Old skiers
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Do you have an Indy Pass?
jimk
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Asking on a forum like this is a good way to start your search.
More ideas: A lot of ski areas have formal or informal groups/clubs of seniors that meet on a specified day and time each week to freely ski together. If you contacted a ski area and asked about this they could probably confirm for their resort. Another strategy is to start joining free mountain host tours that a lot of ski areas offer and try to buddy up with someone from one of them. Once you meet some compatible skiers you can explore whether they'd be good carpool buddies as well.
More ideas: A lot of ski areas have formal or informal groups/clubs of seniors that meet on a specified day and time each week to freely ski together. If you contacted a ski area and asked about this they could probably confirm for their resort. Another strategy is to start joining free mountain host tours that a lot of ski areas offer and try to buddy up with someone from one of them. Once you meet some compatible skiers you can explore whether they'd be good carpool buddies as well.
wrbodow
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My 83 year old skiing profile, I previously was a ski instructor but that was 25 years ago, I am in good physical condition and can ski diamonds but prefer blue I ski moguls rather slowly. I am looking for a ski buddy to share cost, ski together and drive with me from Boston area . I live in Hudson. Would like to stay at Onondaga ski lodge which is halfway between kiliilinton and Stowe , here a dorm night is $ 35
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 experience in the past decade, finding ski/travel buddies who are younger works out well in the long run. My primary ski buddy is a schoolmate who lives in NM and is a few years older than I am. We qualify for senior rates, but have some years to go before reaching 80. That's the age for free skiing at Alta, where we meet up with friends in April for late season fun.
If you are willing to deal with Facebook, there is a group called Skiers Over 70. I imagine there are folks who ski in New England. I know I've seen posts from folks over 80.
Liz and I currently stay at Mammoth at the home of a former ski racer we met through Lonnie. Sam is 83 I think. Often there are other people there, nearly all of them between my age (73) and Sam's, and most with ski racing backgrounds. Almost none are still racing and most are confined to groomers. Sam has some cable channel where he can watch the World Cup races live in Europe during the wee hours here.
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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 host tours in NH/VT. Certainly a good idea at destination resorts in the Rockies.
I wandered around checking out a few ski areas/resorts in New England during the six years my daughter was in boarding school in Lake Placid and then Boston. What I would do midweek was arrive early, about an hour before lifts opened. I would look for seniors who were booting up in the lodge because the tables they used were usually the closest to the door to the slopes and/or the restrooms. Skied with a few. The locals were usually done after an hour or two, depending on snow/weather conditions.
I've also followed groups of seniors I noticed out on the slopes. Had a grand time with a group at Loon during early season. After following them for a couple runs, I rode up with a couple of them. Then skied with them the rest of the morning until they were ready to head to the lodge for a snack before heading home. They were locals who had retired to Franconia who usually skied Cannon. But there wasn't much open at Cannon yet, so they opted to ski the groomers at Loon instead that morning. Turned out they knew the Ski Diva and her husband who were part of the Cannon senior group.
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wrbodow
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I skied Mammoth approximately 35 years ago ended up in a Warren Miller film jumping off a cliff; that was the film that featured skiers jumping over buses. I stayed in a condo rental that we entered though a sliding door on the third floor due to a major snow dump.