Skiing/snowboarding poll!

[kateross]

1.  Do you ski?
2.  Do you snowboard?
3.  Which do you prefer?
4.  Do you have all of the gears?
5.  How often do you go each season\year?
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you?
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo?
8.  When was the last time you went skiing?
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive?
10.  PIP your last ski trip!

[Susie]

1. Yes, but mostly just cross country

2. No boarding.

3. Preference clear

4. I have cross country & downhill gear, and snowshoeing gear.

5. XC, a few times a year. Downhill - it's been 15 years or so.

6. Totally unimpressive.

7. I could ski within 2 hours. We often go about 2 hours.

8. We haven't done much this winter. Last winter we did XC and snowshoeing.

9. See, that's the beauty of XC. No lift tix.

10. PIP:




I keep thinking I should do something with the downhill gear in my garage, but I have enough expensive hobbies that I don't want to open Pandora's box on that one.  I would consider selling it if I thought I could get something for it - but it is all 15+ year old gear that I don't think is worth much.

[runblondie26]

Mar 1, 2013 12:45:36 GMT -5 kateross said:

[runblondie26]

Bleh, GBCN ate my first response.

1. No
2. Yes
3. I've never tried skiing
4. yes, including padding for just about every part of my body
5. once or twice
6. -1, I'm terrible
7. My inlaws have a timeshare in Maine so we go there together. Sometimes Park City. DH goes to Colorado and Chile with his buddies a few times a year. I encourage him to go with people who can keep up. That's beyond my level.
8. early January
9. $0, $140

[Melissa W.]

1.  Do you ski? Yes 
2.  Do you snowboard? No
3.  Which do you prefer? N/A
4.  Do you have all of the gears? Yes
5.  How often do you go each season\year? 3 - 4 trips a year. 
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? 2-3 I can do a blue trail at Killington in the right conditions. 
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo? Yes. We drive up to VT and generally rent a condo
8.  When was the last time you went skiing? The week before MLK day. 
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive? I dunno. I will say on St. Patrick's day Mt Snow is doing $17 lift tickets. 
10.  PIP your last ski trip!

Sorry. I don't have any available.

[lime]

1.Never been skiing
2.Went snowboarding, well took a lesson really, last weekend. My friend injured her wrist. 
3.I wanted to try boarding before skiing, but I can't articulate why other than it looked fun
4.Nope, we rented boards and boots
5.This was my first time but we might go again this season
6. I'm seriously a 1
7. About 3 hours of driving
8. Last weekend
9. I think it was 70 ish?
10. Fortunately, no pics were taken. 

[hbomdiggity]

1.  Do you ski? Not anymore...
2.  Do you snowboard? Yes, I switched from skiing after college
3.  Which do you prefer? Boarding
4.  Do you have all of the gears? For boarding yes.
5.  How often do you go each season\year? 1 or 2x
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? The switch has been slow, but I'd say I'm a 2 or 3 now.
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo? Yep. We usually fly to CO (vail or breck) and rent a condo. Last year we made the 8hr drive to mammoth.
8.  When was the last time you went skiing? Last year :-( we haven't been able to fit in a trip this year
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive? Free- Amex points are great for lift tickets.

[definitelyO]

1. Do you ski? yes

2. Do you snowboard? used to snowboard

3. Which do you prefer? skiing - I'm better

4. Do you have all of the gears? yes
- plus some!
5. How often do you go each season\year? 12 or so times

6. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? 4. I can get down anything on a mountain in Colorado but it just might not be pretty

7. Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing? If so, do you fly/drive? Do/did you rent a cabin? Condo? no - 1.5 hours door to door or under. we drive. sometimes we rent a condo other times it's a day trip

8. When was the last time you went skiing? Saturday - and going again tomorrow
and Sunday and Monday
9. How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid? The most expensive? no idea. we get a 3 mountain season pass for $460 .  
10. PIP your last ski trip! I don't have any ski pics of me.





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[niq]

Mar 1, 2013 12:45:36 GMT -5 kateross said:

1.  Do you ski? Nope
2.  Do you snowboard? Yep
3.  Which do you prefer? Snowboarding 4 life.
4.  Do you have all of the gears? Yup.
5.  How often do you go each season\year? Once or twice. I used to go a lot more.
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? These days? 2.
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo? There are ski areas 90 minutes away, but they're not very good. I prefer to go to the place that's 2.5 hours away. I'd fly to Tahoe or Park City but I haven't had the chance.
8.  When was the last time you went skiing? Last February .
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid? I went to Mt Baker on a week day and I think it was $33. Close second is going to Sun Valley before Christmas, which is $65 for a lift ticket + hotel room at double occupancy. The most expensive? I think Whistler-Blackcomb is $70?
10.  PIP your last ski trip! Don't have many ski photos.

