The definitive list of ski areas for old people

[billski]

The definitive list of xxx xxxx ski areas for old folks:

AARP Editor's Picks

Crested Butte, Colorado
Killington, Vermont
Park City, Utah
Winter Park, Colorado
Sun Valley, Idaho
Smugglers' Notch, Vermont
Sugar Bowl, California
Loon Mountain, New Hampshire
Sundance, Utah
Homewood Mountain, California

There it is. How can anyone disagree?


It's all the boomers fault that skiing is so expensive :argue:

 

[Black Phantom]

Geography much?

 

[wa-loaf]

Umm, not exactly East Coast.

 

[billski]

You guys are sharp.
You must be tekkies.
fixed

 

[snowmonster]

Killington? If any, it's the ultimate eastern ski area for singles. I would have thought I'd see Bretton Woods there.

 

[BenedictGomez]

If it's done by AARP it's more likely the "definitive list of ski resorts that are paying us".


EDIT: And Killington is probably the LAST place I would send an older skier! That one cracks me up.

 

[gmcunni]

why isn't Okemo on the list, old folks like easy cruising.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Killington has ramped up its slope grooming, which keeps the trails safer.

Orly?

 

[thetrailboss]

Killington? If any, it's the ultimate eastern ski area for singles. I would have thought I'd see Bretton Woods there.

+ 1.

Sunapee, Okemo, and Bretton Woods should be on there.

 

[Black Phantom]

Put Sundown on that list as well.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

It should just say "any ski area on a weekday morning". Being 41 I'm usually the youngster when I show up to ski on weekday mornings.

 

[gmcunni]

Put Sundown on that list as well.

not really. too many punks on snowboards, old peeps don't like that.

 

[ScottySkis]

In the west i never seen as many over 70 then at Vail and good for them

 

[billski]

It should just say "any ski area on a weekday morning". Being 41 I'm usually the youngster when I show up to ski on weekday mornings.

Want to attract retirees? Put a lift ticket package together with an "earlybird special", Dinner after the lifts close.

 

[riverc0il]

The definitive list of xxx xxxx ski areas for old folks:

AARP Editor's Picks

Killington, Vermont
Smugglers' Notch, Vermont
Loon Mountain, New Hampshire

There it is. How can anyone disagree?

Gee, whiz. How much did these ski areas pay to get on this list? Smuggs seems like a really weird choice. All fixed grip lifts and one long ride on M1. Not to mention long lines on weekends. Though I am sure most of the AARP crowd is skiing mid-week. Loon and Killington both are very crowded and get skied off and scraped.

Bretton Woods seems like the obvious omission. High speed lifts, mellow terrain, great views, good snow, lots of wide open cruising, etc. Burke has the high speed lifts, great cruising, etc. Okemo probably should be on there. Stowe perhaps.

 

[steamboat1]

Belleayre & Windham still offer free skiing to seniors & they didn't make the list?

 

[St. Bear]

Orly?

This is the much better quote.

"Ten to 15 years ago, nobody wanted grooming," says spokesman Tom Horrock. "Now they all do."

 

[Bumpsis]

Crested Butte is far from a good choice for older skiers, unless the older skiers is defined as an expert in great physical shape who likes the steeps and plenty of them.

The mountain is just such a playground for advanced skier who loves steeps. The amount of intermediate terrain is rather scant. If I remember correctly, a lot of the stuff out there is either jump turns, or beginner flats. Not much in between. If we make the assupmtion that an older skier wants well manicured groomers, those can be found there, but there are far better choices for that than CB.

One of my favorite areas. On thing that they are right about, it takes some doing to get there, thus, it's not too crowded.

 

[BenedictGomez]

not really. too many punks on snowboards, old peeps don't like that.

In MY day, we didnt HAVE Snowboarderrrrrrrzzzzz......



EDIT: WTH dont my Youtube clips ever work on this forum?

Gee, whiz. How much did these ski areas pay to get on this list?

Given it's AARP, probably a lot! They've turned into the "Old People's mafia".

]This is the much better quote[/B].

Yeah, I saw that one too. That's what happens when an article on skiing is written by someone who has never skied a day in his/her life I suppose. lol.

 

[jerryg]

Interesting to see Sugar Bowl on there. Place has some insane terrain and home mountain of Daron Rahlves.