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In article <3c5bfl$deo@nic-nac.CSU.net>,
hbphi002@huey.csun.edu (joseph oberlander) wrote:
>Dennis Lou (dlou@worf.ucsd.edu) wrote:
>> lifts.  I feel bad about leaving her on the bunny slopes for the whole
>> day and am trying to figure out a cheap way to get her on the upper
>> slopes for the afternoon.
>
>Well, the first time I went Skiing, I had not a clue, but I got the
>regular lift ticket.  I went halfway up the mountain and it took me two
>hours to get down(went more sideways across the mountain than down -
>started at the west side and ended up on the east side of the place)

And yet you recommend a first-time beginner to do the same?

>Well, that made me a LOT better(though I fell a lot).
>Next time I only fell twice.(and only took 10-15 min to go down)
>Next time I didn't fall and actually kept up with others on the slopes.
>My suggestion is to get a regular ticket and spend time on the
>intermediate slopes with her.  She will learn fast and by the end of the
>day, should be up where the other intermediates are.

I disagree with that principle.  I think any new skiier should have
the benefit of taking instruction from an actual PSIA(?) ski
instructor.  It is very difficult for friends to teach friends how
to ski.  Many times, both the intended student and supposed teacher
get really frustrated and it just ends up being a bad ski day.

True, a person can only get better at skiing by trying something
new and challenging themselves, however, the basics must first be
learned.

>As for saving money, I don't think there is any way, BUT you might get a
>one-time lift to the top for less.  I personally learned enough the first
>time to end up going on intermediate runs for the rest of the day.  GO for
>the full day package.  Either she will be a good skiier at the end of the
>day, or very tired(possibly both).

Everyone is different, and not everyone learns as fast as you've
described. It's better that a beginner learn the basics from a
professional and WANT to come back to enjoy another day of skiing
rather than falling all over the place endangering him/herself and
others.


>Where you are going is a great place to learn.( I like Baldy and Mammoth
>better for new skiiers, but I guess that is my preference)

Baldy is a great mountain locally, but I don't know about beginner
skiing there.  There are some nice trees and steeps off the side of
the main run.  One thing about Baldy is that there isn't much
coverage most of the year, but when it snows, it's the best in
Southern California IMHO.

Snow Summit is supposed to have one of the best ski schools in the
So. Cal area from what I understand.


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