[shortstax]

1. Do you ski?  Not anymore
2. Do you snowboard? never tried
3. Which do you prefer?  neither
4. Do you have all of the gears?  no
5. How often do you go each season\year?   Never again.
6. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you?    I believe a 0 is warranted here
8. When was the last time you went skiing?  First and only time - February 2010
10. PIP your last ski trip!

And here is why I no longer ski. My first trip ever, I didn't even make it down the bunny hill. On my very first try, I fell and broke my right leg in multiple places. Clearly skiing is not for me.

Ski patrol had to come get me from the half-way point of the bunny hill:


Action shot:


It was horrible at the time, but is a rather funny story now.

[aurora]

shortstax - I'm so sorry about your accident on your first ski day!

I am obsessed with skiing.

1. Do you ski? yes - both cross-country and telemark, in-bounds and backcountry
2. Do you snowboard? no
3. Which do you prefer? cross-country (even though I know that's not what you meant)
4. Do you have all of the gears? yes. Between DH and I we have ~25 pairs of skis.
5. How often do you go each season\year? almost every Saturday and Sunday with enough snow, plus some other days. Maybe 35 days? Not nearly enough.
6. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? cross country: 5; telmark: 4
7. Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing? If so, do you fly/drive? Do/did you rent a cabin? Condo? no, but sometimes we choose to (we're taking a ski trip in a couple of weeks)
8. When was the last time you went skiing? 12 days ago
9. How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid? The most expensive? free, and I don't remember. Maybe $70ish?

[h]

1. Do you ski? Yup.
2. Do you snowboard? No--by the time it got really big I was already an entrenched skiier and didn't want to dedicate one of the few days each year that I get to ski to learning a whole new sport.
3. Which do you prefer? N/A
4. Do you have all of the gears? I have boots and clothes. We rent skis rather than deal with storing and traveling with them.
5. How often do you go each season\year? Usually once a year, sometimes twice.
6. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? 3ish, I guess. I can get down about anything, but I don't have perfect form, and I generally like to take my time on tougher slopes.
7. Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing? If so, do you fly/drive? Do/did you rent a cabin? Condo? Yes, we fly. My ILs rent a condo in Vail every January and have a time share in Jackson Hole, so we generally just mooch off them.
8. When was the last time you went skiing? Last February--I am out this season due to pregnancy, though my H is skiing right now.
9. How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid? The most expensive? I think the most expensive is about $120 for a day. Not sure about the cheapest.
10. PIP your last ski trip! I don't have any pics in my work computer.

[Deleted]

1.  Do you ski? -Used to
2.  Do you snowboard? - Used to
3.  Which do you prefer? -Used to be skiing, then I switched to boarding
4.  Do you have all of the gears? -not anymore
5.  How often do you go each season\year? - used to go every weekend when I did it
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? - I was a ski anywhere/back country/double black level skier, intermediate level boarder
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo? - I've never lived futher than a one hour drive from a ski area.
8.  When was the last time you went skiing? -before I was pregnant with DS, so 7 years ago.
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive? - Free (I usually worked or volunteered at the ski areas so I always got free passes.   Never paid more than $60 a day.)
10.  PIP your last ski trip! - Only ski trip pictures I'm aware that I have are from 1999 and I'm too lazy to go get them and scan them.

[isabel]

1. Yes
2. No
3. Skiing
4. Yes
5. 15-25 days, depending on the season
6. 4
7. We live in Denver, so it's about 1.5 hours with a bit of traffic/snowy roads
8. A few weeks ago. Our dog has been ill and there's been a lot going on, so we haven't gone up as much.
9. We always get a season pass. We paid about $450 each for a full season at Copper Mountain, Winter Park, and 5 days at Steamboat.
10. I'm at work, so no pictures available to post.

[kadams767]

1. Do you ski? Yes
2. Do you snowboard? Not really anymore
3. Which do you prefer? Skiing
4. Do you have all of the gears? Yes, and then some. I need to clean out some of my stuff
5. How often do you go each season\year? Probably about 10-15
6. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? 4ish?
7. Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing? If so, do you fly/drive? Do/did you rent a cabin? Condo? No, there is a local resort within about an hour. I have both driven and flew to other places though.
8. When was the last time you went skiing? Saturday
9. How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid? The most expensive? Cheapest were a bunch of comps that I received through some clients. Most expensive was probably Whistler/Blackcomb.
10. PIP your last ski trip!

None available.

