Best Place for adult lessons

[jacko1221]

I was wondering what mountain offers an adult ski lesson for a good value. My wife is just starting to get the hang of parrellel skiing but still a little too intimidated of anything but a green circle. I thought a lesson might help.

Let me know what you guys think

 

[xwhaler]

A lesson would be great. Check liftopia.com and input your dates
Bromley has a nice learn to ski/snowboard package for $29. INcludes ticket, lesson, rental

Same with Smuggs and Bolton, also $29

From an hour+ from Northern Mass I'd consider Pats Peak to have to have some of the best learning terrain in the area

 

[skidbump]

Internet is a big place..Where ya from

 

[Breeze]

It would help here if you gave us a hint about your range of choices by location.

Some of the gals here might happily share where they found their breakthrough on the learning curve, too.

Breeze

 

[Skier4life]

My wife swears by an older man [forget his name] who was/is [?] an instructor at the Killington ski school...I don't know how it fares with respect to value but he was very helpful.

Liftopia sounds like the best bet, you can tailor it to whatever resort you are comfortable going to.

Lessons are the best there is another post on here that outlines the importance of a lesson for ALL levels.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Just about everyone offers "learn to ski" packages, usually complete with rentals, a 1.5 hour lesson, and a restricted lift ticket (not that you'll need "unrestricted" anyway).

When you're done with that, take another group lesson.

Lessons will get you to the promised land exponentially quicker than plodding along yourself, and are fairly inexpensive, yet sadly relatively few go that route.

 

[Skier4life]

Lessons will get you to the promised land exponentially quicker than plodding along yourself, and are fairly inexpensive, yet sadly relatively few go that route.

What he said...

 

[jacko1221]

Internet is a big place..Where ya from

Sorry about that. I am from lawrence, MA. Usually ski in new hampshire and maine, usually weekend trips to the larger mountains. She likes things that are a little more wide open and less congested. Little kids flying around sort of freak her out.

 

[jacko1221]

A lesson would be great. Check liftopia.com and input your dates
Bromley has a nice learn to ski/snowboard package for $29. INcludes ticket, lesson, rental

Same with Smuggs and Bolton, also $29

From an hour+ from Northern Mass I'd consider Pats Peak to have to have some of the best learning terrain in the area

Thanks, I'll check liftopia. we did that once for ragged mountain and there were races on a good portion of the mountain and other runs were really congested.

Has anyone else run into that with the liftopia deals?

 

[xwhaler]

Nope, you must have just caught Ragged on a busy day by coincidence.
Since Liftopia has become the primary 3rd party website for buying discount ski tickets in the industry, lots of mtns are now on Liftopia to offer up deals.

It's a good way for the mtn to secure cash flow in advance of services rendered.
There are so many ways to save $$ skiing these days Jacko.
Check out 'skiing on the cheap" thread for lots of good ideas!

 

[Breeze]

Sorry about that. I am from lawrence, MA. Usually ski in new hampshire and maine, usually weekend trips to the larger mountains. She likes things that are a little more wide open and less congested. Little kids flying around sort of freak her out.

Check out Mt Abrams in Maine. The West Side is " wide open" and is served by its own chair, pretty well separates learners from flyers and usually pretty peaceful.

Breeze

 

[powderstauche]

Sunday River includes an adult clinic in their ski n stay packages. wife and sister-in-law took a lesson there last winter (both intermediate skiers) and absolutely loved it. I highly recommend anyone of any ability to take a lesson. you never know what you might pick up and it will only make skiing that much more enjoyable.

I was wondering what mountain offers an adult ski lesson for a good value. My wife is just starting to get the hang of parrellel skiing but still a little too intimidated of anything but a green circle. I thought a lesson might help.

Let me know what you guys think