Bretton Woods Expansion

[billski]

me too.. i know there are a lot of hard core folks here who never see the inside of a lodge but i ski with my kids often and breaks (especially for my 11 YO) are part of the day. nothing sucks the fun out of a great day on the slopes like walking around in a loop for 20 minutes balancing a tray of food & hot chocolate while waiting for a seat open up

I think the group here has a lot more compassion than you see typed. Many, perhaps even most, have occasion to ski with lesser-obsessed and need to work the table angles and navigate the green trails too. I know I do - raising three kids, one of them fairly hesitant about skiing and a wife to match, mean I just reset my expectations for the day and find enjoyment in the greens and in the lodge. There is nothing worse than the "hassle factor" of skiing when trying to get three kids on/off the slopes. A ski valet won't help much, but access to a table, clear shot to the bathroom and age-appropriate food helps. I have my "big boys days" where I get to prove I'm not all I'm cracked up to be but I sure have a lot of fun. Then I have family days, where I get as much joy out of watching the little ones progress or simply being outside in the woods in the winter.

My favorite retort when confronted with a seat saver is, "OK, we're not staying long. As soon as we finish eating we'll be gone."

Wakeboardmom, your story is hilarious. I've never encountered a vacant saved table. Usually its a non-skier saving a table for 12.

 

[RISkier]

Big Pet Peeve of mine is people 'claiming' tables. It happens a lot at Ragged, especially on junior race program days, and can be a real nuisance. They leave the tables covered with their bags, garbage from their snacks, etc. why they go out to make their runs.

I prefer lodges that have separate storage areas for bags. That seems to help curtail this problem.

One of my pet peeves too, especially when folks get the attitude that having their gear under a table implies ownership. I do realize some have little or no other space in which to stash bags.

 

[Smellytele]

Funny how this comes up in a BW thread. Well not really. I do have three kids (all boys) as well 7,9,12. Stll try to avoid the lodge during the hours of 9-10 and 11-1:30. They can pee in the woods.

 

[powbmps]

No love for Rosebrook Canyon?

I was there a couple years ago doing the zipline and was wishing I had my skis the whole time. Some nice looking stuff in Rosebrook. Barely anyone hitting the woods (which had a s**tload of snow). Everyone was over on the groomers.

 

[Edd]

Rosebrook Canyon is a sweet area for sure.

 

[KevinF]

Yup BW terrain is generally flat and unchallenging. On the other hand NO ONE skis the trees (or even the sides of trails) there and the snow quality can be excellent. With the Canonn/BW combo pass I feel no shame heading over there 2 days post storm and finding fresh lines when all the Cannon stashes have been poached.

Yep. I skied BW a couple years ago and one of the trails was 3/4ths groomed and the powder on the other side was absolutely untouched. I didn't see any ropes preventing me from skiing it, so I just dropped in, figuring that I would hit a rock or something that would quickly indicate exactly why nobody was skiing it. Nope. Rode the lift back up, and went back... and there was still only one track -- i.e., mine. So I figure-eighted my own tracks. And then I skied it again. And again. I put the only four tracks into that thing.

And this was on a weekend! It's not like I was the only one there!