Ski in - Ski out

[vcunning]

We've done many of the variations (on Mountain Time Share, Pseudo Ski-in Ski Out). Our favorite is our current set-up. It' an older, smaller, outdated complex, but the Pisten Bullys wake me up every night and I can take my 4-year old out the back slider onto the lifts and over to his Ski School. We can ski home later and we rack our skis on our deck.

It's really great when we have different schedules or visitors. Everyone can easily do their own thing. Also, our place doesn't seem to do so many weekend rentals. There really is no noise factor)

Bonus . . . we built the "Snow Bar" off our back porch. 20x20 area with lights and umbrellas where we periodically get together with Friends, Neighbors and Mountain Staff (that really fall into the Friends category). The T-Shirts arrived this year for guests also.

Here is a public Facebook link with some photos:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...6&l=7c8ae9cb06

[Morwax]

Definitely an over used term. To us it means slopeside, no walking, trails outside your door. Few more years we hope to be living "Slopeside" : )

[andyaxa]

Just back from a great trip to Bromont with our three kids and wife's family (also three kids) The house was beautiful, on the quiet back side (Versant du Midi.) It was listed as ski-in/ski-out which we were thrilled about...6 kids under the age of 11. The possibility to boot-up, click in and ski...time for lunch...ski back etc, however it was one of those 1/4 mile walks down an icy driveway, cross the road, ski some woods crust to the slope. We did it the first day but with the icy driveway and uphill climb back it was just too much of a hassle. So the other days we just went to the lodge and brown-bagged as usual. No real slopeside noise as we were way up in the woods. Forthcoming TR, but we're heading up to the home hill at Crotched. Reports that yesterday was all snow.

[goldsbar]

To echo other posters, if you have small kids & the coin, it's well worth it. I've had ski in/ski out lodging that was really one way. You could ski down most of the way but had to walk up the hill to get to the resort. Between that and the fact that the kidscamp is the highest elevation building at the base, I still thought I was going to die (and I'm in shape).

[troy]

Ski/in ski/out its were its at, just awesome. And I mean up on the hill sk/in ski/out not base side or lodge side. Base side or the bottom of the hill kinda sucks, its more for the players that would like to be up on the hill but cant swing it financially. You know kinda like a champagne taste on a beer budget. What rocks is when your staying up on the mountain and literally have a trail that goes to your own home/condo. Now thats killer. Not many resorts have that, but the ones that do usually have awesome condo's and homes up nestled in the hills. I would guess not too many of those ballers hang at alpine zone though...

[Geoff]

My mom wintered in true ski-in/ski-out at Snowmass for a bunch o' years. Walk out the door, 3 steps across the sidewalk, toss your skis down, and ski down to the high speed quad on the Fanny Hill bunny slope.

The problem with ski-in/ski-out is you have snow cats roaring by your place at all hours of the night. It's super-convenient but it does have some down sides.

[Hawkshot99]

It's super-convenient but it does have some down sides.

Plus if you decide to have a few beers in the lodge after skiing, you might not be able to get back to your place after the lifts close.

[Masskier]

Just back from a great trip to Bromont with our three kids and wife's family (also three kids) The house was beautiful, on the quiet back side (Versant du Midi.) It was listed as ski-in/ski-out which we were thrilled about...6 kids under the age of 11. The possibility to boot-up, click in and ski...time for lunch...ski back etc, however it was one of those 1/4 mile walks down an icy driveway, cross the road, ski some woods crust to the slope. We did it the first day but with the icy driveway and uphill climb back it was just too much of a hassle. So the other days we just went to the lodge and brown-bagged as usual. No real slopeside noise as we were way up in the woods. Forthcoming TR, but we're heading up to the home hill at Crotched. Reports that yesterday was all snow.

I hear this a lot. When a place advertises "ski in/ ski out", its really important to find out how far and what it takes to get to the slope/trail.

[andyaxa]

I hear this a lot. When a place advertises "ski in/ ski out", its really important to find out how far and what it takes to get to the slope/trail.

Yah, I posted this after we arrived...didn't know if it was just me. I never would have even thought to inquire. Lesson learned.

[ski_resort_observer]

As mentioned it used to mean put on your skis and push off or at least a very short walk. Even at the same resort you have the resort managing/renting units and several non-resort related property management companies renting units and the meaning of ski-on and ski-off for them can be very diferent. Many times, especially in early season, the trail used to access the terrain might not be open. Ask specifically where it is your located if your not familiar with the resort have a trail map in front of you when you call.

Most units rented are individually owned so there is no guarantee at most resorts you will end up in the unit they put you in when you make the reservation. If you want a specific unit or area make sure you tell them that at the time of the reservation. The good companies will try very hard to keep you in that unit but if the owner of that unit decides to come up during the same time period they have no choice but to move you. Most will not tell you until your standing in front of the front desk.