[Deleted]

1.  Do you ski? Yes
2.  Do you snowboard? I've gone three times
3.  Which do you prefer? Skiing
4.  Do you have all of the gears? No
5.  How often do you go each season\year? Varies, last time I went was two years ago
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? 2 at the beginning of the day but a solid 3 by the afternoon
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo? No there are some mountains only an hour from here.  Quality varies.
8.  When was the last time you went skiing? Two years.  H doesn't like it and this year I can't.
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive? $15
10.  PIP your last ski trip! Lake Tahoe, 2009

[lys]

I have been skiing (both downhill and cross country) since a small child (age 4). I rate myself as a 4+. I live in snow country and we have cross country trails blocks from my house and a down hill ski area at the city outskirts. We buy family season passes and they are used frequently. My kids ski and snowboard and we have all of our own equipment (they prefer snowboarding over downhill skiing at this point - but to it all).

[Deleted]

]1.  Do you ski?
yes
2.  Do you snowboard?
no
3.  Which do you prefer?
skiing
4.  Do you have all of the gears?
yes
5.  How often do you go each season\year?
10
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you?
3
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo?
no, closest is 15 minutes from my house :-). We do also go on ski vacations and stay in condos though.
8.  When was the last time you went skiing?
last weekend
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive?
cheapest was free but reg price would have been 40ish. Most expensive was probably 70.
10.  PIP your last ski trip!
cant from my phone!

[Deleted]

Mar 1, 2013 12:45:36 GMT -5 kateross said:

1.  Do you ski? No
2.  Do you snowboard? Yes
3.  Which do you prefer? Snowboarding
4.  Do you have all of the gears? Yes, just got new boots, helmet and goggles a few weeks ago.
5.  How often do you go each season\year? ~6-8 times, not enough
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? 2.5?
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing boarding?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo? Just about 2 hours from some PA mountains, not great but we use them.  We also drive to VT a few times in the season, about 4-6 hours away, depending on the mountain.
8.  When was the last time you went skiing? 3 days ago, just got back from a long weekend in Mt. Snow.
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive? Half day left tickets were $25 on Sunday, we were not expecting it so it felt like we hit the jackpot! They will be doing $17 tickets for St. Patty's day.  Most expensive was last year at Stowe, they were over $100 and I hated the mountain so I wasn't happy. 
10.  PIP your last ski trip! I only have pictures of my husband since I'm always the one with the camera!

[kangaroo11]

I've skied since I was a kid. 

I took up snowboarding at 19 and quit 3 years ago (due to unrelated foot injury)

Skiing

I have everything for both, except I sold my snowboard. I kept the boots and clothes in case I decide to do it again. 

Until this year, I skied at least 8 times a season to cover the cost of my season pass. I had a baby last month, so I'm probably missing this entire year. 

Skiing- not quite a 5, but close. Snowboarding- 3. 

Drive. My parents have a cabin, so we stay there. 

I think March last year. 

No idea. 

No photos. 

[Deleted]

Mar 1, 2013 12:45:36 GMT -5 kateross said:

1.  Do you ski? I have, but no
2.  Do you snowboard? Yes
3.  Which do you prefer? Snowboarding
4.  Do you have all of the gears? Tons of it.  Multiples of everything.
5.  How often do you go each season\year? Now, once or twice. In the past, 5 days/week
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? 4 I've been doing it for 18 years
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo? Do now.  Stay at Mom and Dad's.  We have to drive due to location - about 10 hours each way.  Grew up next to the resort.  Worked there, at times lived in one of the lodges.
8.  When was the last time you went skiing? A year ago. That trip got me knocked up.
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive? 99% of the time we don't pay.  The rest we pay maybe $45 on a $60 ticket
10.  PIP your last ski trip!Sorry, none on this computer! 

I must add, while I live in the south right now and don't get to ride often, the goal is to move to a resort in the next few years.  We both miss resort life so much and can't imagine raising our son not on the slopes. 

[carfar]

1.  Do you ski? Yup
2.  Do you snowboard? NOPE 
3.  Which do you prefer? The one that I am physically capable of doing (see above) 
4.  Do you have all of the gears? I don't own skis, but I own boots and all the cold weather gear. 
5.  How often do you go each season\year? about 3-4 times 
6.  On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how good are you? 2(maybe 3 , hubs is a 4) 
7.  Do you need to travel over 2 hours to go skiing?  If so, do you fly/drive?  Do/did you rent a cabin?  Condo?   Yes, about 3. We drive. we either go stay at DH's Cousin's cabin, or rent a place, or go for a day trip and leave at the butt crack of dawn and come home same day. 
8.  When was the last time you went skiing?
9.  How much was the cheapest lift ticket you've paid?  The most expensive?  OH.. IDK they are all expensive to me.. LOL  I think in general they are about 75 at most of the resorts in the Tahoe area where we have to go to ski. 
10.  PIP your last ski trip!  Can't find a pic at the moment.