC. The rental shops...

I've been on one of the "transportation lifts" below Lone Peak. Ski buddy took a wrong turn. He didn't see the brown trail sign when he left the groomer that went to the main base and was going too fast to hear me yell. We ended up wandering around among houses after going down onto a road...

Looks like Waterville Valley has free skiing for 80+. WV has one of the best senior programs I've ever come across. Runs M-Thu mornings. There is a host who has tea/coffee available. Possible to store skis at the lodge for the season for a low fee. Can't say that I've heard of free mountain...

Helpful to know a bit more about you and your skiing interests. Reason I asked about Indy is that I have a friend who skis blues who lives in Boston. She's good company on ski trips. But with a non-skiing husband and a couple of dogs, she usually sticks to day trips from home. In my...

Do you have an Indy Pass?

One of my instructors at Taos has taught there for 40+ years. I was told by someone who knows him well that he was a better skier in his 70s than in his 50s. He had started working more on his technique in his late 60s because of a wonky knee that hurt. So he worked to become even more...

I enjoy variety and checking out new ski mountains. However, I also appreciate not having to figure out new travel logistics when returning to a favorite resort. I have a good time skiing at my home mountain in northern VA because it's a 4-hr drive and I can go with local friends or meet up...

For 2026-27, both Alta and Snowbird are selling Alta/Bird passes for $3188. For 2025-26, 50% off at Alta came out $103/day including tax. My friends were using Alta Gold Cards: $99 in the the spring, 50% off whatever ticket price is relevant based on going through an Alta RFID gate. Snowbird...

I know of plenty of 70+ skiers in multiple regions, including some who are continuing to ski well into their 80s. For those in their 70s, I'm not just thinking about people who stick to groomers. Recently someone started a Facebook Group for 70+ skiers/boarders, which is quite international...